JVC Jazz Festival 2008
The 2008 JVC Jazz Festival, presented by the Festival Network, will take place between June 15 and 28 in New York, New York. Over 38 musical performances and 200 related events will take place at clubs, schools, museums, retail outlets and other venues throughout the city. This year’s lineup will feature the likes of:
Herbie Hancock, João Gilberto, Jill Scott, Chris Botti, Mos Def Big Band with Gil Scott-Heron, Bad Plus 1 featuring Kurt Rosenwinkel, Sergio Mendes, Zap Mama, Charlie Haden Quartet West, Cecil Taylor, Charles Lloyd, Soulive with Joshua Redman, Dick Hyman, Tierney Sutton, Maceo Parker, Al Green, George Cables, & More!
A full list of performers, day-by-day schedules, and ticket information, available at select box offices, can be found on the Festival Network.
Considered one of the most prestigious jazz festivals in the world, the JVC Jazz Festival New York is a two-week jazz celebration that fills New York City’s premiere concert halls, intimate clubs, parks, schools and museums with some of the top musical talent in the world. Started in 1972 by George Wein as the Newport Jazz Festival New York, this festival has been sponsored by JVC since 1984 and has become a New York institution. Over the years, New Yorkers have been treated to a world-class event that literally covers the city with great music.
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I was just checking out this lineup yesterday. Pretty sick! If I could afford it, I’d be checking out Maceo, Jill Scott, “Turntables & Samples meet Jazz”, Mos Def Big Band w/ Gil Scott-Heron, and then its a toss up between the Sergio Mendes/Zap Mama show and the “Genre Bending” E.S.T. show.