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Freihofer’s Saratoga Jazz Fest Unveils Lineup
Earth, Wind & Fire, Trombone Shorty, Terence Blanchard, Dave Holland Prism, Patti Austin and Jon Batiste & Stay Human are just a few of the artists appearing at the 37th annual Freihofer’s Saratoga Jazz Festival.
Photo: © Jeff Moore
Ntelos Wireless Pavilion, Portsmouth, Va.
The two days of jazz happening June 28-29 at the Saratoga Performing Arts Center in Saratoga Springs, N.Y., will also feature Eddie Palmieri Salsa Orchestra, Quinn Sullivan, Dr. Lonnie Smith,
Established in 1978 by Newport Jazz Festival founder George Wein, Freihofer’s Saratoga Jazz Festival has hosted the greats over the years, including Ray Charles, Miles Davis, Dave Brubeck, Wayne Shorter and B.B. King. Artists perform on the amphitheatre’s main stage as well as the smaller Gazebo stage.
Here’s the day-to-day:
June 28
Amphitheatre Stage: Earth, Wind & Fire; Dr. Lonnie Smith Octet; Terence Blanchard; Mike Stern/Bill Evans Band feat. Steve Smith & Tom Kennedy; Jon Batiste & Stay Human; Ronnie Earl & The Broadcasters; Robin McKelle & The Flytones
Gazebo Stage: Marc Cary Focus Trio feat. Rashaan Carter & Sameer Gupta; Lew Tabackin Trio; Jaimeo Brown with JD Allen & Chris Sholar; Mary Halvorson Trio with John Hebert & Ches Smith; Robin McKelle & The Flytones
June 29
Amphitheatre Stage: Trombone Shorty; Eddie Palmieri Salsa Orchestra; Patti Austin; Dave Holland Prism; Quinn Sullivan; Newport Jazz Festival: Now 60 – Anat Cohen, Karrin Allyson, Randy Brecker, Mark Whitfield, Peter Martin, Larry Grandier & Clarence Penn.
Gazebo Stage: Melissa Aldana Crash Trio; Tim Berne’s Snakeoil with Oscar Noriega, Matt Mitchell & Ches Smith; Warren Wolf & Wolfpack; Sean Jones Quartet with Orrin Evans; Luques Curtis & Obed Calvaire
Saratoga Performing Arts Center’s highest level subscribers will get first dibs on tickets via an onsale beginning Feb. 25. The general public onsale starts March 18, box office and phone sales May 15. Click here for more information.