Caramoor Presents the 2010 Jazz Festival August 6 - 8

April 9, 2010 - PRLog -- KATONAH, NY – Jim Luce, Jazz Producer, has announced the lineup for the 65th Caramoor International Music Festival’s annual Jazz Festival, August 6, 7, & 8, at the Center’s distinguished 90-acre garden estate in Katonah, New York.

One of the vital jazz events in the region each year, Caramoor’s annual weekend-long Jazz Festival is renowned for its star-studded line-up of jazz greats and new forces on the scene. Returning after his superlative solo concert during Caramoor’s inaugural fall festival last year, the visionary Chick Corea headlines this year’s festival with his Freedom Band, featuring Kenny Garrett, Christian McBride, and the equally legendary Roy Haynes, with the final concert of the weekend. Saturday night’s headline event is World Vibraphone Summit with the legendary Bobby Hutcherson and his ensemble passing on the torch to the young Stefon Harris and his group Blackout. The talented Mulgrew Miller and his trio kick off the festival Friday with an evening of prowess and captivating elegance.

The afternoon sets capture the sheer breadth of global influences on the jazz scene today. On Saturday, Roswell Rudd brings his Trombone Tribe for a chameleon-like set of music with eclectic influences from down home to Kurt Weill to Eastern European gypsy brass music. The Brazilian Clarice Assad’s versatility and sophistication as a pianist, vocalist, and composer ensures a deeply musical experience. A high-energy celebration of polyphonic rhythms, Spoken Hand Percussion Orchestra unifies four percussion batteries into one distinct voice: North Indian tabla, Afro Cuban bata, Brazilian samba, and West African djembe.

On Sunday, well-versed world traveler and guitarist Brad Shepik presents his Human Activity Suite—his most expansive and committed project to date—with Ralph Alessi, Gary Versace, Drew Gress, and Tom Rainey. Cuban pianist Elio Villafranca returns to Caramoor with his Quintet featuring Lewis Nash and Terell Stafford. After his solo performance two years ago and his quartet set last summer, Cuban piano monster Chuchito Valdés returns with his Big Band performing the music of his grandfather Bebo Valdés—a central figure in the Golden Age of Cuban music. Chuchito Valdés and Elio Villafranca are presented as part of Sonidos Latinos, Caramoor’s ongoing Latin American music initiative.

TICKETS
Friday $25, $35; Saturday $25, $40, $55; Sunday $25, $40, $55. Tickets are on sale now. Order by calling the Box Office at 914.232.1252 or online at www.caramoor.org.

PRESS CONTACT
For Press tickets, images, and/or artist information, contact Whitney Holden at 917.339.7188 or wholden@cohndutcher.com

PROGRAMS
Friday, August 6, 2010
Caramoor Jazz Festival I
Spanish Courtyard / $25, $35

8:00pm – Mulgrew Miller Trio: Mulgrew Miller, piano; Ivan Taylor, bass; Rodney Green, drums

Saturday, August 7, 2010
Caramoor Jazz Festival II
Venetian Theater / $25, $40, $55

2:00pm – Roswell Rudd’s Trombone Tribe
3:15pm – Clarice Assad
5:00pm – Spoken Hand Percussion Orchestra
Dinner Break: Great Performances® will grill chicken, ribs, burgers and hot dogs on the picnic lawns.
8:00pm – World Vibraphone Summit: Bobby Hutcherson Quartet / Stefon Harris Blackout

Sunday, August 8, 2010
Caramoor Jazz Festival III
Venetian Theater / $25, $40, $55

1:00pm – Brad Shepik’s Human Activity Suite
2:15pm – Elio Villafranca Quintet featuring Lewis Nash and Terell Stafford
3:30pm – Chuchito Valdes Big Band: The Music of Bebo Valdes
Dinner Break: Great Performances® will grill chicken, ribs, burgers and hot dogs on the picnic lawns.
6:00pm – Chick Corea’s Freedom Band: Kenny Garrett, Christian McBride, Roy Haynes

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With its outstanding summer music festival & indoors concerts, arts-in-education programming and beautiful grounds, Caramoor is a cornerstone of the cultural life of Westchester County, NY.