08-09 Area Jazz Festivals

12th annual Elon Jazz Festival
February 20-21

Jon Metzger
Artist in Residence
336-278-5683
jmetzger@elon.edu

Jazz events at UNC-CH

Jim Ketch, Director of Jazz Studies,  jketch@email.unc.edu; 919-962-7560
Stephen Anderson, Assistant Professor of Jazz Studies and Composition,  anderssr@email.unc.edu

All February Events part of 2009 Carolina Jazz Festival (February 24-28)

24^th Carolina Jazz Festival 2009 The Neville Brothers and Dr. John
Tuesday, 7:30pm, Memorial Hall, Admission Charged, Tickets 919-843-3333.

25^th Carolina Jazz Festival 2009 Meet The Artists-Faculty Jam
Guest artists: Jeremy Pelt, trumpet and Joel Frahm, saxophone w. UNC Jazz Faculty.
Wednesday, 4:00pm, Hill Hall Auditorium, Free.

26^th Carolina Jazz Festival 2009 North Carolina Essentially Ellington High School Jazz Festival.
Performances by both big bands and combos.
 Thursday, 8:30am-5:00pm, Great Hall, Carolina Union, Free.

26^th Carolina Jazz Festival 2009 The North Carolina Jazz Repertory Orchestra
The Jazz Sound with Guest Artists Jeremy Pelt, trumpet and Joel Frahm, Saxophone.
Pre-concert performance by outstanding High School Jazz Band.
Thursday, 7:30pm, Memorial Hall, Admission Charged, Tickets 919-843-3333.

 27^th Carolina Jazz Festival 2009 Fred & Gail Fearing Friday Afternoon Jazz Series.
UNC Jazz Combos, Ed Paolantonio and Stephen Anderson, Directors;
w. Guest Artists Jermey Pelt, trumpet and Joel Frahm, saxophone.
Friday, 4:00pm Hill Hall Room 107, Free

27^th Carolina Jazz Festival 2009 The Branford Marsalis Quartet
Friday, 8:00pm, Memorial Hall, Admission Charged, Tickets 919-843-3333

28^th Carolina Jazz Festival Masterclass and Workshop Event
 w. Guest Artists Jermey Pelt, trumpet and Joel Frahm, saxophone.
Saturday, 1:00pm Hill Hall Room 107, Free.

28^th Carolina Jazz Festival 2009 The UNC Jazz Band, James Ketch, Director.
w. Guest Artists Jeremy Pelt, trumpet and Joel Frahm, saxophone.
Saturday, 8:00pm, Memorial Hall, Admission Charged, Tickets 919-843-3333.

City of the Arts Jazz Festival

Reagan High School
Winston-Salem, NC
Matt Liner msliner@wsfcs.k12.nc.us. www.cityofthearts-jazzfest.org

Savannah Music Festival
Savannah, Georgia

More details and the application form are available at http://savannahmusicfestival.org/swingcentral.php or by email through workshops@savannahmusicfestival.org or by phone at 912.234.3378.

About the Savannah Music Festival
The Savannah Music Festival (SMF) is Georgia’s largest musical arts festival and one of the most distinctive cross-genre music festivals in the world. SMF is building a robust history on its devotion to living, vibrant musical traditions, regularly producing premieres, commissioned works and rare regional appearances by renowned artists in jazz, classical, blues, bluegrass, gospel and other genres of American and international roots music. Artists collaborate, students and master musicians intermingle, vocalists showcase their talents and communities uplift and celebrate over eighteen specially conceived days and nights.

FESTIVAL CONTACT: Gene Pinion at 912.234.3378 x102 or gene@savannahmusicfestival.org
 

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