FESTIVALS & EVENTS
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18th San Jose Jazz Festival
New Year's Eve
San Jose Hot&Cool Jazz Festiva Greater Olympia 17th Annual Festival
Hank Silva
Cline Wine and Diixieland Jazz Festival
East Bay Traditional Jazz Festival Touch
Of Spring
East
Bay Youth Festival
Monterey
Palo Jazz Alliavce
18th Annual Hangtown Jazz Jubilee
Jazz in the Olympics
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Top of the Hill
Jazz Band Plays the 18th Annual San Jose Jazz Festival
Event: 18th
Annual San Jose Jazz festival
Date: Saturday August 10 to 12, 2007.
Time: Top
Of The Hill Jazz Band plays from 6:00 pm to 7:30
pm on Saturday, August 11.
Location: Smoke
Tiki Lounge, 152 Post Street, downtown San Jose
Cost: This session Free, $5 per day for
the rest of the festival
For more
information visit: http://www.sanjosejazz.org/index.html
Description:
This is the only traditional jazz at this festival.
There are over 70 groups that cover big band to modern, Swing
to Salsa to Latin. |
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New Year's Eve
With Paul Price's Society Orchestra
Event: New
Year's Eve with Paul Price's Society Orchestra
Date: Saturday, December 31, 2005.
Time: 9:00 pm to 1:00 am
Location: Palo Alto Masonic Center, 461 Florence
(near University)
Cost: $35 advance - $45 at the door.
For more
information: Visit http://www.paulpriceorchestra.com
or call 650 279-3598
Description: The
admission includes a light buffet, Beverages, Midnight Champagne.
The event is co-sponsored by the Art Deco Society of California
and will be broadcast live over KCEA
89.1 FM , the Bay Area's Big Band station. |
San Jose Hot &
Cool Jazz Festival
Event: San
Jose Hot & Cool International Jazz Festival / Swing Dance
Date: Friday, November 24, 2006 Through
Sunday November 26, 2006.
Time: Festival- Friday
2:00pm to 6:45pm, Saturday Noon to 6:45pm and Sunday Noon
to 3:00pm.
Swing
Dance- Friday 7:00pm -10:00pm, Saturday 7:00pm -10:00pm
and Sunday 2:00pm - 5:00pm.
Location: Wyndham Hotel, 1350 N. First Street,
San Jose CA.
Cost: Free admission (Please bring canned
food items for the Salvation Army)
For more
information: Visit www.theswingdance.com/wst_page10.html
Description:
This festival features
three venues, eight bands, and big dance floors. The band
lineup includes10th Avenue Band,
Hot & Cool Band, Natural Gas Jazz Band,
Zenith Jazz Band, Cell Block 7 Jazz Band
South Bay Stompers,
South Bay Jammers and Santa Clara Swing Band |
Jazz in the Olympics
Event: Jazz in the Olympics.
Date: Friday, April 25, 2008 Through Sunday
April 27, 2008.
Time: Friday 2:00pm to 10:30pm, Saturday 10:00am
to 11:10pm and Sunday 9:00am to 5:00pm.
Location:
Vern Burton Center, 4th & Peabody, Port Angeles,
WA.
Cost: All festival badge - $80, ($75 before
4/15/08), Friday $30, Saturday $40 and Sunday $15.
For more
information: Visit http://www.jazzolympics.com/
Description:
This festival features
four venues, eleven bands, big dance floors, jazz shuttle,
special sets and Sunday gospel. The band lineup sounds like
a who's who of traditional bands including 51st Eigth Jazz
Band, Bob Schulz Frisco Jazz Band, Buck Creek, Bryan Shaw's
Hot Shots, Grand Dominion, High Sierra, Holotradband, Lousiana
Joymakers, New Black Eagle Jazz Band, Uptown Lowdown and Wolverine
Jazz Band.. |
The Musicians Warehouse
Big Band Concert
Event: Musicians
Warehouse Big Band Concert with special guest Louie Bellson.
Date: Sunday, May 22, 2005.
Time: Sunday 2:00 pm.
Location: Evergreen Valley High School Performing
Arts Theater, 3300 Quimby Rd. San Jose, CA.
Cost: Reserved Seating $15, Seniors &
Students $10
For more
information: Click Here For Flier
(200KB),
For Tickets:
Call (408) 347-7034 or Visit www.evhsband.com
Description:
This concert is
presented by the Evergreen Valley High School Band Boosters
Club To Benefit The Evergreen Valley High School Band. |
Greater Olympia 18th Annual America's Festival
Event: Greater Olympia Dixieland Jazz Society
18th America's Festival
Date: Thursday, June 26, 2008 Through Sunday
June 29, 2008.
Time: Thursday 7:00pm to 10:30pm, Friday 11:00am
to 10:30pm, Saturday 10:00am to 11:30pm and Sunday 9:30am to
3:30pm.
Location: St. Martins College, 5300
Pacific Ave. SE, Lacey, WA.
Cost: All festival badge - $75, ($70 before
5/31/08), Friday $30, Saturday $40, Saturday Night Only (7:00
to 10:45pm) $20 and Sunday $20.
For more
information: Visit www.olyjazz.com
Description:
This festival features
three venues, ten bands, two big dance floors, jazz shuttle,
special sets and Sunday gospel. The band lineup includes Grand
Dominion, Jean Kittrell & St. Louis Rivermen, Ivory &
Gold, Uptown Lowdown, Titan Hot Seven, High Sierra,
No Inhibition, Buck Creek, West End Of Chicago and Bob Schultz'
Frisco Jazz Band. Special Guest Artist: John Cocuzzi. |
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Cline Wine & Jazz Festival 2007
Event: 11th Annual Cline Wine and Dixieland
Jazz Festival
Date: Saturday, July 22, 2007.
Time: 10:00am to 6:00pm.
Location: Cline Cellars, 24737 Hwy 121, Sonoma,
California. Four miles North of the Sears Point Raceway.
Cost: All festival badge - $22 advance (before
7/15/07), $27 at the gate.
For more
information: Call (707) 940-4025 or (800) 564-2070
or visit www.clinecellars.com
or www.Jazznut.com.
Description:
This festival features
four venues, seven bands and eight other entertainers and
big dance floors. The band lineup includes Black Diamond Blue
Five, Devil Mountain Jazz Band, Golden Gate Rhythm Machine,
Beyond Salvation Jazz Band, Jambalaya Swing Band, Natural
Gas Jazz Band and the Jelly Roll Jazz Band. The entertainers
include George Probert, Ray Skjelbred, Tom Brier, Marty Eggers,
Virginia Tichenor, Bob Hirsch, The Plucking Wonders and Miss
Delta. Food will be available and you are welcome to bring
your own picnic. |
East Bay Traditional Jazz Festival
Event: 7th Annual East Bay Traditional Jazz
Festival
Date: Saturday, September 29, 2007.
Time: Saturday 10:45am to 7:00pm.
Location: Swiss Park, 5911 Mowry Ave.
Fremont, California.
( get map
),
Cost:.$20
For more
information: For tickets call (510) 657-0234 or visit
www.eastbaytradjazz.org.
Description:
This festival is
in a single venue with four adult bands, two youth bands and
a big dance floor. The band lineup includes Devil Mountain,
Natural Gas, San Francisco Feerwarmers, and Mission Gold.
The youth bands are (TBD) and Jazzinators who will play between
the adult band sets. Food and a full bar are available as
well as vintage clothes, contests and a scolarship raffle.
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East Bay Traditional Jazz Society
Touch Of Spring Jazz Festival
Event: Touch Of Spring Jazz Festival
Date: Saturday, March 29, 2008.
Time:
Saturday 12:00pm to 6:00pm.
Location: Piza Depot 43450 Grimmer Blvd, Fremont,
California.
( get map
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Cost:.A Hat Will Be Passed For
Each Band
For
more information: Call (510) 657-0234, or visit http://home.wwdb.org/jssoulis/index.htm
Description:
This event benefits
performance opportunities for bands, EBTJS Youth Programs
and covers the cost of presentation The band lineup includes
Diablo Dixie Devels Jazz Band 12:00 to 1:45, Zinfandel
Stompers 2:00 to 3:45 and La Salle Street Band 4:00 to 6:00.
Come and enjoy wonderful jazz and a great selection of pizza,
salad and drink! |
East Bay Traditional Jazz Society
8th Annual Youth Jazz Festival
Event: 8th Annual Youth Jazz Festival
Date: Saturday, June 7, 2008.
Time: Saturday 11:00am to 5:00pm.
Location: Pacific Commons Shopping Center,
Fremont, California.
(get map),
Cost:.A Hat Will Be Passed For
Each Band
For more
information: Call (510) 657-0234, or visit http://home.wwdb.org/jssoulis/youthjazzfest.htm
Description:
This festival is
in a single venue with eight youth bands. |
18th Annual Hangtown
Jazz Jubilee
Event: 18th
Annual Hangtown Jazz Jubilee
Date: Sunday, October 1, 2006
Time: Sunday, 10:30 to 5:00 pm
Location: Historic Main Street, Placerville,
California.
Cost: Advance $12, Day of event $15, Childeren
11 & under $8.
For
more information: Hangtown Jazz Jubilee, P.O. Box
3417, Diamond Springs, CA 95619, (530) 622-8186
or visit www.hangtownjazzjubilee.com
Description:
This festival has nine bands, nine
venues, a gospel service and parade. The band lineup includes
"And Thats Jazz", Bay City Jazz, Good Time Levee
Stompers, Hot Jazz Quartet, King Cotton, Midnight Rose, Mike
Slack's New Orleans Jazz, Polly's Hot Paupers and The Orlando's. |
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26th Annual Dixieland Monterey's
Jazz Bash By The Sea
Event: 26th Annual Dixieland Monterey Jazz
Festival
Date: Friday, March 3 through
Sunday, March 5
Time: Friday, 1:00 to 11:00, Saturday, 10:00
to 11:00 and Sunday, 9:00 to 4:30.
Location: Portola Plaza Hotel, Monterey,
California.
Cost: All Events, $85, Friday $35, Saturday
$50, Sunday $ 35. 1-888-349-6879
For
more information: Visit http://www.dixieland-monterey.com/
Description:
This festival has
nine venues with twenty featured bands, 15 all star performers,
and 3 youth bands. |
We are saddened
to announce the passing of Hank Silva. Hank played reeds with
the Mission Gold Jazz Band.
Hank's Memorial is set for:
Date- Saturday, May 12, 2007
Time- Memorial, 2:00 pm to approx. 3:00 pm
Reception, approx. 3:15 to 4:00 pm
Location- St. Francis Episcopal Church
1205 Pine Ave.
San Jose, Ca. 95125 (cross st. Pine and Newport in the Willow
Glen Area)
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Palo Alto Jazz Alliance
Presents A Jazz Party
Event: A Jazz Party
Date:
Sunday, October 15, 2006
Time: 2:00pm
to 5:00pm.
Location: Palo alto
Elks Lodge 4299 El Camino Real, Palo Alto California.
Cost: Members $18, Non Members $23
Description: This event features: Kenny Washington,
Vocals; Fred Berry, Trumpet; Noel Jukes,
Tenor Sax; Akira Tana, Drums; Seward McCain,
Bass; and Glen Pearson, Piano |
Updated 6/18/07 |
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