Blue Isle Jazz - Music Blog

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Capital JazzFest 2009 - three days of cool jazz hosted by comedian, Alonzo Bodden.

Come join the many Jazz lovers this June for the 17th annual Capital Jazz Fest, featuring live contemporary jazz and soul music on two big stages. This year’s Fest will be held June 5-7, 2009 at Merriweather Post Pavilion. Tickets will go on sale on Saturday, March 7 at 12 noon EST!

Since its inception in 1993, the Capital Jazz Fest — which guitarist Chuck Loeb once referred to as the “Woodstock of Jazz Festivals” — has continually showcased the biggest names in contemporary jazz. Past performers on the Pavilion Jazz Stage include Herbie Hancock, Kenny G, The Jazzmasters, Kem, Grover Washington, Jr., Anita Baker, Ray Charles, Chris Botti, Ramsey Lewis, Dianne Reeves, Boney James, Incognito, Nancy Wilson, David Sanborn, George Benson, and countless others.

The Capital JazzFest 2009 Lineup, includes:

Friday, June 5 : Natalie Cole and Fourplay

Saturday, June 6 : George Duke, Roy Ayers, Regina Belle, Marion Meadows, Will Downing, and more!

Sunday, June 7 : Al Jarreau, Kirk Whalum, Peabo Bryson, En Vogue, Lalah Hathaway, and more!

Capital JazzFest 2009
Merriweather Post Pavilion
Columbia, Maryland
June 5-7th, 2009

Phone: (301) 780-9300
Website: Capitaljazz.com
Mailing Address:
Capital Jazz Fest
PO Box 2129
Upper Marlboro MD 20773

“As long as there is democracy, there will be people wanting to play jazz because nothing else will ever so perfectly capture the democratic process in sound. Jazz means working things out musically with other people. You have to listen to other musicians and play with them even if you don’t agree with what they’re playing. It teaches you the very opposite of racism and anti-Semitism. It teaches you that the world is big enough to accommodate us all.” - Wynton Marsalis

Wynton Marsalis has been confirmed to appear on the ‘Late Show with David Letterman’ on Wed May 13th.

The Pulitzer Prize & 9-time Grammy Award winner will perform the new song ‘School Boy’ from his new Blue Note album He & She - his 5th Blue Note release that features 22 tracks of his signature jazz, as well as spoken word and poetry tracks, all centered around the theme of the relationship between man and woman.

The show will air 11.30pm ET/PT, Wed, May 13th.

Source:aaj.com