Lois Gilbert
June-18th-2008, 05:29 AM
18 wednesday – 22 sunday
Gene Harris Jazz Festival
The festivities begin at Jazz Camp. Musicians come from all over to compete for the distinction of "next jazz great." One of the contestants, Janelle Reichman, recently performed at the Playboy Jazz Festival at the Hollywood Bowl in an all women jazz group named Diva, and now she is in Boise to compete with the Mitch Perrins quartet from New York. The competitions are open to the public and it all boils down to the final round during Club Night Friday, June 19, held at the Knitting Factory Concert House, when the crowd is encouraged to vote for its favorite act. The Gene Harris Jazz Festival's Club Night joins forces with Boise Community Radio offering another location called the "Boise Community Radio 8th Street Venue." The Thursday evening show is on stage on 8th Street and will feature jazz artists Billy Mitchell and Cherie Buckner from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. After the jazz set, catch a free show by Equaleyes.
The Gene Harris Band shells will stay busy on Friday and Saturday with concerts featuring a performance by Gail Pettis playing in an enhanced setting specifically for audiences members with impairments and disabilities. Cherie Buckner and the Celebration Choir perform Gospel, and there are performances by the Gene Harris Jazz Camp bands with jazz competition participants and The Gene Harris All Stars. The finale concert at 8 p.m. on Friday, June 20, at the Morrison Center is a big deal. The winner of the Gene Harris Jazz competition will open for a group paying tribute to John Coltrane. Famous drummer Roy Haynes will be joined by Donald Harrison on saxophone, Nicholas Payton on trumpet, Christian McBride on bass and Dave Kikoski playing piano. The final event of the Jazz Festival will feature selections from Sacred Services by Duke Ellington. Attend the free performance June 22 at 4 p.m., with tunes by the Riverside Jazz Orchestra, a vocal octet, and soloists Cherie Buckner and Mark Thornton at the First Presbyterian Church, 950 W. State St., Boise. Tickets are not required, but are encouraged and can be found at First Presbyterian Church, Dorsey's and Dunkley Music.
For more information, go to geneharris.org
Gene Harris Jazz Festival
The festivities begin at Jazz Camp. Musicians come from all over to compete for the distinction of "next jazz great." One of the contestants, Janelle Reichman, recently performed at the Playboy Jazz Festival at the Hollywood Bowl in an all women jazz group named Diva, and now she is in Boise to compete with the Mitch Perrins quartet from New York. The competitions are open to the public and it all boils down to the final round during Club Night Friday, June 19, held at the Knitting Factory Concert House, when the crowd is encouraged to vote for its favorite act. The Gene Harris Jazz Festival's Club Night joins forces with Boise Community Radio offering another location called the "Boise Community Radio 8th Street Venue." The Thursday evening show is on stage on 8th Street and will feature jazz artists Billy Mitchell and Cherie Buckner from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. After the jazz set, catch a free show by Equaleyes.
The Gene Harris Band shells will stay busy on Friday and Saturday with concerts featuring a performance by Gail Pettis playing in an enhanced setting specifically for audiences members with impairments and disabilities. Cherie Buckner and the Celebration Choir perform Gospel, and there are performances by the Gene Harris Jazz Camp bands with jazz competition participants and The Gene Harris All Stars. The finale concert at 8 p.m. on Friday, June 20, at the Morrison Center is a big deal. The winner of the Gene Harris Jazz competition will open for a group paying tribute to John Coltrane. Famous drummer Roy Haynes will be joined by Donald Harrison on saxophone, Nicholas Payton on trumpet, Christian McBride on bass and Dave Kikoski playing piano. The final event of the Jazz Festival will feature selections from Sacred Services by Duke Ellington. Attend the free performance June 22 at 4 p.m., with tunes by the Riverside Jazz Orchestra, a vocal octet, and soloists Cherie Buckner and Mark Thornton at the First Presbyterian Church, 950 W. State St., Boise. Tickets are not required, but are encouraged and can be found at First Presbyterian Church, Dorsey's and Dunkley Music.
For more information, go to geneharris.org