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| 2006 JVC Jazz Festival The 2006 JVC Jazz Festival -- New York covers the city June 12 – 24 with more than 300 artists performing the best in jazz, blues, ragtime, swing, Latin, Brazilian, R&B, tap dance and more in over 100 concerts and events (including clubs) at more than 20 venues throughout Manhattan and Brooklyn. This year's festival highlights include Dave Brubeck's first New York performance with his big band ... Smokey Robinson's first concert at Carnegie Hall in 31 years and Etta James' first in 21 years ... Ralph Towner's first New York solo performance in 20 years ... the reunion of Stanley Clarke and George Duke after a 16-year hiatus ... a New Orleans trumpet celebration ... the New York debut of Sangam with Charles Lloyd, Zakir Hussain and Eric Harland ... all-star salutes to Cachao, Herbie Hancock, Toshiko Akiyoshi, Bucky Pizzarelli, the Village Vanguard and Cobi Narita ... and the return of Ornette Coleman to the JVC Jazz Festival. "Jazz in itself is a celebration and this year we have plenty of great music as well as milestones, debuts, returns and reunions to commemorate, " said George Wein, CEO of Festival Productions, Inc., and producer of the JVC Jazz Festival and other events around the world. "In more than five decades, we've built many friendships with the likes of Dave, Ornette, Herbie and Toshiko and we look forward to maintaining long-lasting relationships with the younger set like Chris Botti, Lizz Wright, Roy Hargrove and Avishai Cohen." write your comments about the article :: © 2006 Jazz News :: home page |