Kingston Jazz Festival

Kingston Jazz Festival History:
2005 Festival Lineup

(Took place Sunday - June 26, 2005 - 12:00 to 7:00PM)

JON FADDIS THE JON FADDIS QUARTET TRIBUTE TO DIZZY GILLESPIE
"...he's the best ever - including me!" Dizzy Gillespie
 
VANGUARD JAZZ ORCHESTRA
THE VANGUARD JAZZ ORCHESTRA THAD JONES LEGACY
With Special Guest JOE LOVANO

The New York Times has called the Vanguard Jazz Orchestra "one of New York's institutions," and The Village Voice said "there probably isn't a big band in the country that can rival the bullish precision of this one...

"It's fair to say that he's one of the greatest musicians in jazz history." - Ben Ratliff, The New York Times

 
THE RENEE ROSNES QUARTET
"...Rosnes has grown and matured into one of the finest pianists in jazz. Her playing is inventive, complex and always illuminating." - Greg Sutherland, The Jazz Report
 
THE RENEE ROSNES QUARTET
THE ALEX TORRES LATIN JAZZ ORCHESTRA
Alex Torres y su Orquesta are a 12 piece salsa/merengue/Latin jazz band based in Amsterdam, New York. Formed more than 20 years ago, the group have performed their original material throughout North and South America.
 
THE GRONINGEN ART ENSEMBLE
THE GRONINGEN ART ENSEMBLE
In association with Hanze University (North Netherlands Conservatoire) Groningen, the Netherlands.

With Joris Teepe, bass; Don Braden, saxophone; Dena DeRose, piano/vocals; Ron Jackson, guitar; BrianLynch, trumpet; Ralph Peterson, drums

PRODUCED BY PLANET ARTS
in collaboration with
THE CITY OF KINGSTON NEW YORK
Thomas Bellino
Planet Arts

PORTIONS OF THIS FESTIVAL ARE SUPPORTED BY:
The National Endowment for the Arts
The New York State Council on the Arts
The Aaron Copland Fund for Music
The Hudson Valley Friends of Jazz

Karl Berger's Creative Music Studio Orchestra The Jeff "Siege" Siegel Quartet The Jazz Knights of West Point The Frank Wess Quintet Cyrus Chestnut Trio The Jon Faddis Jazz Orchestra Claire Daly's Rah Rah Band Kingston High School Jazz Ensemble
Planet Arts Programs Project Consortium
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Festival History About Planet Arts
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