Jazzing things up

June 25, 2009

THE GOSHEN NEWS The Goshen News Thu Jun 25, 2009, 10:06 AM EDT

The Elkhart Jazz Festival will take place from Friday through Sunday, beginning Friday at 5:30 p.m. and running through Sunday early evening.

The six event locations in downtown Elkhart are within walking distance from each other.

Tickets are $20 for afternoon sessions; $40 for evening sessions; $105 for all sessions; and $175 for VIP tickets, which include various amenities.

Tickets are available by calling 800-597-7627 or online at

Festival showcases 150 performers

ELKHART — Since 1988, jazz legends and jazz fans have come together each summer for one memorable weekend at the Elkhart Jazz Festival.

Combining warm, intimate, small town hospitality with the excitement of big city jazz, the Elkhart Jazz Festival has become an internationally acclaimed event — and truly the place “where jazz lovers meet jazz legends.”

During its inaugural weekend in 1988, the festival welcomed 67 musicians and 3,000 jazz enthusiasts. Today, the festival showcases more than 150 performers and draws an audience of 25,000 to our community celebration of America’s classic art form — jazz.

Artists

This year’s line-up of artists includes:

Piano — Mary Green, Joan Reynolds, John Sheridan, Rossano Sportiello, Don Stille and Johnny Varro

Bass — John Bany, Joel Forbes, Steve Ley, Frank Tate and Darrel Tidaback

Guitar — Howard Alden, Joe Cohn, Eddie Erickson, Marty Grosz, Jack Meilain, Bucky Pizzarelli and Ken Salvo

Reeds — Harry Allen, Dave Bennett, Dan Block, Tim Cunningham, Kim Cusack, Vince Giordano, Jeff Green, Pat Mallinger, Terry Myers, Ken Peplowski and Allan Vache

Brass — Bill Allred, John Allred, Dan Barrett, Tom Bartlett, Art Davis, Lew Green, Art Hoyle, Jon-Erik Kellso, Russ Phillips, Randy Rinehart, Randy Sandke, and Warren Vache

Drums — Joe Ascione, Charlie Braugham, Arnie Kinsella, Wayne Jones, Ed Metz, Jr., Butch Miles and Chuck Riggs

Groups — Airmen of Note, BED, Bill Allred Classic Jazz Band, Bix Bunch, Dave Bennett Quartet, East Hubbard Street Jazz Band, Harry Allen Quartet, Jeff Green’s International Jazz Band, John Sheridan Dream Band, Tim Cunningham, Red Rose Ragtime Band, Truth in Jazz, Vibenation and Yoshimi & Carolina Shout

Vocals — Tom Bartlett, Dave Bennett, Eddie Erickson, Marty Grosz, Rebecca Kilgore and Warren Vache

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