29th Annual North Carolina Jazz Festival  

February 5- 7, 2009  

   Come See And Hear Your Favorite Traditional  Jazz Musicians

PERFORMING LIVE AT THE 29th ANNUAL NORTH CAROLINA JAZZ FESTIVAL

Wilmington Hilton Riverside, 301 N. Water Street , Wilmington, NC 28401

 

Opening night special feature........................Opening night special feature...................

 

 

Lionel, Red, and Bunny

A Tribute to Lionel Hampton, Red Norvo, and Bunny Berigan

with 

Ed Polcer – cornet & trumpet, Joe Ascione - drums, John Cocuzzi – vibes & piano, 

Bucky Pizzarelli-guitar, Wycliffe Gordon – trombone, Judy Kurtz - vocals

Houston Person - saxophone, and Frank Tate - bass.  

Thursday night opener UNCW Big Band  With Special guest artist doing  30 minutes of Swing!

Friday and Saturday evenings we will add to the all-star lineup Nicki Parrott on bass and vocals, Rossano Sportiello on piano

Butch Miles on drums, Anat Cohen,clarinet and saxaphone, and Randy Reinhart on trumpet and trombone,   

for an exciting weekend of great jazz!                                               

Our 3-day festival is presented in one venue – the Hilton ballroom – with cabaret style seating and cash bar available.  

Special hotel rates for NCJF attendees If reservations are made by January 4, 2009.  

For room reservations phone (888)324-8170 from 8am-5pm or (910)763-5900.   

Festival Concert Tickets: All evening concerts begin at 7:30 pm  

For online credit card purchase: Click this link

Thursday - $30 – a special event concert with open seating (except for tables of ten, which may be

                            reserved by contacting Sandy Evans )

Friday and/or Saturday tickets - $50 each (4 hr. concerts, reserved seating if done in tables of ten,  single tickets – open seating).    

Tickets may be reserved by contacting Sandy Evans

Open seating tickets may be purchased at the Audio Lab at 5732 Oleander Dr. (910-392-1200).

Patron Tickets:  $175 – Includes Friday and Saturday evening concerts and patrons’ musical brunch on Saturday, when patron musicians are invited to “sit in” with our All-Star Musicians.

 $200 - Thursday night’s special event concert is also included in the above package.

All patrons are entitled to reserved, preferred seating and name listed in the program.  Please contact us early for the best seating choices!  For additional festival information and reservations 

call Sandy Evans at 910-793-1111 or e-mail ncjazzfest@yahoo.com

mail to  233 Racine Dr. #95 , Wilmington , NC 28403

Presented in partnership with the Cape Fear Jazz Society 

Recommended by Top 20 Event Southeast Tourism Society 

Sponsored by Morgan Stanley

  All Star Jazz Artists Appearing in 2009

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2008 Jazz Festival Review