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.
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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 !
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Listen To 2008 Savannah Jazz Festival Artists
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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
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Purchase the 2008 Savannah Jazz Festival T-Shirts during the Festival
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| 2007 Poster Available For Sale (Click on Poster) |
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Posters are still available from the 2007 Savannah Jazz Festival.
Order Now!!!
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Georgia 511 is a free phone service providing real-time traffic and travel information 24 hours a day. The service covers all state routes and interstates and gives drivers trip times and statewide traffic updates. 511 also connects to accident reporting roadside assistance, transit, airports, tourism information and 511 systems in neighboring states.”
Click on the link to learn more or dial 5-1-1 to plan your trip to the Savannah Jazz Festival.
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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.
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| The Official Hotel of the Savannah Jazz Festival |
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The Coastal Jazz Association welcomes your comments!
Also let us know if you want occassional updates on future jazz events in Coastal Georgia
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Many thanks to Karl Collins @ Lead Dog Productions, Inc.
for the following photographs of the 2007 Savannah Jazz Festival.
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| Kenny Barron |
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| Vincent Herring |
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| Kiyoshi Kitagawa |
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| Vincent Herring & Teddy Adams |
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| Vincent Herring and the SJO |
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| Eric Culberson |
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| Eric Culberson |
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| Ben Riley |
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| Al Waters |
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| Teddy Adams |
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| Cuban Cigarist Skip Jennings |
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| Herring, Adams, Waters |
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| Elliott and the Untouchables |
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| Rashied Ali |
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| Jumaane Smith |
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| Greg Murphy |
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| Rashied Ali |
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| Larry Golden |
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| Lawrence Clark |
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| John Lee Hooker, Jr |
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| Dee Lucas |
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| Yellowjackets |
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| Yellowjackets |
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| Vincent Herring |
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| Dee Lucas |
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| SJO Randy Reese |
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| Alderman Mary Osborne |
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CLICK HERE to view photos of the 2006 Savannah Jazz Festival. |
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