58th Annual Monterey Jazz Festival! September 18-20, 2015

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Headliners include the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis, Chick Corea, Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue, Ambrose Akinmusire, Dianne Reeves, Chris Botti, Béla Fleck, Snarky Puppy, Pete Escovedo and Sheila E.; Terence Blanchard, Ravi Coltrane, Geri Allen’s Erroll Garner Project, Jaco’s World Conducted by Vince Mendoza, and many others Full Weekend Packages and Single Day Arena and Grounds Tickets for the 58th Annual Monterey Jazz Festival, September 18–20, can be purchased online at www.montereyjazzfestival.org or by calling 888.248.6499. The Festival features 500 artists, and nearly 100 performances from iconic and emerging jazz artists, educational events, conversations, and exhibits on eight stages, for 30 hours of live music spanning two days and three nights, accompanied by an array of 75 vendors selling international cuisine and merchandise on the oak-studded 20 acres of the Monterey County Fair & Event Center. 2015’s GRAMMY Award-winning Arena lineup on Friday, September 18 includes Jaco’s World: A Celebration of the Music of Jaco Pastorius (conducted by Vince Mendoza, and featuring Will Lee, Christian McBride, Felix Pastorius, Peter Erskine, Tierney Sutton, Sonny Knight, Bob Mintzer, Alex Acuña, and others); the Chick Corea Trilogy Trio with Christian McBride and Brian Blade; Geri Allen’s Erroll Garner Project: Concert by the Sea, featuring Jason Moran, Christian Sands, Russell Malone, Darek Oles, and Jimmy Cobb. The Saturday, September 19 Arena lineup includes Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue, Lucky Peterson, Nikki Hill, the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis; Monterey Jazz Festival on Tour with Raul Midón, Ravi Coltrane, Nicholas Payton, Gerald Clayton, Joe Sanders, and Justin Brown; and the Ambrose Akinmusire Quartet +5 debuting the Festival’s Commission, The Forgotten Places. The Arena lineup on Sunday, September 20 includes the Pete Escovedo Latin Jazz Orchestra with special guest Sheila E.; Snarky Puppy; Next Generation Jazz Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis; Chris Botti; Dianne Reeves, and Chick Corea & Béla Fleck. The Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis will act as the 2015 Artist-In-Residence, with smaller JALC ensembles performing three additional sets on the Grounds, including the Walter Blanding, Carlos Henriquez, and a JALC Jam Session. Chick Corea will be the 2015 Showcase Artist, performing with Trilogy with Christian McBride and Brian Blade; in duo with Béla Fleck. 2015 Commission Artist Ambrose Akinmusire +5 will debut The Forgotten Places in the Arena and also performs with his quartet on the Grounds. Single Day Arena Tickets offer a reserved seat to each of the five concerts on the Jimmy Lyons Stage in the Arena plus access to the seven additional Grounds stages and all Festival activities. Friday Single Day Arena Tickets are $71. Saturday and Sunday Single Day Arena Tickets are $142 each day. Single Day Grounds Tickets offer access to seven Grounds stages and activities on each day. Single Day Grounds Tickets are $45 for Friday, and $55 for Saturday or Sunday. Youth discounts are available. Grounds activities include 80 events, conversations, films, and musical performances, with weekend highlights from the Monty Alexander Trio; Terence Blanchard featuring The E-Collective; Kurt Rosenwinkel; Cyrille Aimée; Allan Harris; Theo Croker and DVRKFUNK; Lizz Wright, John Santos, Etienne Charles, top bands from the 2015 Next Generation Jazz Festival, and many others. Also on sale are Single Day Premier Club hospitality passes, priced at $75 for Friday, and $125 for Saturday or Sunday. Benefits include a furnished setting offering closed-circuit Arena simulcasts, a no-host bar, complimentary food service and non-alcoholic beverages, live music, and private restrooms. Arena or Grounds Ticket purchase is required. The 9th Annual Jazz Legends Gala, held at the Intercontinental The Clement Monterey on Cannery Row, will honor pianist Chick Corea on Thursday, September 17. Hosted by Terence Blanchard, special performances at this beautiful location will feature vocalist Cyrille Aimée, and the Next Generation Jazz Orchestra. Proceeds from this event will benefit Monterey Jazz Festival’s jazz education programs. Contact 831.373.3366 for more information. Also on sale are Full Weekend Arena and Grounds Packages. The full lineup for the 58th Monterey Jazz Festival can be found on www.montereyjazzfestival.org.