Hot Jazz to Sizzle in Hartford 2000 Greater Hartford Festival of Jazz Finalizes
Weekend Line-up of Free Music And Fun in Bushnell Park
Chuck Mangione, Nicolas Payton, John Scofield, Ramsey Lewis on Roster
HARTFORD, Conn., July 6 /PRNewswire/ -- When the temperature gets hot, the
music will get even hotter in Bushnell Park this month. Some of the top names
in jazz -- Chuck Mangione, Nicolas Payton, John Scofield and the legendary
Ramsey Lewis -- have been lined up to snap, crackle and bebop at the 2000
Greater Hartford Festival of Jazz, July 21-23.
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These jazz greats are on board to headline more than 20 hours of free
music emanating from the insurance city's celebrated outdoor music festival,
which has been hailed by The Hartford Courant as "a worthy role model for all
major, free outdoor cultural events in the city of Hartford." Sponsored by
The Hartford Financial Services Group, The Greater Hartford Festival of Jazz
(GHFJ) is now in its ninth year.
Festival organizers predict their biggest and best music fest ever. In
addition to showcasing some of the most stellar names in jazz, the GHFJ will
feature an array of local talent on the festival's second stage, a late-night
jazz carousel, an arts-and-crafts marketplace, and, on Thursday July 20th, a
fund-raising performance by pop saxophonist Marion Meadows at the Arch Street
Tavern. At 10:30 a.m. on Sunday, July 23, Christ Church Cathedral will hold a
special "Jazz Mass" to coincide with the musical festivities.
The GHFJ officially begins at 5:30 p.m. on Friday from the park's main
stage, The Thomas D. Harris IV Pavilion, which was named in memory of the
longtime GHFJ director who died in 1999. On Saturday and Sunday, music from
the main stage resumes at 4:00 p.m.
Headlining this year's festival will be guitarist John Scofield at
8:15 p.m. on Friday; flugelhornist Chuck Mangione at 8:00 p.m. on Saturday;
and trumpeter Nicolas Payton at the grand finale at 8:15 p.m. on Sunday. The
inimitable Ramsey Lewis Trio will perform at 6:30 p.m. on Sunday. Other
notables include Bamboo Forest featuring Steve Reid, Mario Pavone, TanaReid,
Bob Baldwin, Libre and New Orleans' Los Hombres Calientes.
On Saturday and Sunday afternoons, a second stage near the park's carousel
will feature area talent between 12:00 and 4:00 p.m. The festival also will
host an arts-and-crafts marketplace during the weekend.
Saturday night revelers can extend their fun into the wee hours at a
special "Jazz Carousel and Cappuccino." From 10:00 p.m. to midnight, music
lovers can take a spin on Bushnell Park's historic carousel for $1 a ride,
enjoy a latte or two and listen to the tunes of Smooth Connections, a
Farmington Valley-based jazz combo.
The music continues on Sunday morning, July 23, when the city's Christ
Church Cathedral holds its first-ever "Jazz Mass" at 10:30 a.m., featuring
Ross Tucker and his Hot Cat Jazz Band. All members of the community are
invited to attend. Christ Church is located at 45 Church Street in Hartford.
Jazz/pop music lovers can enjoy a special preview of the festivities at a
fund-raiser performance by saxophonist Marion Meadows at Hartford's Arch
Street Tavern on Thursday, July 20. Meadows, a headliner at last year's
festival, will perform to help raise money for the non-profit festival.
Tickets are $30 per person. For reservations, call 860-872-5485.
For the fifth consecutive year, the Greater Hartford Festival of Jazz is
being sponsored by The Hartford, which is helping to further the quarter-
century tradition of free jazz concerts in Bushnell Park. Other contributors
include Advest, Inc., Aetna, Arch Street Tavern, The Hartford Courant, Phoenix
Home Life Mutual Insurance Company, Auerbach Schiro Foundation, The Jodik
Foundation, The Ellen Jeanne Goldfarb Memorial Charitable Trust, Evelyn
Preston Fund, St. Francis Hospital and Medical Center, Hartford! Magazine, The
City of Hartford, and Edart Truck Rental Corporation.
A complete list of performers, events, sponsors and festival history can
found on The Greater Hartford Festival of Jazz's web site at
www.jazzhartford.org. For additional information by phone, call 860-872-5485.
Made Possible by The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc.
2000 Greater Hartford Festival of Jazz
Bushnell Park
Hartford, Connecticut
July 21 - 23, 2000
Thursday, July 20 8:00 p.m. Marion Meadows, fund-raiser
performance, The Arch Street Tavern,
85 Arch Street, $30 per person; for
reservations, call 860-872-5485
Friday, July 21 5:30 p.m. Bob Baldwin
7:00 p.m. TanaReid
8:15 p.m. John Scofield
Saturday, July 22
Second stage performances:
12:00 noon Smooth Connections
1:10 p.m. Clifford Jarvis
2:10 p.m. Mosaic
3:00 p.m. Kris Jensen
Main stage performances:
4:00 p.m. Tony Lee Band
5:15 p.m. Mario Pavone
6:30 p.m. Bamboo Forest, featuring Steve Reid
8:00 p.m. Chuck Mangione
Jazz Carousel & Cappuccino:
10:00 p.m. Ride the Carousel for $1 to the music
of Smooth Connections
Sunday, July 23
Jazz Mass: 10:30 a.m. Featuring Ross Tucker and his Hot Cat
Jazz Band
Christ Church Cathedral, 45 Church
Street
Second stage performances:
12:00 noon Women of the Cross
12:15 p.m. Johnny Lee Walton
1:10 p.m. Erica Von Kleist
2:10 p.m. Janet Marlow
3:00 p.m. Doug Jones
Main stage performances:
4:00 p.m. Libre
5:15 p.m. Los Hombres Calientes
6:30 p.m. Ramsey Lewis Trio
8:15 p.m. Nicholas Payton
Contacts: Marnie Goodman Barbara Ally
The Hartford GHFJ
Office: 860-547-3898 Office: 860-685-2076
SOURCE Greater Hartford Festival of Jazz
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Home: 860-345-2350, or Barbara Ally of GHFJ, Office: 860-685-2076,
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