[Dixielandjazz] Competition for Sacto Jubilee?

[Steve barbone]

List mates:, especially Left Coasters:

This new music festival is getting a lot of publicity here in the Eastern
USA. Note that is is the same weekend as Sacto Jubilee and not that far away
when competing for audience.

Any thoughts? 

Cheers,
Steve Barbone



SONOMA JAZZ+ FESTIVAL May 26-29. A gimmick never hurts when promoting a
music festival, and this new Memorial Day weekend series in Sonoma has a
great, if obvious, one: jazz and wine. Founded by the producers of Jazz
Aspen Snowmass in Colorado, its bookings are delicious in moderation: Tony
Bennett, Diana Krall, Boz Scaggs with Steve Winwood, Regina Carter, Lizz
Wright. The organizers promise that tie-ins with the wine industry will be
"at the highest possible level," which means concerts with names like "Piano
and Pinot" and "Cabaret and Cabernet." I cringe but reach for the syrah.
(866) 527-8499 or www.sonomajazz.org.