[Dixielandjazz] New Jeresey Jazz Society Jazz Fest

[Steve barbone]

A great event if you are in the area. Note the Corporate sponsorships.

Cheers,
Steve Barbone

June 4, 2006

Sanofi-aventis JazzFest 2006 to donate a portion of profits to Katrina
relief for New Orleans¹ musicians

The main event for the New Jersey Jazz Society¹s sanofi-aventis JazzFest
2006, New Jersey¹s longest running jazz festival, will be held on the campus
of Fairleigh Dickinson University in Madison, New Jersey on Saturday and
Sunday, June 10 and 11. A portion of the profits have been earmarked to help
jazz musicians affected by Hurricane Katrina. Already, the NJJS has
collected almost $1,000.00 since the festival began on June 2.
           
The music on June 10 and 11 begins at 11:00 am each day and runs nonstop in
three covered venues until 5:00 pm. On Saturday, the featured artists will
include singer Jackie Cain, the Bill Charlap Trio, the Kit McClure Big Band,
the Ed Polcer Sextet with Kenny Davern, Tom Artin, Johnny Varro, Frank Tate,
Joe Ascione and special guest, 11-year-old violin sensation Jonathan
Russell. Also appearing will be the Barry Harris/Earl May Duo and the Howard
Alden/Gene Bertoncini Duo.
  
On Sunday, the featured artists will be the Kenny Davern-Bucky Pizzarelli
Quartet, Roberta Gambarini, the Harry Allen Quartet, Warren Vache, Stephane
Wrembel, Ben Riley¹s Monk Legacy Band and the Johnny Varro/Frank Tate Duo.
  

All of the JazzFest events have been made possible by the generous support
of corporations and local organizations, including sanofi-aventis, Reckson
Associates, Wyeth, Bank of America, Verizon, Schering-Plough, PNC Advisors
and Toyota of Morristown. The sanofi-aventis JazzFest is also sponsored by
WBGO Jazz88FM and JazzTimes Magazine.
           
Tickets for the June 10-11 weekend will be $40.00 per day or $75.00 for both
days. Advance sale discounts are available on line at www.njjs.org
<http://www.njjs.org/>  or by calling the ticket hotline at 800-500-7939.
Students are $10.00 and children 12 and under are free. There will be a free
shuttle bus from the Convent Station stop on the NJ Transit Dover line. For
more information, call 800-303-6557.