| Prescott Jazz Summit |
| AUG 22-24 |
| Prescott |
 The 8th Annual Prescott
Jazz Summit takes place August
22-24 in Prescott, Arizona.
More than 40 local and national
jazz musicians will meet in historic
Prescott to perform a series of concerts
and events designed to bring the best of
jazz music to northern Arizona and raise
funds for local school music departments,
jazz camp scholarships, and the Clare
Willey Memorial Scholarship Fund.
Performer and Festival Director
Mike Vax of Friends of Big Band Jazz,
a nonprofit organization, has brought
together a group of international jazz
legends that includes Toni Tennille, Judy
Roberts, Carl Saunders, Scott Whitfield
and many others. Arizona jazz favorites
include Jack Petersen, Susanna Martin,
Joel Robin, Steve Annibale, Larry Kantor,
and Tony Vacca.
“Our goal is to bring great jazz music
to northern Arizona and support the
music programs of the local schools in
the Tri-City area,” said Festival Director
Mike Vax, an international artist in
his own right who played lead trumpet
with the Stan Kenton Orchestra and the
Clark Terry Big Band. “Jazz is America’s true art form and everyone involved in
the Prescott Jazz Summit is dedicated to
creating enthusiasm for great jazz music.”
Blaise Lantana of radio station KJZZ
will serve as master of ceremonies for the
three-day event, which kicks off at noon
on August 22nd with a free concert at the
Courthouse Square in Prescott. Tickets to
the other concerts and events, including
Friday night, Saturday night concerts and
Sunday afternoon concerts, and a Sunday
jazz brunch at the Hassayampa Inn, range
from $25 to $40, plus a special scholarship
fundraising “meet the musicians”
dinner and concert at $100, with all weekend
concert passes at $70, and all weekend
Patron passes at $165 and $185, which
include the dinner and the jazz brunch.
Tickets are on sale at the host hotel, the ampa Inn, the Prescott Chamber
of Commerce, and the Elks Theater. Tickets
are also for sale on the website. There
are many special hotel packages - information
also on the website.
Tickets: 928-771-1268
vaxtrpts@aol.com
www.prescottjazz.com |
|
|
|
 |
If you'd
like to learn something about the Sonoran Desert's natural
history, the Desert Museum is a great place to start. In a
few short hours you'll encounter more kinds of animals and
plants than most people would see in a lifetime spent
roaming the region on their own, and our naturalistic
exhibits
help show how each species fits into its habitat. [Link] |
|
Take a friend to the Desert Museum!
Special 2-fo-1 discount admission offer.
Click here!
|
|
|
