9th Annual Panama Jazz Festival Led By Artistic Director Danilo Pérez Announces 2012 Lineup!

Hi everyone! There's no doubt in my mind that most of us should try to make this festival. Why? Not only because of the intriguing line-up but also because by the time January rolls around, we will be tired of wintry weather. Go south - where it'll be warm and sunny! 

Festival Dates: January 16 - 21, 2012

Headlining Artists Include:
Omara Portuondo & Chucho Valdes, John Scofield, Tito Puente, Jr., 
Luis Bonilla, Charlie Sepulveda, Jed Levy, Teri Roiger & John Menegon

Festival Dedicated To Saxophonist Carlos Garnett 

 

One of Panama's most significant cultural events, the Ninth Annual Panama Jazz Festival will be held on January 16-21, 2012. Already a reference in the global jazz calendar and attracting more than an estimated 100,000 people since its inception, this year's festival is dedicated to tenor saxophonist Carlos Garnett, one of the most prolific Panamanian-Americans in jazz, known for working with artists such as Miles Davis, Charles Mingus and Art Blakey, among others. 

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JAM 2010: 156 Artists for a New Jazz Experience (Part XII)

Good morning! This is the final installment of "JAM (Jazz Appreciation Month) 2010: 156 Artists for a New Jazz Experience".

I know that many of you have enjoyed the series based on the email and tweets on Twitter that I've received over the past two weeks. It was my pleasure and honor to pull it together for everyone. I'm already working on a different list of artists for JAM 2011!

I am ending this week with information about artists such as saxophonists Tineke Postma, Walter Beasley and Wayne Escoffery; percussionist Tito Puente, Jr.; trombonists Trombone Shorty, Vincent Gardner and Wycliffe Gordon; trumpeter Wynton Marsalis and others.

Enjoy ~

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