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10th Annual Berklee BeanTown Jazz Festival Celebrates New Orleans
More than 30 Acts to Perform Over 10 Days: Paula Cole, Kurt Rosenwinkel, The Bad Plus, Terence Blanchard, Danilo Perez, Al Kooper, Robert Glasper, Greg Osby, Jonathan Batiste, Nona Hendryx, The Wild Magnolias, Julian Lage, Grace Kelly, and more...
BOSTON, MA: The first college of jazz
celebrates the birthplace of jazz as the 10th annual Berklee BeanTown Jazz
Festival pays tribute to music and culture of New Orleans five years after
Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. From September 15-25, world-renowned superstars and
popular local acts perform free and ticketed concerts throughout the city. The
10-day event culminates on Saturday, September 25, in a free outdoor festival on
three stages over six blocks in the South End that brings together people of all
ages from every Boston neighborhood, throughout New England, and beyond. Last
year's event drew over 80,000, a new festival record.
The festival's largest roster yet includes performances by 30 acts at the
Berklee Performance Center (BPC), Scullers Jazz Club, Regattabar, Wally's Cafe,
Berklee's Cafe 939 and David Friend Recital Hall, and outdoor stages along
Columbus Avenue. The Berklee BeanTown Jazz Festival is co-presented by Target
and sponsored by Dunkin' Donuts, Blue Cross Blue Shield, WCVB-TV 5, and others.
JazzBoston is a festival partner. BeanTown is receiving support from the
National Endowment for the Arts. For more information, call 617-747-2261 or
visit beantownjazz.org.
"Jazz is one of America’s greatest contributions to world culture. Without the
music of New Orleans, there is no Berklee," says festival artistic director
Terri Lyne Carrington. "So we're celebrating our 10th anniversary by giving
Beantown a taste of the Big Easy, with New Orleans music on each stage of the
outdoor festival, a traditional jazz band marching up and down Columbus Avenue,
delicious Southern cuisine, and activities for the whole family."
Carrington has assembled a diverse and exciting lineup in her second year as
artistic director. Among the highlights are Kurt Rosenwinkel and Orchestra de
Jazz de Matosinhos (9/15, BPC); The Bad Plus (9/17, BPC); the John Coltrane
Memorial Concert (9/18, Northeastern University); Robert Glasper (9/23,
Regattabar); Danilo Perez (9/23-24, Scullers), Paula Cole (9/24, BPC); and
Terence Blanchard (9/25, Scullers).
The crown jewel is the free outdoor festival on Saturday, September 25, from
noon to 6:00 p.m. on three stages over six blocks on Columbus Avenue, starting
at Massachusetts Avenue. Top acts include Al Kooper and the Funky Faculty,
Jonathan Batiste Trio, Greg Osby and Mark Turner, The Wild Magnolias, Nona
Hendryx, Julian Lage Trio, The Boogaloo Swamis, Rhiannon featuring Abraham
Laboriel and Alex Acuña, Grace Kelly, Victor Mendoza, and others.
The Target Family Park returns to transform Carter Playground on Columbus Ave.
into a hub of activity for kids of all ages, with inflatables, rides, face
painting, balloons, and an instrument petting zoo staffed with Berklee
professionals. More than 80 vendor booths will offer arts, crafts, accessories,
and great food representing a variety of countries.
To browse a list of Berklee BeanTown Jazz festival concerts, visit:
http://www.beantownjazz.org