The Sixteenth Annual
DuPont
Clifford Brown
Jazz Festival
The weeklong Clifford Brown Jazz Festival is held annually in Wilmington Delaware, and is the largest jazz festival of its kind along the east coast. Dates for the festival are Sunday June 13 to Sunday June 20. Featured artists include T.S. Monk, Ahmad Jamal, Hilton Ruiz/Dave Valentin Latin Jazz Project, and Regina Carter with the Delaware Symphony Orchestra, performing for FREE in downtown Wilmington’s Rodney Square.
The Sunday, June 20th Clifford Brown Jazz Festival finale, at Winterthur, an American Country Estate just north of downtown Wilmington, will feature the Cassandra Wilson sextet and The Jazz At Lincoln Center’s Afro-Latin Jazz Orchestra conducted by Arturo O’Farrill. Tickets: $10.00. Buy them online at InstantSeats
For specific information on artist appearances and hotel packages, check
www.cliffordbrownjazzfest.com, or call 302-576-3095.
SCHEDULE:
Sun., June 13 - FREE - 7 p.m.
Episcopal Church of Ss. Andrew & Matthew, Wilmington, DE
Duke Ellington Sacred Concert
Seating limited. First come first seated. Doors Open at 6:30
Mon., June 14 - Free - 6:30 p.m. Rodney Square, Wilmington, DE
T.S. Monk: Monk on Monk Too
USAF Rhythm in Blue Jazz Ensemble
Tues., June 15 - Free - 6:30 p.m. Rodney Square, Wilmington, DE
Hilton Ruiz/Dave Valentin Latin Jazz Project
David Sanchez
Wed., June 16 - Free - 6:30 p.m. Rodney Square, Wilmington, DE
Ahmad Jamal • Additional Artist TBD
Thurs., June 17 - Free - 6:30 p.m. Rodney Square, Wilmington, DE
Big Bad Voodoo Daddy
Cecilia Smith & Jay Hoggard
Fri., June 18 - Free - 6:30 p.m. Rodney Square, Wilmington, DE
Jimmy McGriff • Additional Artist TBD
Sat., June 19 - Free - 3:00 p.m. Rodney Square, Wilmington, DE
Regina Carter with the DE Symphony Orchestra
Duke Ellington Sacred Concert Encore
Council of Jazz Advocates Wilmington Youth Jazz Band
directed by Fostina Dixon
Kennedy Center Betty Carter Jazz Ahead Graduates
Sun., June 20 - Tickets $10
family fun begins at 12:30, showtime: 4:00 p.m.
Winterthur, An American Country Estate
Cassandra Wilson
The Lincoln Center Afro-Latin Jazz Orchestra
conducted by Arturo O’Farrill
Call 302.888.4994 or Go Online for Tickets
"Festival Specials"
Saturday, June 12 - FREE - 8 - 10 p.m.
Theatre N at Nemours, 11th and Tatnall Streets, Wilmington, DE
Po/Jazz Connection
featuring
Warren Oree & The Arpeggio Jazz Ensemble
with Spoken Word Artists
Lamont "Napalm" Dixon
Pat McLean of In the Company of Poets
and Panamanian Poet UVA
Seating limited. First come first seated. Doors Open at 7:30
Saturday, June 12 - FREE - Time to be announced
Kids Jazz Jam
Historical Society of Delaware
505 Market Street, Wilmington, DE
Monday, June 14 - Friday, June 18 - FREE - 12:15 - 1:45
Lunchtime Jazz Concerts in Willingtown Square
500 Block of Market Street, Wilmington, DE
"The Genuine American Music" Exhibit
Historical Society of Delaware Museum
505 Market Street, Wilmington, DE
Open to the public beginning June 12
Historical Society of Delaware website
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