[Dixielandjazz] New Jersey Jazz Society JazzFest - June 9 and 10.

[Steve Barbone]

For the folks in the NYC metro area. Note also the concerts on June 2. Some
OKOM, some not. Lots of good music here.

Cheers,
Steve Barbone


Sanofi-Aventis JazzFest 2007 June 9 ­ 10 Drew University Madison, New Jersey
 
The New Jersey Jazz Society has announced the schedule for sanofi-aventis
Jazzfest 2007.  New Jersey¹s oldest jazz festival will feature more than 60
artists and will be held on the campus of Drew University in Madison, New
Jersey on Saturday and Sunday, June 9 and 10.

The music begins at noon each day and runs nonstop in three venues until
6:00 pm. On Saturday, the featured artists will include:

Winard Harper Sextet
Earl May Quintet featuring Houston Person
Hendrik Meurkens Jazz Samba Quintet
Midiri Brothers Band
Sarah Partridge and Her Trio
Bob Dorough Trio 
 
On Sunday, the featured artists will be:

Ken Peplowski Quintet
Dick Meldonian Big Band
Five Play, featuring musicians from Diva
Nilson Matta¹s Brazilian Voyage Band featuring Harry Allen
Jay Leonhart Trio 
Nancy Nelson Trio 
 
Jazzfest kicks off with a free outdoor concert on June 2 headlined by two
great bands: the Duke Ellington Legacy Band led by Edward Kennedy Ellington
II and the Ed Polcer Band. Weather permitting the concert will be held on
Carriage House Field on the campus of Drew University in Madison. The
concert begins at 6:00 pm. If it rains, the concert will move to Baldwin
Gymnasium. 

All of the Jazzfest events have been made possible by the generous support
of corporations and local organizations, including Bank of America, Drew
University, Toyota of Morristown, WBGO Jazz88FM, Jazzmobile and JazzTimes
Magazine. The Hamilton Park Hotel on Park Avenue in Florham Park is the
official festival hotel and offers special discount room rates for
attendees. The hotel will also host a jazz buffet dinner with singer Carrie
Jackson and her Trio on Saturday, June 9.

The New Jersey Jazz Society is a non-profit organization dedicated to the
performance, promotion and preservation of jazz. Through concerts, outreach
programs in schools and scholarships for young musicians, the Society is
devoted to making jazz an integral part of New Jersey¹s cultural life.

Jazzfest tickets at the gate on June 9 and 10 will be $45.00 per day or
$85.00 for both days. For more information, advance sale discount tickets
and hotel reservations log onto www.njjs.org <http://www.njjs.org/> or call
800-303-6557. Students are $10.00 and children 12 and under are free. There
will be a free shuttle bus from the Madison stop on the NJ Transit Dover
line.

For press contacts, more information or questions, please call Don Jay
Smith, 908-832-1020