The 32nd Annual Tri-C JazzFest Cleveland | April 28th – May 8th, 2011

Tri-C JazzFest Jump Starts Spring With a Legendary Lineup




32nd Annual Festival Showcases the Best in Jazz from April 28 – May 8

CLEVELAND, Jan. 31, 2011
/PRNewswire/ — The 32nd annual Tri-C JazzFest Cleveland will swing
into town with a stellar line-up of jazz, blues and R&B artists from
around the corner and across the globe.  Iconic R&B singer and
songwriter Smokey Robinson, the King of Motown, plays JazzFest for the first time, crooning selections from his seemingly endless arsenal of Top 40 hits. Dee Dee Bridgewater (shown above) and the Cleveland Orchestra salute Ella Fitzgerald, the First Lady of Song, plus Orchestre National de Jazz, straight from France, pays tribute to drummer and vocalist Robert Wyatt.  

From April 28 to May 8, JazzFest heats up Cleveland with a dizzying array of the best in jazz.  

The always popular Smooth Jazz All-Stars return with an award-winning cast, including Dave Koz and Brian Simpson,
and “avant-groove” group Medeski, Martin & Wood highlight a
jam-band evening of free jazz, funk and hip hop.  New Orleans legend
Trombone Shorty and his band Orleans Avenue kick off the festival with
their rollicking “Supafunkrock” sound at the House of Blues.  

JazzFest
continues its tradition of spotlighting up-and-coming artists with the
“Debut Series,” this year featuring trumpet players Ambrose Akinmusire and Maurice Brown and saxophonist Tia Fuller.  “Women in Jazz” salutes singer Betty Carter, the Godmother of Jazz, while local great Ernie Krivda and an all-star band of Midwestern artists pay homage to jazz from the Heartland.  For the young, and young at heart, Joe HunterCleveland, while MOCA hosts versatile pianist Robert Glasper, who effortlessly connects jazz and blues to contemporary urban sounds.  
reprises his “Jazz for Kids” series at the Children’s Museum of

All tickets are available at www.tricpresents.com
or 216-987-4444. For events at Playhouse Square, call 216-241-6000. For
more information, groups and special packages, call 216-987-4444.  

Here’s the 2011 Tri-C JazzFest lineup (free performances are in italics):

Wednesday, April 27, 8:00 p.m.Special JazzFest Preview for the Community: The Eddie Baccus Organ Summit with Special Guest Bobby Floyd, Karamu House

Thursday, April 28, 5:00 p.m.Kick Off Day:  Mardi Gras Parade, Tower City Center

Thursday, April 28, 7:00 p.m. – Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue, House of Blues

Friday, April 29, 8:00 p.m. A Tribute to Ella Fitzgerald with Dee Dee Bridgewater and The Cleveland Orchestra, Severance Hall

Friday, April 29, 8:00 p.m. – Orchestre National de Jazz: The Robert Wyatt Project, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum

Saturday, April 30, 1:00 p.m.Women in Jazz – A Tribute to Betty Carter, Olivet Baptist Church

Saturday, April 30, 8:00 p.m. – Smooth Jazz All-Stars Featuring Mindi Abair, Rick Braun, Dave Koz, Kenny Lattimore, Ray Parker, Jr. and Brian Simpson, State Theatre at PlayhouseSquare

Sunday, May 1, 4:00 p.m.Debut Series with The Ambrose Akinmusire Quintet and The Tia Fuller Quartet, East Cleveland Public Library

Sunday, May 1, 8:00 p.m.Debut Series with Maurice Brown, Nighttown

Monday, May 2, 6:30 p.m.Sammy DeLeon y su Orquesta at the International Children’s Festival, “Celebrating the Music of Tito Puente“, State Theatre at PlayhouseSquare

Monday, May 2, 7:00 p.m. – The Dave Sterner Quintet and the Tri-C Jazz Studies Performance Combo, Brothers Lounge

Tuesday, May 3, 7:00 p.m.Ernie Krivda‘s “Thunder from the Heartland”, The Hermit Club

Wednesday, May 4, 8:00 p.m. – The Robert Glasper Trio, MOCA Cleveland

Thursday, May 5, 8:00 p.m.“Miles & Trane @ 85 – Re-Imagined” TCJF Soundworks with special guests NEA Jazz Master Benny Golson and drummer Ndugu Chancler, Tri-C Metro Auditorium

Friday, May 6, 7:00 p.m. – “Tri-C JamFest” – Three Bands-One Jam:  Medeski, Martin & Wood, Dr. Lonnie Smith, Will Bernard, State Theatre at PlayhouseSquare

Saturday, May 7, 11:00 a.m. & 2:00 p.m. – Jazz for Kids, Children’s Museum of Cleveland

Saturday, May 7, 3:00 p.m.Gospel Jazz with Present Day and special guest Sean Jones, Antioch Baptist Church

Saturday, May 7, 8:00 p.m.Smokey Robinson, State Theatre at Playhouse Square

Sunday, May 8, 11:00 a.m.Oikos Ensemble – Jazz Vespers, Pilgrim United Church of Christ

Sunday, May 8, 3:00 p.m.Regina Carter‘s “Reverse Thread”, Gartner Auditorium, Cleveland Museum of Art

Sponsors:
 American Greetings, COSE Arts Network, Cuyahoga Arts & Culture,
Dominion East Ohio, Fox Sports Net, Key Bank, Kulas Foundation, Ohio
Arts Council, National Endowment for the Arts, NEA Jazz Masters Live,
Roetzel & Address

Media Sponsors:  Cleveland.com, Cleveland Scene, DownBeat, WCLV, WCPN/WVIZ, WENZ, WZAK

SOURCE Cuyahoga Community College

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