Boston Symphony Orchestra Presents 2008 Tanglewood Jazz Festival; August 29-31 to Take Place in Lenox, Massachusetts
Boston, MA (Billboard Publicity Wire) August 1, 2008 -- The annual Labor Day Weekend Tanglewood Jazz Festival will take place August 29-31 at the Orchestra's summer home in the Berkshire Hills in Lenox, Massachusetts.
Tickets for the 2008 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.
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The Tanglewood Jazz Festival is also sponsored by JazzTimes Magazine and Jazzcorner.com.
2008 Tanglewood Jazz Festival Ticket Prices
Friday, August 29, 6:30 pm
Aaron Parks Quartet
Jazz Café
Admission free with ticket to main stage event
Friday, August 29, 8 pm
Edmar Castaneda Trio with special guest Joe Locke
Eliane Elias "Something For You" A Tribute to Bill Evans
Tickets: $41-59/lawn $17
Saturday, August 30, 12:30 pm
Kate McGarry Trio
Jazz Cafe
Admission free with ticket to main stage event
Saturday, August 30, 2 pm
A Celebration of Marian McPartland's 90th Birthday
Special guests Nnenna Freelon, Mulgrew Miller, Spencer Day
A live taping for "Piano Jazz" on NPR
Tickets: $31-49/lawn $18
Saturday, August 30, 6:30 pm
Jason Palmer Quintet
Jazz Cafe
Admission free with ticket to main stage event
Saturday, August 30, 8 pm
Donal Fox: Scarlatti Jazz Suite Project with special guest Christian Scott
Dianne Reeves
Tickets: $44-70/lawn $19
Sunday, August 31, 12:30 pm
Spencer Day Quartet
Jazz Cafe
Admission free with ticket to main stage event
Sunday, August 31, 2:00 pm
Eddie Daniels Quartet
Mark O'Connor's "Hot Swing" with special guest Jane Monheit
Tickets: $31-49/lawn $18
Sunday, August 31, 6:30 pm
Alex Brown Trio
Jazz Cafe
Admission free with ticket to main stage event
Sunday, August 31, 8:00 pm
Terence Blanchard's "A Tale of God's Will (A Requiem for Katrina)" with 34 piece orchestra
Tickets: $41-59/lawn $17
For additional information, bios and photos on the performing artists, please review the electronic press kit at www.tanglewoodjazzfestival.org/presskit or contact:
Dawn Singh
Dawn Singh Publicity
505-771-0417 (office)
857-544-0739 (cell)
Kathleen Drohan
Boston Symphony Orchestra Press Office
617-638-9280
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