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Monterey Jazz Festival on Tour at Mayo Center for the Performing Arts
Courtesy of Jean Leonard | Posted on October 26, 2012
Where
Mayo Center for the Performing Arts
100 South St
Morristown, NJ
Map
When
Sat, March 30, 2013
8:00pm
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Musicians
Dee Dee Bridgewater
vocalsChristian McBride
bassAmbrose Akinmusire
trumpetBenny Green
pianoLewis Nash
drumsChris Potter
saxophoneAbout
This joyful celebration of the 55th anniversary of the longest consecutively running jazz festival features a who's who of jazz all-stars, including vocalist Dee Dee Bridgewater, Grammy-winning bassist Christian McBride, trumpeter Ambrose Akinmusire, keyboardist Benny Green, drummer Lewis Nash and saxophonist Chris Potter.
Background:
The Monterey Jazz Festival, the longest continuously-running jazz festival in the world, has presented nearly every major jazz star—from Billie Holiday and Louis Armstrong to Esperanza Spalding and Trombone Shorty—since it was founded in 1958. World-renowned for its artistic excellence, sophisticated informality, and longstanding mission to create and support year-round jazz education and performance programs in local, regional, national, and international venues, the Monterey Jazz Festival on Tour 55th Anniversary Celebration continues this commitment in 2013 with its third North American Tour...