Tanglewood Jazz Festival

[Lois Gilbert]

Hugh Masekela, Kevin Mahogany, Red Holloway, Cyrus Chestnut, Cesar Camargo Mariano, Romero Lubambo, Leny Adrade, and the Maria Schneider Orchestra Added to Lineup for Boston Symphony Orchestra's 2007 Tanglewood Jazz Festival August 31-September 2 Lenox, Massachusetts

Full Lineup Includes Kurt Elling, Randy Crawford and Joe Sample, Marian McPartland, Poncho Sanchez Latin Jazz Band, Hank Jones, Roberta Gambarini, Ahmad Jamal and Jimmy Heath

Cunard Line is the official Cruise Line of the Boston Symphony Orchestra and Sponsor of the Tanglewood Jazz Festival

The Boston Symphony Orchestra has announced the addition of Kevin Mahogany's Kansas City Revue featuring the music of Big Joe Turner, BossaBrasil featuring the Cesar Camargo Mariano and Romero Lubambo Duo, the Maria Schneider Orchestra and Hugh Masekela to the 2007 Tanglewood Jazz Festival line-up.

South African trumpeter, Hugh Masekela, will perform immediately following the Poncho Sanchez Latin Jazz Band on Friday, August 31, at 8 pm. Best known for his chart-topping 1968 hit, "Grazin' in the Grass," Masekela continues to demonstrate extraordinary growth and versatility in his music. A lifelong activist and supporter of anti apartheid leader, Nelson Mandela, Masekela also founded a music school and record label to benefit South African youth. He toured with Paul Simon's "Graceland," and recorded with Bob Marley, Miriam Makeba, Abdullah Ibrahim and dozens of other South African artists.

Kevin Mahogany appeared as Big Joe Turner in the Robert Altman film, Kansas City. His resemblance to Turner, a popular blues singer from the 1930's-60's-both in style and appearance-introduces a new generation of music fans to such blues and R & B hits as "Chain of Love," "The Chill is On," and "Shake, Rattle and Roll." Mahogany's own jazz pedigree qualifies him as one of the genre's leading vocalists. He has performed at Carnegie Hall, the Kennedy Center, and countless venues around the world, and records on his own label, Mahogany Jazz.

Appearing with Kevin Mahogany in the Kansas City Revue will be saxophonist Red Holloway, who performed on Big Joe Turner's last recording, "Tata Tata," and was a close personal friend of the singer. Pianist Cyrus Chestnut, who portrayed Pete Johnson in the Altman film, will also be onstage. Vocalist Kathy Kosins will join the revue along with the Chuck Bergeron Trio.

Kevin Mahogany's Kansas City Revue featuring the Music of Big Joe Turner will perform Sunday, September 2, at 1:30 pm.

BossaBrasil premiered at Birdland in New York in 2005 and features pianist Cesar Camargo Mariano and guitarist Romero Lubambo. Mariano is recipient of a Latin "Grammy" Lifetime Achievement Award for legendary status in the world of Brazilian pop music. Romero has performed and recorded with Jobim, Gilberto Gill, Diane Reeves, Yo-Yo Ma, and Paquito D'Rivera among others.
Brazilian samba-jazz vocalist, Leny Andrade, will appear as the duo's guest. BossaBrasil was created by Pat Phillips and Ettore Stratta.

BossaBrasil will perform immediately following Kevin Mahogany's Kansas City Revue on Sunday, September 2, at 1:30 pm.

Maria Schneider arrived in New York from Minnesota in 1985, studied composition with Bob Brookmeyer and became an assistant to Gil Evans working on the film, The Color of Money, and on the Gil Evans and Sting tour in 1987. The Maria Schneider Jazz Orchestra was awarded a 2005 Grammy for its recording "Concert in the Garden"
(ArtistShare Records) and became the first Grammy winning recording with internet only sales. Numerous Grammy nominations were received for her previous recordings, Evanescence, Coming About and Allegresse.
Allegresse was included in the Top Ten Recordings of 2000 by Time magazine and Billboard. Schneider's latest CD, Sky Blue is scheduled for release from ArtistShare in June 2007.

The Maria Schneider Orchestra will perform immediately following BossaBrasil on Sunday, September 2.

Cunard Line, whose fleet comprises The Most Famous Ocean Liners in the World (SM), Queen Mary 2 and QE2, and the newest royal, Queen Victoria, comes aboard for the first time as the official cruise line and sponsor of the 2007 Tanglewood Jazz Festival. During its storied 167-year history, Cunard's renowned ships have transported society's luminaries, notables, and famed artists around the world in unrivaled style. Sumptuous surroundings and the line's legendary White Star Service (SM) have made Cunard the preferred choice of luxury travel for generations.

Tickets for the 2007 Tanglewood Jazz Festival are available by calling SymphonyCharge at 888-266-1200 or online at www.tanglewood.org. and in person at the Tanglewood Box Office in Lenox. All ticket prices include a $1 Tanglewood Grounds Maintenance Fee. For further information, please call the Boston Symphony Orchestra at 617-266-1492.

The Tanglewood Jazz Festival is also sponsored by JazzTimes Magazine and Borders Books.


2007 Tanglewood Jazz Festival Ticket Prices

Friday, August 31, 8 p.m.
Poncho Sanchez Latin Jazz Band
Hugh Masekela
$40-57/lawn $17

Saturday, September 1, 3 p.m.
Marian McPartland
Live taping for NPR's "Piano Jazz" with special guest TBA $30-47/lawn $18

Saturday, September 1, 8 p.m.
Kurt Elling with Very Special Friends
Randy Crawford & Joe Sample
$43-68/lawn $20

Sunday, September 2, 1:30 p.m.
Kevin Mahogany's Kansas City Revue Featuring the Music of Big Joe Turner Starring Cyrus Chestnut and Red Holloway Featuring Kathy Kosins and the Chuck Bergeron Trio

BossaBrasil Featuring the Cesar Camargo Mariano-Romero Lubambo Duo with guest vocalist, Leny Andrade

The Maria Schneider Orchestra

Tickets: $30-47/lawn $18

Sunday, September 2, 8 p.m.
Hank Jones & Roberta Gambarini
Ahmad Jamal & Jimmy Heath
$40-57/lawn $17

[Lois Gilbert]

Marian McPartland's special guest will be Renee Rosnes.

[dawn singh]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
JUNE 22, 2007


Tanglewood Jazz Festival Announces Pianist, Renee Rosnes, as Special Guest for “Piano Jazz” with Marian McPartland

Taped Live for National Public Radio

Jazz Café Artists Include Chiara Civello, Sachal Vasandani,
Aruan Ortiz, Grace Kelly, Edmar Casteneda, Mina Agossi

Boston Symphony Orchestra Announces All-Day Lawn Pass for Tanglewood Jazz Festival

Cunard Line is the official Cruise Line of the Boston Symphony Orchestra and Sponsor of the Tanglewood Jazz Festival

The Boston Symphony Orchestra has announced the addition of jazz pianist, Renee Rosnes, to the 2007 Tanglewood Jazz Festival lineup. Ms. Rosnes will be the special guest of Marian McPartland for the live taping of “Piano Jazz” for NPR.

Canadian pianist and composer Renee Rosnes has earned major
international acclaim since she first relocated from Vancouver to
New York City in 1986. Having toured and recorded with many of the greatest masters, her resume reads like a who's who of jazz including work with Joe Henderson, JJ Johnson, Wayne Shorter, the Carnegie Hall Jazz Band, James Moody, and Bobby Hutcherson, among others. Ms. Rosnes has released a series of nine musically imaginative recordings on the Blue Note label, which have garnered four Juno Awards. She is also a founding member of the San Francisco Jazz Collective, an all-star octet currently featuring saxophonist Joe Lovano and trumpeter Dave Douglas.

Returning again this year is the popular Jazz Café, an informal, cabaret style venue that features new up-and-coming talent. This year’s artists in the Jazz Café are Italian vocalist, song writer and pianist, Chiara Civello; New York based vocalist, songwriter, and bandleader, Sachal Vasandani; Cuban pianist and Berklee College of Music graduate, Aruan Ortiz; Boston-based saxophonist, Grace Kelly; Colombian jazz harpist, Edmar Casteneda; and French jazz vocalist, Mina Agossi.

This year for the first time, an all-day lawn pass for Saturday and Sunday will be available for $33 per day.

The full lineup includes Kurt Elling, Randy Crawford and Joe Sample, the Poncho Sanchez Latin Jazz Band, Hank Jones, Roberta Gambarini, Ahmad Jamal, Jimmy Heath, Hugh Masekela, Kevin Mahogany, Red Holloway, Cyrus Chestnut, Cesar Camargo Mariano, Romero Lubambo, Leny Andrade, the Maria Schneider Orchestra, Kathy Kosins and the Chuck Bergeron Trio.

Cunard Line, whose fleet comprises The Most Famous Ocean Liners in the World (SM), Queen Mary 2 and QE2, and the newest royal, Queen Victoria, comes aboard for the first time as the official cruise line and sponsor of the 2007 Tanglewood Jazz Festival. During its storied 167-year history, Cunard’s renowned ships have transported society’s luminaries, notables, and famed artists around the world in unrivaled style. Sumptuous surroundings and the line’s legendary White Star Service (SM) have made Cunard the preferred choice of luxury travel for generations.

Tickets for the 2007 Tanglewood Jazz Festival are available by calling SymphonyCharge at 888-266-1200 or online at www.tanglewood.org. and in person at the Tanglewood Box Office in Lenox. All ticket prices include a $1 Tanglewood Grounds Maintenance Fee. For further information, please call the Boston Symphony Orchestra at 617-266-1492.

The Tanglewood Jazz Festival is also sponsored by JazzTimes Magazine, Borders Books, and Jazzcorner.com.

2007 Tanglewood Jazz Festival Ticket Prices

Friday, August 31, 6:30 pm
Aruan Ortiz
Jazz Café
Admission free with ticket to main stage event

Friday, August 31, 8 pm
Hugh Masekela
Poncho Sanchez Latin Jazz Band
Tickets: $40-57/lawn $17

Saturday, September 1, 1:30 pm
Mina Agossi
Jazz Cafe
Admission free with ticket to main stage event

Saturday, September 1, 3 pm
Live taping of Marian McPartland’s “Piano Jazz” for NPR
Special guest Renee Rosnes
Tickets: $30-47/lawn $18

Saturday, September 1, 6:30 pm
Grace Kelly
Jazz Cafe
Admission free with ticket to main stage event

Saturday, September 1, 8 pm
Kurt Elling with very special friends
Randy Crawford & Joe Sample
Tickets: $43-68/lawn $20

Sunday, September 2, 12 noon
Sachal Vasandani
Jazz Cafe
Admission free with ticket to main stage event

Sunday, September 2, 1:30 pm

1) Kevin Mahogany’s Kansas City Revue
Featuring the music of Big Joe Turner
Starring Cyrus Chestnut & Red Holloway
Featuring Kathy Kosins & the Chuck Bergeron Trio

2) BossaBrasil
Featuring the Cesar Camargo Mariano-Romero Lubambo Duo
and special guest from Brazil, vocalist Leny Andrade

3) The Maria Schneider Orchestra
Tickets: $30-47/lawn $18

Sunday, September 2, 5 pm
The Edmar Casteneda Trio
Jazz Cafe
Admission free with ticket to main stage event

Sunday, September 2, 6:30 pm
Chiara Civello
Jazz Cafe
Admission free with ticket to main stage event

Sunday, September 2, 8 pm
Hank Jones & Roberta Gambarini
Ahmad Jamal & Jimmy Heath
Tickets: $40-57/lawn $17



For additional information, bios and photos on the performing artists, please review the electronic press kit at www.tanglewoodjazzfestival.org/presskit or www.tanglewoodjazzfestival.com/presskit or to request a first-class mailing contact:

Dawn Singh
Dawn Singh Publicity
505-771-0417 (office)
857-544-0739 (cell)
dawn@dawnsinghpublicity.com

Kathleen Drohan
Boston Symphony Orchestra Press Office
617-638-9280
kdrohan@bso.org

[Lois Gilbert]

I always wish I could clone myself, but especially wish I could do this on Labor Day weekend, so I could be at Detroit and Tanglewood. Tanglewood has a tremendous program Labor Day weekend including

Ahmad Jamal, A Tribute to Big Joe Turner, Marian McParland live taping of her NPR show with Renee Rosnes, incredible Brazilian jazz, Hugh Masakels, Maria Schneider orchestra and the list goes on.

We have 3 VIP pairs of tickets to give you to every show including the Jazz Café as well as free parking for all three days - if you've never been to Tanglewood - come on up. It's a beautiful and Tanglewood is IMO tres romantic and special.

To enter to win - just click on Tanglewood Contest

Winners will be chosen at random. Your email address will only be shared with Tanglewood Jazz Festival.