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June 29, 2007
Summer Jazz Festivals
The first ever Inland Empire Jazz Festival will be held Aug. 24, 25 and 26 at Cucamonga-Guasti Regional Park in Ontario, hosted by Brian Culbertson, Steve Cole and Vivica A. Fox.
The festival will feature some of the more talented performers in the industry, honoring several icons of jazz with special presentations and the celebration of American Jazz.
The festival will also support Operation REAPP, a nonprofit organization, striving to provide educational support to underpriviledged and at-risk youth. The program was founded by Queen McGlone to help children grades kindergarten through12 grade.
Claiming to be more than just a jazz festival, the event “defines education, cultural awareness, economic development, charity and community as it strives to unify all entities” of the Inland Empire.
The festival line-up includes Brian Culbertson, L.A. Mamba Combo, Steve Cole, Marcus Coleman, A. Ray Fuller, Michael Ward, Paul Jackson Jr., and Jackiem Joyner.
Local teen Jazz Band the Zanja 8 will also be performing at the event on Aug. 24.
During that same weekend in Idyllwild is the Idyllwild Jazz in the Pines, summer jazz festival on the Idyllwild Arts Academy campus.
Festival performers include Peter White, Charles McPherson, John and Mike Bolivar Quintet, Ruby and the Redhots, Rick Braun, Harold Mason and Yve Evans, among many others.
Information: www.idyllwildjazz.com or www.inlandempirejazzfestival.com
Posted by Darcie Flansburg at 09:47 AM | Comments (0)