About AppleJazz Records

AppleJazz Records began as a way for Charlie Bertini to promote the recordings of his “AppleJazz Band”, a festival band that began in 1984 and performed once a year at the AppleJazz Festival in Preble, New York (upstate). This concert was recorded “live” each year, and much of the recorded material is well worth releasing. Unable to sell this material to a major label, Charlie started his own label and manufactured CDs to be sold at The AppleJazz Festival and other similar music festivals across the US. Maintaining a mailing list and keeping his budgets low, he has been able to provide unique, emotional recordings of these and other independent jazz artists. 

Throughout the Jazz and Dixieland festival circuit, many fine bands have similar recordings. The fact that these groups have limited or no distribution gave him the idea to include their CDs on his web site and mailing list. AppleJazz Records is dedicated to these groups and their listeners, who often have difficulty locating these artists and their recordings. Producing these recordings led Charlie to begin producing albums and concerts for other artists, labels and festivals, turning AppleJazz into a business that deals with many facets of the entertainment industry.