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Festival Listings -  '10             

Be sure to check back soon as we add more festivals!

Jan      
  Event Line Up Location
11 -17 Barbados Jazz Festival Smokey Robinson, Lalah Hathaway, Robin Thicke, Babyface,Warren Hill Barbados, Caribbean
24 - 30 Jamaica Jazz & Blues Festival  Gladys Knight, Baby Face, The Whispers, Third World, Erykah Badu, Billy Ocean, Hall & Oats.   Montego Bay, Caribbean  
       
Feb      
       
Mar      
19 -28  Berks Jazz Festival  Rick Braun, Richard Elliot, Kim Waters, Chris Botti, Poncho Sanchez, Gerald Albright, Walter Beasley,
Brian Bromberg, Jeff Lorber, Chuck Loeb, Earl Klugh. Michael Lington, Marion Meadows and many others 		 Redding, PA 
20 -21 Jazz In The Garden  Joe Sample, Cassandra Wilson, David Sanborn, Mary J Blige, Robin Thicke, John Legend and more...  Miami, FL 
20 -21  Winter Park Sidewalk Arts Festival   Althea Rene Tim Bowman   Orlando, FL 
       
Apr       
8 - 10  Weekend of Jazz at Broadmoor  Earl Klugh, Al Jarreau, Gerald Albright, Kirk Whalum, Spencer Day  Colorado Springs, CO 
15 - 18  Seabreeze Jazz Fest  Nick Colionne, Brian Simpson, Marc Antoine  Panama City Beach, FL 
15 -25 

Tri-C JazzFest

 		 Ramssey Lewis, Patti Austin among others  Cleveland, OH 
18 Jazz on the River    Alexandria, LA 
4 -23 - 25  Denton Arts and Jazz Festival  Chick Corea, Tom Braxton among others.  Denton, TX  
4 -23 / 5 -2 N.O. Jazz & Heritage Fest Aretha Franklin,
Lionel Richie, Anita Baker,
The Neville Brothers, B.B. King, Gipsy Kings, Teena Marie, Wayne Shorter Quartet, Jeff Lorber, Terence Blanchard among others 		 New Orleans, LA  
24 WSJT Smooth Jazz Fest

Les Sabler, B.K. Jackson, Spencer Day, Jessy J, Oleta Adams

 Clearwater, FL 
24 City of Lights Jazz Festival Will Downing, Fattburger, Euge Groove, Everette Harp and more.... Las Vegas, NV 
24 ON THE LAKE IN BALDWIN PARK Alex Bugnon, The Rippington's featuring
Russ Freeman and Boney James 		Orlando, FL
       
 May      
1 Carolina Wine Jazz Festival Peter White, Warren Hill, Jessy J, Brian Simpson, Marcus Johnson and more.  Fayetteville, NC 
1- 9  St. Lucia Jazz Festival   Earl Klugh, Jean Luc Ponty, Steel Pulse, Maxi Priest and more..  Saint Lucia, Caribbean 
7- 8  Murfreesboro’s JazzFest 

Admission is Free TBA

 Murfreesboro, TN 
7- 9  Jazz On The Vine  Nick Colionne, Paul Taylor, Earl Klugh, Michael Lington, East Bay Soul, Average White Band among others..  Elkhart Lake, WI  
8  The Charleston Jazz Festival  Kim Waters, Kenny Lattimore among others..  Charleston, NC 
14  Wavefest  Michael McDonald, Chaka Khan, Poncho Sanchez, Mindi Abair among others.  Los Angeles, CA 
14 - 16  Hyatt Newport Jazz Festival  Marion Meadows, Paul Taylor, Warren Hill, Boney James, Rick Braun, Richard Elliot, Bobby Caldwell, Brian Culertson, Euge Groove, Kirk Whalum, Jeff Golub, Gerald Albright, Peter White, Dave Koz, Spyro Gyro among others  Newport Beach, CA
15  Palm Springs Jazz Festival  Mindi Abair, Rick Braun, Richard Elliot  Palm Springs, CA 
21 - 23  Sonoma Jazz + Festival  Earth, Wind & Fire, Crosby Stills & Nash, Lizz Wright and more Aspen, CO 
29  KIFM Gaslamp Festival   Peter White, Mindi Abair, Brian Culbertson, Jeff Golub, Kirk Whalum, Gerald Albright, Nick Colionne, Kim Waters, Steve Cole, Jackiem Joyner, Jeff Kashiwa, and others.  San Diego,  CA 
29 - 30  Atlanta Jazz Festival  Marcus Miller, Spyra Gyra, Stanley Clarke, Diane Shuur among others.  

 

Atlanta, GA  
30  KSBR Jazz Festival  David Benoit, Hiroshima, Greg Adams, Chieli Minucci, Brian Bromberg, Blake Aaron, Richard Smith, Dan Siegel among others. 

Mission Viejo, CA   
       
Jun      
1 - 5  TasteFest   TBA   Detroit, MI 
5 The Preserve Jazz Festival Gerald Albright, Michael Ward, Joey Sommerviall among others Hoover, AL
6 - 7  Capital Jazz Festival  Kenny G, Gladys, Patti LaBelle, Ledisi, Brian Culbertson, Patrice Rushen, Esperanza Spalding, Marcus Johnson, The Jeff Lorber Fusion, Rachelle Ferrell, Down to the Bone w/Hil St. Soul, Nick Colionne, Eric Darius, David Benoit, Gerald Albright, Lee Ritenour among others.  Columbia, MD 
10 - 13  Bonnaroo Music Festival  Stevie Wonder, Norah Jones among others   Manchester, TN 
12 - 13  Playboy Jazz Festival  Chick Corea, George Benson, Manhattan Transfer, Gerald Albright, Kirk Whalum, Jeff Lorber, Marcus Miller, Christian McBride among others..   Hollywood, CA 
17 - 26  New York City Jazz Festival Herbie Hancock, Terence Blanchard, Eddie Palmieri, Roy Hargrove, Chris Botti among others...  New York, NY  
18 - 20 West Oak Lane Festival Al Jarreau, George Duke, David Sanborn, Esparanza Spalding among others. Philadelphia, PA
18 - 20  Twin Cities Hot Summer Jazz Festival  Joe Lovano, Sean Jones among others   Twin City, MN 
18 - 20 Big Bear Lake Jazz Trax Festival Steve Oliver, Alex Bugnon, Nick Colionne, Euge Groove, Mindi Abair, Jackiem Joyner, Cindy Bradley Big Bear, CA
25 - 27  Genuine Jazz Festival  Paul Taylor, Jeff Lorber, Four 80 East, Matt Marshak, Eric Darius, Marcus Anderson and many more  Denver, CO 
25 - 27  Hampton Jazz Festival  Gladys Knight, Dave Koz, Jonathan Butler, Sheila E,  En Vouge, Gerald Albright and Kirk Whalum, among others..   Hampton, VA 
26 Charlotte Jazz Festival  Norman Brown, Alex Bugnon, Ken Navarro, Mike Phillips, Maysa among others. Charlotte, NC
       
Jul       
10 Potomac Jazz & Seafood Festival 
Matt Marshak, Jackeim Joyner among others.
 Omaha, NE 
10 - 11  Omaha Riverfront Jazz and Blues Festival  Boney James, Mike Phillips, Brian Culbertson, Spryo Gyra, Cindy Brady among others. Colton Point, MD 
15 -17  Jazz Fest YellowJackets, Trombone Shorty, among others. Sioux Falls
16 -17  Yellowstone Jazz Festival  See website: Cody, WY 
16 -25  Beaches International Jazz Festival  Warren Hill among others. Toronto, CAN 
17 - 18  JazzFest West  Brian Culbertson,
Eric Darius, Charlie Wilson among others. 		 San Dimas, CA 
23 -24  Norfolk Jazz Festival  Roy Ayers, Tom Browne, Lonnie Liston Smith, Wayne Henderson, Ronnie Laws, Fattburger and Jeff Lorber. Norfolk, VA
24 -25  Winter Park Jazz Festival  Chaka Khan, Brian Culberton, Craig Chaquico, Norman Brown, Brenda Russell, Phil Perry, Jessy J and Boney James. Winter Park, CO 
30  Smooth Jazz Festival Norman Brown, Phil Perry, Alex Bugnon, Eric Darius Augusta, GA
       
Aug       
1 - 2  Jazz on the River Festival   Marion Meadows among others. Trenton, MI  
6 - 8 Telluride Jazz Celebration  Stanley Clarke, Diane Reeves among others..  Telluride, CO 
7 - 8 KWJZ Jazz Festival at Chateau Ste. Michelle Winery

Fourplay, Acoustic Alchemy, Brian Bromberg, Jackiem Joyner, Average White Band, David Benoit, Darren Rahn, Joe McBride

 Woodenville, WA
7 - 8 The Ultimate Jazz Festival Marcus Johnson; Jeff Kashiwa; Joyce Cooling; Steve Cole; Pete Escovedo & family; Poncho Sanchez, Michael Paulo, Stanley Jordan, Con Funk Shun and ZAPP. Riverside, CA
7 - 9  Oakville Jazz Festival  See Website:   Oakville, Ontario Canada 
13 -15  Long Beach Jazz Festival  Boney James, The Original Jazz Crusaders,
Featuring Joe Sample, Wayne Henderson and Wilton Felder, Dave Koz, Jonathan Butler, Sheila E., Ronnie Laws, Tom Scott, Chante Moore, Paul Jackson Jr., Jason Miles, Melanie Fiona, Shilts, Poncho Sanchez, Al Jarreau, George Duke, Marcus Miller, Christian Scott, Al Williams Jazz Society among others. 		 Long Beach, CA  
14  Peoples Festival 
Cheryl Hicks tribute to Phyllis Hyman,  Adelante, Aziza Kinteh among others.
 Philadelphia, PA 
14 - 15  Raisin Jazz Festival  David Sanborn among others. Monroe, MI 
14 - 15  The Richmond Jazz Festival at Maymont Marcus Johnson, Poncho Sanchez, Chaka Khan, Norman Brown, Lalah Hathaway, Stanley Clarke, Rick Braun and Richard Elliot, Bob Baldwin, Alex Bugnon, Ledisi, Chuck Mangione, Boney James among others. Richmond, VA
21 HARBORPARK JAZZ & BLUES FESTIVAL Marion Meadows among others. Kenosha, WI
22 Gardena Jazz Festival Norman Brown, Earl Johnson Jr., among others. Gardena, CA
25 - 27  Breckenridge Genuine Jazz & Wine Festival  Paul Taylor, Jeff Lorber, among others  Breckenridge, CO  
27 - 29  Vancouver Wine & Jazz Festival Mavis Staples, Spyro Gyra, David Sanborn, Stanley Jordan, The Rippingtons among others. Vancouver, Canada
28 - 29  redwhite+bluezz Pasadena Jazz Festival Stanley Clarke, Doc Powell,Kevin Eubanks, Lao Tizer, Karen Briggs, Rachelle Ferrell, Hubert Laws, Take 6, Spyro Gyra, Rita Coolidge
among others.		 Arcadia, CA
28 - 29  Idyllwild Jazz in the Pines Tom Scott, David Benoit among others. Idyllwild ,CA
29  Camarillo Art and Jazz Festival  Mindi Abair and Peter White Camarillo, CA 
       
Sep       
3 - 6  Detroit International Jazz Festival  Kirk Whalum,  Mulgrew Miller, Terence Blanchard,  Branford Marsalis, Roy Haynes, Allen Toussaint, Take 6, Manhattan Transfer and many more.   Detroit, MI 
4 The Low Country Jazz Festival Spyro Gyra, Euge Groove, Shilts among others. Charleston, SC
10 - 11 Kettle Morain Jazz Festival  Alex Bugnon, Jeff Lorber, Spyro Gyra, Craig Chaquico, Rick Braun, Richard Elliot, Chieli Minucci and Special EFX, Karen Briggs among others.   West Bend, WI 
11  West Los Angeles Jazz Festival Keiko Matsui, Gerald Albright, Kirk Whalum, Peter White, Najee, Alex Bugnon, Euge Groove, Howard Hewitt and more. Los Angeles, CA 
11 - 12  The Russian River Jazz & Blues Festival  David Sanborn,  Doobie Brothers   Guerneville, CA 
12 - 18 Indy Jazz Fest Al Jarreau,  Raul Midon Dee Dee Bridgewater among others. Indianapolis, IN
17 - 19   Monterey Jazz Festival   Diane Reeves and more..   Monterey, CA  
18 - 19   Jazz SA Live In Travis Park, The Aaron Neville Quintet featuring Charles Neville, Joseph Vincelli and Kevin Eubanks among others. San Antonion, TX
       
Oct       
1st 3   Wks   Catalina Island JazzTrax Festival  Eric Darius, Alex Bugnon, Euge Groove, Greg Adams and East Bay Soul . Mindi Abair . The Sax Pack feat. Jeff Kashiwa, Steve Cole, Jackiem Joyner . Peter White ...and More  Catalina Island, CA 
3 - 10  Amelia Island Jazz Festival   Ramsey Lewis and the Trio among others.    Fernandina Beach, FL  
8 - 9  Caribbean Sea Jazz Festival  Lao Tizer and Karen Briggs Aruba, Caribbean  
13 -17   Rehoboth Beach Autumn Jazz Festival  Nick Colionne, Steve Cole, Marc Antoine, Jeff Kashiwa, Jackiem Joyner, Brian Simpson, Gerald Veasley, Boney James, Matt Marshak, Will Downing, Jason Miles, Gerald Albright, Walter Beasley, Chante Moore, Randy Brecker, Jeff Golub, among others. Rehoboth Beach, DE  
29 - 31  Bermuda Jazz Festival   TBA    Bermuda, Caribbean  
30  Tubac Jazz Festival  Arturo Sandavol, Marlena Shaw among others.  Tucson, AZ  
       
Nov       
13  - 16  Groove Smooth Jazz Cruise   TBA   Nassau and Coco Cay Bahamas 
       
Dec       
3 - 5   Cayman Island Jazz  TBA   

Cayman Island,,Caribbean