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2008 Savannah Jazz Festival
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Attend the Savannah Jazz Festival in Style.
Win Two Nights at Beautiful Whitaker-Huntingdon Inn


The owners of the Whitaker Huntingdon Inn, located on Forsyth Park the site of the Jazz Festival, have donated one of their suites to Coastal Jazz for the evenings of September 26 & 27, 2008.  The Inn is located within 200 feet of the main festival stage.

To apply . . . go directly to the Whitaker-Huntingdon Inn website ( www.whinn.com )  and "Click" on  Whitaker - Huntingdon Inn at the bottom of the page; Then enter
in the Subject Line: "Savannah Jazz Festival Drawing". YOU MUST provide Name, Mailing Address, and Phone Number in the body of the email.
 
Entries must be recieved before Midnight September 11, 2008.

The winner will be drawn on Monday September 12, 2008 and winner will be notified after this date.
 
To be eligible, applicants must NOT live within a 100 mile radius of Savannah, Georgia.


The 27th  
 
SAVANNAH  JAZZ  FESTIVAL 

Will be held September 20th to September 28th  

Savannah, Georgia is known for its commitment to the arts and the many festivals that are offered during the year.  The week-long Savannah Jazz Festival, one of the largest and most popular of the Savannah festivals, is presented by the Coastal Jazz Association and is dedicated to the growth of jazz and jazz audiences in the Coastal Empire.

The 27th Savannah Jazz Festival, celebrating jazz as a living art built on a constantly evolving tradition will offer all types of jazz, from Dixieland, traditional swing, straight-ahead and bop to melodic standards, and funky down-home "gutbucket" blues. The Festival kick-off on Saturday night (Sept 20) will be a Jazz Concert-Wine Tasting event to raise money for the Backus Children's Hospital.  The Jazz Trio featuring Ben Tucker, is headlining for this evening.

The festival features the best in international, national, regional and local jazz talent.   The 2008 festival will feature (among others), Bob James, The Savannah Jazz Orchestra-Featuring "Simone", Donald Harrison, The Ben Riley Trio featuring 'Larry Willis', Ben Tucker, Teddy Adams, Wanda Johnson with Shrimp City Slim, James Cotton, Eric Culberson’s Blues Band, Freeport, Bob Baldwin, Eric Mintel, The Coastal Jazz Association All-Stars, The University of North Florida Jazz ensemble with Trombonist, Steve Davis,  The Jazz Corner Quintet, Beer Parlor Ramblers, The Jazz Trio, & The Skylite Jazz Ensemble."  

There is no charge for the Savannah Jazz Festival (with the exception of ***)

Sponsor and vending opportunities available.
   Call 912-675-5419.

Quick Glance

 The General breakdown of the festival events for each day is below.  For more detail, please click on SAVANNAH JAZZ FESTIVAL

Saturday   September 20th  --- 7:00PM-11:00PM    - Wine Tasting & Jazz: A Fundraiser for Bakus Children's Hospital (DeSoto Hilton)  Jazz By The Jazz Trio featuing Ben Tucker.  ***Tickets $75.

Sunday   September 21st  --- 5:00PM-9:00PM-  Festival Kick-Off Jazz Party ~ Sheraton Four Points / Historic Savannah - 520 West Bryan Street

Monday   September 22nd   --- 8:00PM-11:00PM -   Party All The Time w/ David Lugo & Latin Jazz Motion  ~ Sheraton Four Points / Historic Savannah - 520 West Bryan Street

Tuesday   September 23rd  --- 7:30PM-10:30PM       Jazz In Motion (Pictures) featuring the film  A Great Day In Harlem  (Jewish Educational Alliance / 5111 Abercorn St)

Wednesday  September 24th   Jazz Goes South (Savannah Country Day School / 824 Stillwood Dr)

7:00PM     The Savannah Arts Academy Skyelite Jazz Band
      
8:15PM 
    The Beer Parlor Ramblers
         
9:30PM
     Eric Mintel’s Jazz Tribute to Dave Brubeck


Thursday   September 25th    Blues Under the Stars   Outside in beautiful Forsyth Park in Downtown Savannah: BRING YOUR LAWN CHAIRS!!!


7:00PM    Eric Culberson’s Blues Band
8:15PM      Wanda Johnson & Shrimp City Slim Band
9:30PM      James Cotton Blues Band

11:00PM    After Festival Jam Session (Eric Culberson, Teddy Adams, others);   
                        Sheraton
Four Points / Historic Savannah - 520 West Bryan Street

Friday   September 26th   Contemporary Jazz Jam    Outside in beautiful Forsyth Park in Downtown Savannah:  BRING YOUR LAWN CHAIRS!!!


7:00PM    Freeport
8:15PM      Bob Baldwin
9:30PM      Bob James Quintet

11:00PM    After Festival Jam Session -Sheraton Four Points / Historic Savannah - 520 West Bryan Street

Saturday  September 27th   Jazz Served Straight-up  Outside in beautiful Forsyth Park in Downtown Savannah:   BRING YOUR LAWN CHAIRS!!!

3:00PM    The Jazz Corner Quintet (sponsored by The Jazz Corner on Hilton Head Is, SC)
4:15PM    Coastal Jazz All-Stars
5:30PM      University of North Florida Jazz Emsemble with Steve Davis
7:00PM    Ben Riley Trio featuring Larry Willis on piano and Koyoshi Obata on bass
8:15PM    Donald Harrison: The King of Nouveau Swing
9:20PM        Drawing for the Embry-Riddle Aereonautical University  $1,000.00 Tuition Assistance Certificate  awarded to a Military Member.
9:30PM    The Savannah Jazz Orchestra featuring "Simone"

11:00PM    After Festival Jam Session -Sheraton Four Points / Historic Savannah - 520 West Bryan Street

Sunday   September 28th
--- 3:00PM-  Youth Jazz Festival   Outside in beautiful Forsyth Park in Downtown Savannah:  BRING YOUR LAWN CHAIRS!!!

* Paper Plane Making Contest (Sponsored by the Women in Aviation International’s Southern Wings Chapter)
*The Skylite Jazz Ensemble
*CJA All-Stars
MORE !

All Events (except the ***wine tasting) are FREE

Click HERE To help support the 2008 Savannah Jazz Festival !

Click HERE to ask about a vendor / display booth at the 2008 Savannah Jazz Festival !


Listen To 2008 Savannah Jazz Festival Artists

James Cotton (Thursday, Sept 25)
James Cotton (Thursday, Sept 25th)
Bob Baldwin (Friday, Sept 26th)
Bob James (Friday, Sept 26th)
Donald Harrison (Saturday, Sept 27th)
Simone (Saturday, Sept 27th)
 



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The 2008 Savannah Jazz Festival Poster commemorates two legends of Savannah, Georgia: trombonist, Teddy Adams and bassist, Ben Tucker The poster was created by the artist in residence, Ligel Lambert. Teddy Adams and Ben Tucker are two founding fathers of the Coastal Jazz Association that were instrumental in starting the Savannah Jazz Festival in the early 1980's.


The 2008 Savannah Jazz Festival posters will be offered at 24" x 36"in size. There will be three editions for the 2008 Savannah Jazz Festival commemorative poster.


The first edition will be a signed and numbered limited to only 125 posters, signed by both Mr. Adams, Mr. Tucker and Mr. Lambert. The price for this Edition will be $50.00.


The second edition is limited to 300 and will be signed and numbered by only Mr. Lambert. The Price for this edition is $30.00.


The third edition is considered an Open Edition. This edition of posters will not have any signatures and will be offered at $20.00

Image: 
2008 Savannah Jazz Festival Sponsorship
2008 Savannah Jazz Festival Vendor Application
Savannah Jazz Festival (Cultural Arts)


Major funding for the Savannah Jazz Festival provided by the

City of Savannah     Department of Cultural Affairs

 

 

 

Purchase the 2008 Savannah Jazz Festival T-Shirts during the Festival

 
Savannah Jazz Festival
2007 Poster Available For Sale (Click on Poster)

Posters are still available from the 2007 Savannah Jazz Festival.

Order Now!!!




 
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Click on the link to learn more or dial 5-1-1 to plan your trip to the Savannah Jazz Festival.






The Coastal Jazz Association would like to thank the following sponsors of the Savannah Jazz Festival.  The music you enjoyed at this year's festival was provided in part by their generous donation to the arts and support of the Savannah community.

 
Coastal Jazz Association of Savannah
Love 101
Savannah Music Festival
Comcast
MIT Holding, Inc.
Coastal Jazz Savannah Jazz Festival
The Official Hotel of the Savannah Jazz Festival
Savannah Jazz Festival


The Jazz Corner in Hilton Head South Carolina
Savannah State University




 

 
 
   



   



   
 
   


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Many thanks to Karl Collins @ Lead Dog Productions, Inc.
for the following photographs of the 2007 Savannah Jazz Festival.
 

Kenny Barron
Vincent Herring
Kiyoshi Kitagawa
Kiyoshi Kitagawa
Vincent Herring & Teddy Adams
Vincent Herring
Vincent Herring and the SJO
Eric Culberson
Eric Culberson
Ben Riley
Ben Riley
Savannah Georgia Jazz
Al Waters
Teddy Adams
Savannah Georgia Jazz Festival
Cuban Cigarist Skip Jennings
Savannah Georgia Jazz
Herring, Adams, Waters
Elliott and the Untouchables
Elliott and the Untouchables
Rashied Ali
Rashied Ali Quintet
Jumaane Smith
Savannah Georgia Jazz Festival
Greg Murphy
Rashied Ali Quintet
Rashied Ali
Savannah Jazz Festival
Larry Golden
Savannah Jazz Festival
Lawrence Clark
John Lee Hooker, Jr
Savannah Jazz Festival
Dee Lucas
Yellowjackets with  Eric Marienthal
Yellowjackets
Yellowjackets with  Eric Marienthal
Yellowjackets
Vincent Herring
Vincent Herring
Dee Lucas
SJO Randy Reese
Savannah City Council
Alderman Mary Osborne


 

CLICK HERE to view photos of the 2006 Savannah Jazz Festival.

 

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