The Seventh Annual Prescott Jazz Summit takes place August 24-26 in Prescott, Arizona. More than 40 local and national jazz musicians will meet in historic Prescott to perform at a series of concerts and events designed to bring the best of jazz music to northern Arizona and raise funds for local school music departments, jazz camp scholarships and the Clare Willey Memorial Scholarship Fund. Willey was a long-time Prescott musician and instructor.

Performer and Festival Director Mike Vax of Friends of Big Band Jazz (www.bigbandjazz.net), a 501c3 nonprofit corporation, has brought together a group of international jazz legends that includes Bob Florence, Carl Saunders, Scott Whitfield and many others. Arizona jazz favorites include Blaise Lantana, Susanna York, Margo Reed, Joel Robin, Steve Annibale, Dwight Kilian, Larry Kantor, and Tony Vacca.

"Our goal is to bring great jazz music to northern Arizona and support the music programs of the local schools in the Tri-City area," said Vax, an international artist in his own right who played lead trumpet with the Stan Kenton Orchestra and the Clark Terry Big Band. "Jazz is America's true art form and everyone involved in the Prescott Jazz Summit is dedicated to perpetuating that art and creating enthusiasm for great jazz music."

Al McCoy, voice of the Phoenix Suns, and Blaise Lantana of radio station KJZZ will serve as masters of ceremonies for the three-day event, which kicks off at noon on August 24th with a free concert at Courthouse Square in Prescott. Tickets to the other concerts and events, including Friday night, Saturday night concerts and Sunday afternoon concerts, and a Sunday jazz brunch at the Hassayampa Inn, range from $25 to $40, plus a special scholarship fundraising "meet the musicians" dinner and concert at $100, with all weekend concert only passes at $70 dollars, and all weekend Patron passes at $160 and $185, which include the dinner and the jazz brunch. For more information or to purchase tickets for the Prescott Jazz Summit call (928) 771-1268, visit the website at www.prescottjazz.com, or e-mail Mike Vax at This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it .

TICKETS WILL BE ON SALE AT OUR HOST HOTEL – THE HASSAYAMPA INN, 122 E. GURLEY STREET IN DOWNTOWN PRESCOTT, STARTING JULY 24TH.

TICKETS WILL ALSO BE ON SALE AT THE PRESCOTT CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.

Events:

Friday Noon – Free Concert in Courthouse Square

Friday Evening "Meet the Musicians Fundraising Dinner"

at the Hassayampa Inn - 5:30 PM

Friday Night – Concert – Prescott Elks Opera House – 7:30 PM

Saturday – Performances and workshops – Ruth Street Theater – 1:00 – 4:30 PM

Saturday Night – Gala Concert – Ruth Street Theater – 7:30 PM

Sunday Morning – Jazz Brunch – Hassayampa Inn – 9:30 AM & 12:15 PM

Sunday Afternoon – Concert – Prescott Elks Opera House – 2:30 PM

MUSICIANS WHO ARE SCHEDULED TO PERFORM:

Bob Florence, Carl Saunders, Mike Vax, Scott Whitfield, Gary Hobbs, Blaise Lantana, Ginger Berglund, Susannah Martin, Margo Reed, Joel Robin, Dwight Kilian, Tony Vacca, Jack Petersen, Steve Annibale, Bob Lashier, Cleve Huff, Denny Garr, Les Czimber, Tom Winker, Larry Kantor, and other musicians to be announced. Youth bands to include the Prescott High School Jazz Ensemble, the Sedona Jazz on the Rocks Youth Band, Arizona Jazz Academy (Tucson) plus others. Musician list subject to change.

MASTERS OF CEREMONIES:

Al McCoy – Voice of the Phoenix Suns

Blaise Lantana – KXJZ Radio

PROCEEDS GO TO:

The Clare Willey Memorial Scholarship Fund

Summer Jazz Camp Scholarships

Tri-cities school music departments

We are sponsored by Friends of Big Band Jazz

Tickets:

All concert pass for the weekend - $70 (Individual concerts $25 each)


Does not include Meet the Musicians Dinner or Jazz Brunch

Patron (includes meet the musicians dinner and the jazz brunch) - $160

Super Patron (includes dinner and brunch and special seating) - $185

Meet the Musicians Fundraising Dinner and Friday night concert - $100

Jazz Brunch separately - $40

Tickets on sale at the Hassayampa Inn and the Prescott Chamber of Commerce.

Tickets can be ordered by phone at 928-771-1268..


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