![Gerald Veasley, leader of the Unscripted All-Stars, is a favorite of Jazz Festival fans. The always-smiling bassist stays true to his roots performing in his hometown Philadelphia, where he also helps run a Bass Bootcamp for students.](/sites/capegazette/files/2021/10/field/image/DSC_2861.jpg)
Gerald Veasley, leader of the Unscripted All-Stars, is a favorite of Jazz Festival fans. The always-smiling bassist stays true to his roots performing in his hometown Philadelphia, where he also helps run a Bass Bootcamp for students.
![Paul Jackson delights a convention center crowd playing jazz guitar as a member of the Unscripted All-Stars. Jackson has not only had a long personal recording career, but also has performed with many musical icons, including Michael Jackson, The Temptations, Luther Vandross, Kenny Rogers, Chicago and Elton John.](/sites/capegazette/files/2021/10/field/image/DSC_2787.jpg)
Paul Jackson delights a convention center crowd playing jazz guitar as a member of the Unscripted All-Stars. Jackson has not only had a long personal recording career, but also has performed with many musical icons, including Michael Jackson, The Temptations, Luther Vandross, Kenny Rogers, Chicago and Elton John.
![Jackiem Joyner nears the edge of the convention center stage, getting into the music as a member of the Unscripted All-Stars. From Norfolk, Va., Joyner was named Debut Artist of the Year in 2008.](/sites/capegazette/files/2021/10/field/image/DSC_2802.jpg)
Jackiem Joyner nears the edge of the convention center stage, getting into the music as a member of the Unscripted All-Stars. From Norfolk, Va., Joyner was named Debut Artist of the Year in 2008.
![Everett Harp plays the saxophone as part of the Unscripted All-Stars show Oct. 16 at the Rehoboth convention center. During Harp’s long career, he has performed with superstars Aretha Franklin, Dionne Warwick, Gladys Knight and Natalie Cole.](/sites/capegazette/files/2021/10/field/image/DSC_2830.jpg)
Everett Harp plays the saxophone as part of the Unscripted All-Stars show Oct. 16 at the Rehoboth convention center. During Harp’s long career, he has performed with superstars Aretha Franklin, Dionne Warwick, Gladys Knight and Natalie Cole.
![Jeff Kashiwa, a member of the Unscripted All-Stars, plays the saxophone during an Oct. 16 concert at the Rehoboth convention center. Kashiwa, from the Seattle, Wash. area, also appears with the band The Rippingtons and is a college professor.](/sites/capegazette/files/2021/10/field/image/DSC_2764.jpg)
Jeff Kashiwa, a member of the Unscripted All-Stars, plays the saxophone during an Oct. 16 concert at the Rehoboth convention center. Kashiwa, from the Seattle, Wash. area, also appears with the band The Rippingtons and is a college professor.
![Jazz pianist Bobby Lyle has been performing since the 1970s. He is shown playing with Gerald Veasely’s Unscripted All-Stars Oct. 16 at the Rehoboth convention center.](/sites/capegazette/files/2021/10/field/image/DSC_2896.jpg)
Jazz pianist Bobby Lyle has been performing since the 1970s. He is shown playing with Gerald Veasely’s Unscripted All-Stars Oct. 16 at the Rehoboth convention center.
![There is no doubt bass guitar player Gerald Veasley enjoys his music. Leader of the Unscripted All-Stars, he said the idea for the band was born two years ago, but it was interrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic.](/sites/capegazette/files/2021/10/field/image/DSC_2862.jpg)
There is no doubt bass guitar player Gerald Veasley enjoys his music. Leader of the Unscripted All-Stars, he said the idea for the band was born two years ago, but it was interrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic.