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Charlie Hunter, The Greyboy Allstars and Hazel Miller Band join the 2010 line-up.
2010
07.20

Spotlight on Hazel Miller

Hazel Miller is not just a great singer, “she is a force of nature!” quotes the Rocky Mountain News.  

Whether she is singing blues, jazz, pop, or gospel, her voice charges the songs with a primal dose of genuine soul. Hazel began her 38-year career in Louisville, Kentucky, where she rose to the top of the music scene. She has opened for popular artists such as Mel Torme, James Brown, the Temptations, Earl Klugh, and Bob James, and was singled out by the city of Denver as one of 150 people who make Denver a better place to live.

Join XM Radio Real Jazz host Mark Ruffin via live stream to hear Hazel Miller perform from The Peaks Resort & Spa on Thursday, August 5 from 8-8:45 p.m., followed by a live interview. Listen at www.telluridejazz.org/live.  

The Telluride Jazz Celebration welcomes Hazel Miller to the Telluride Jazz Celebration Thursday, August 5 at 8 p.m., Patrons Party at The Peaks Resort & Spa (open to Patron Pass Holders only or via live stream), Friday, August 7 at 10 p.m., Fly Me To The Moon Saloon and Saturday, August 7 at 12:50 p.m., Toshiko Akiyoshi Town Park Stage.

2010
07.06

The annual Telluride Jazz Celebration will celebrate 34 years of bringing the best of jazz to Colorado on August 6-8.

• The 2010 lineup includes: The Stanley Clarke Band featuring Hiromi, Festival guest of Honor Toshiko Akiyoshi, Dr. Lonnie Smith, The Greyboy Allstars, Dianne Reeves, Hazel Miller, Raul Midon, Lew Tabackin, Chuchito Valdes and many more. For more information about this year’s artists and schedule, visit www.telluridejazz.org/artists.htm.

• By combining the finest of nature and art, The Telluride Jazz Celebration ranks among the world’s most memorable music festivals.

• The intimate festival format, the superb music and the opportunity for invigorating alpine recreation (yoga, wine tastings, outdoor adventure) create a More Than Jazz experience for jazz enthusiast, festival goers. From performances on outdoor stages during the day and evening to theater and club shows at night, the Telluride Jazz Celebration offers great venues to hear great music that celebrates jazz roots in Latin, African, blues and mainstream traditions.

• Following the Telluride Jazz Celebration, the highly anticipated two-night performance from Phish (Telluride is the only Colorado stop on the Phish tour) will wrap up a weekend of great music August 9-10.

• Telluride Jazz Celebration tickets, on sale now, range from $49 for a single day pass to $649 for the Patron Pass, the ultimate VIP Jazz experience.

• Telluride Jazz Festival invites jazz, music and outdoor enthusiasts to take advantage of the Telluride Jazz Celebration More Than Jazz discount that offers 10% off any ticket purchase through July 16 (use coupon code MTJ16). Tickets for the 34th Telluride Jazz Celebration can be purchased at www.telluridejazz.org or by calling 970-728-7009.

• For a list of this year’s festival sponsors, visit www.telluridejazz.org/sponsors.htm.

2010
07.06

The 34th Annual Telluride Jazz Celebration welcomes festival guest of honor Toshiko Akiyoshi and The Stanley Clarke Band featuring Hiromi

• Toshiko Akiyoshi, a Japanese American jazz pianist, composer and bandleader is one of the most influential and successful female instrumentalists of her generation in jazz. Named in 2007 as an NEA Jazz Master by the U.S. National Endowment for the Arts and nominated for 14 Grammy Awards, Akiyoshi is a celebrated musician who will appear on stage in Telluride for the first time in three decades.

• Akiyoshi’s music is lauded for its masterful blending of atmosphere and swirling textures with traditional jazz figures, rich in Japanese influence. She is said to be one of the few jazz composer/arrangers whose name could be seriously mentioned in the company of Duke Ellington, Eddie Sauter and Gil Evans.

• Hiromi has been heralded as one of the brightest new lights on the piano jazz landscape since the release of Another Mind, her 2003 debut recording. Six years and four critically acclaimed albums later, she has not only lived up to the initial praise for her early efforts but surpassed it entirely, thanks in large part to live performances that spotlight her boundless talent, energy and artistic vision.

• Telluride Jazz Celebration welcomes Hiromi to the Town Park stage for the first time in festival history.

• The scheduled lineup featuring these heralded Asian artists includes:
Saturday, August 7 | Telluride Town Park Stage | 2-2:50 p.m. Toshiko Akiyoshi and Lew Tabackin Quartet | 4:20-5:20 p.m. Toshiko Akiyoshi with the Crescent Super Band | 7 p.m. The Stanley Clarke Band featuring Hiromi

Sunday, August 8 | Elks Park, Raynier Free Stage | 10:30-11:30 a.m. Panel Discussion with Toshiko Akiyoshi, Jackie Ryan, Larry Coryell, Raul Midón, Dmitri Matheny and Norman Provizer

• For a list of this year’s festival sponsors, visit www.telluridejazz.org/sponsors.htm.
Tickets for the 34th Telluride Jazz Celebration can be purchased at www.telluridejazz.org or by
calling 970-728-7009.

2010
03.18

New Artists Just Booked!

THE GREYBOY ALLSTARS
GBA invokes their “sultry, syrupy grooves… that brew up an intense dancefest spiked with obscure jazz beat” wherever they play, says the Denver Post Reverb. They are a funk and jazz group created in the early 1990s and were a major part of the mid-90s acid jazz movement that spurred a renewed interest in late 60s/early 70s soul jazz. GBA was in Telluride last in 1996, and you won’t want to miss them this time around. [more info and music]

CHARLIE HUNTER
Charlie Hunter is widely considered the authority on the seven- and eight-string guitar, and continues to stun audiences with his ability to simultaneously bust out tasty bass parts, melodic leads and swinging rhythms. [more info and music]

HAZEL MILLER BAND
Hazel Miller is not just a great singer, “she is a force of nature!” quotes the Rocky Mountain News. Whether she is singing blues, jazz, pop or gospel, her voice charges the songs with a primal dose of genuine soul. [more info and music]

2010
02.18

CBS4 Denver Preview

Critic at Large Greg Moody reports on the festival’s date change and the “top-heavy” artist lineup. Watch the great footage CBS4 compiled for the preview.

Click here to watch.

2010
01.04
Pianist, composer, arranger and bandleader Toshiko Akiyoshi creates music noted for its complex, distinctive textures and Japanese influence. When Manchuria-born Toshiko learned of how Ellington’s music reflected his African heritage, she embarked upon the journey to investigate her own Japanese musical heritage. Although her music continued to remain firmly planted in her life-long study of jazz, she began composing with Japanese themes, harmonies, and instruments. Her music has been lauded for its masterful blending of hypnotic, Eastern atmosphere and swirling textures with traditional jazz figures. The Toshoko Akiyoshi-Lew Tabackin Big Band was renowned as one of the most important and influential big bands in jazz. While in Telluride, Toshiko will direct the Crescent Super Band featuring tenor great Lew Tabackin.
The Telluride Jazz Celebration is pleased to host Toshiko Akiyoshi as its 2010 Guest of Honor. A few of her many accomplishments include 14 Grammy nominations, NEA (National Endowment for the Arts) Jazz Master designation, Best Arranger and Composer Awards by DownBeat Magazine, popular international recognition as a major figure in jazz composition and an impressive lifelong discography of more than three dozen recordings.
We are thrilled that Toshiko Akiyoshi will be joining us as our Guest Honoree at the 2010 Telluride Jazz Celebration,” says Paul Machado, Executive Director, “Toshiko’s contributions to jazz are respected around the world.” He continues, “I met her almost 20 years ago at the 1990 Telluride Jazz Festival and I have never forgotten the inspirational impression she had on me. Her dedication to jazz was a critical factor in my becoming the director for Telluride Jazz Celebration starting in 1991.”www.berkeleyagency.com/html/jazz.html
“She began playing piano at the age of 6, and a local record collector introduced her to jazz by playing a recording of ‘Sweet Lorraine’ by Teddy Wilson.”
Pianist, composer, arranger and bandleader Toshiko Akiyoshi creates music noted for its complex, distinctive textures and Japanese influence. When Manchuria-born Toshiko learned of how Ellington’s music reflected his African heritage, she embarked upon the journey to investigate her own Japanese musical heritage. Although her music continued to remain firmly planted in her life-long study of jazz, she began composing with Japanese themes, harmonies, and instruments. Her music has been lauded for its masterful blending of hypnotic, Eastern atmosphere and swirling textures with traditional jazz figures.
The Toshoko Akiyoshi-Lew Tabackin Big Band was renowned as one of the most important and influential big bands in jazz. A few of her many accomplishments include 14 Grammy nominations, NEA (National Endowment for the Arts) Jazz Master designation, Best Arranger and Composer Awards by DownBeat Magazine, popular international recognition as a major figure in jazz composition and an impressive lifelong discography of more than three dozen recordings.

Pianist, composer, arranger and bandleader Toshiko Akiyoshi creates music noted for its complex, distinctive textures and Japanese influence. When Manchuria-born Toshiko learned of how Ellington’s music reflected his African heritage, she embarked upon the journey to investigate her own Japanese musical heritage. Although her music continued to remain firmly planted in her life-long study of jazz, she began composing with Japanese themes, harmonies, and instruments. Her music has been lauded for its masterful blending of hypnotic, Eastern atmosphere and swirling textures with traditional jazz figures. The Toshoko Akiyoshi-Lew Tabackin Big Band was renowned as one of the most important and influential big bands in jazz. While in Telluride, Toshiko will direct the Crescent Super Band featuring tenor great Lew Tabackin.

toshiko-78The Telluride Jazz Celebration is pleased to host Toshiko Akiyoshi as its 2010 Guest of Honor. A few of her many accomplishments include 14 Grammy nominations, NEA (National Endowment for the Arts) Jazz Master designation, Best Arranger and Composer Awards by DownBeat Magazine, popular international recognition as a major figure in jazz composition and an impressive lifelong discography of more than three dozen recordings.

We are thrilled that Toshiko Akiyoshi will be joining us as our Guest Honoree at the 2010 Telluride Jazz Celebration,” says Paul Machado, Executive Director, “Toshiko’s contributions to jazz are respected around the world.” He continues, “I met her almost 20 years ago at the 1990 Telluride Jazz Festival and I have never forgotten the inspirational impression she had on me. Her dedication to jazz was a critical factor in my becoming the director for Telluride Jazz Celebration starting in 1991.”www.berkeleyagency.com/html/jazz.html

“She began playing piano at the age of 6, and a local record collector introduced her to jazz by playing a recording of ‘Sweet Lorraine’ by Teddy Wilson.”

Pianist, composer, arranger and bandleader Toshiko Akiyoshi creates music noted for its complex, distinctive textures and Japanese influence. When Manchuria-born Toshiko learned of how Ellington’s music reflected his African heritage, she embarked upon the journey to investigate her own Japanese musical heritage. Although her music continued to remain firmly planted in her life-long study of jazz, she began composing with Japanese themes, harmonies, and instruments. Her music has been lauded for its masterful blending of hypnotic, Eastern atmosphere and swirling textures with traditional jazz figures.

The Toshoko Akiyoshi-Lew Tabackin Big Band was renowned as one of the most important and influential big bands in jazz. A few of her many accomplishments include 14 Grammy nominations, NEA (National Endowment for the Arts) Jazz Master designation, Best Arranger and Composer Awards by DownBeat Magazine, popular international recognition as a major figure in jazz composition and an impressive lifelong discography of more than three dozen recordings.

2010
01.17

Raul Midon Is On Fire

Do You Know About Raul Midon? He’ll Be Here This Summer at the Jazz Fest – He’s a bracing talent, 43-year old Raul MidĂłn is among a select group of artists who transfix their audiences in concert. MidĂłn’s soaring voc

als and rapid-fire, flamenco-inspired guitar playing bear comparison to the work of earlier stars including Richie Havens and Jose Feliciano. And, his jazz-inflected, positive soul sound also recalls socially conscious R&B mentors Stevie Wonder, Bill Withers and Curtis Mayfield. Blinded in an incubator soon after birth, Midón initially earned a living singing background vocals for Latin acts including Shakira and Julio Iglesias. After a string of his own critically acclaimed albums, Midón recently relocated from New York to Los Angeles and has begun an association with Grammy® Award-winning producer Larry Klein (Joni Mitchell, Peter Gabriel, Melody Gardot, Herbie Hancock). Their first masterwork is entitled Synthesis, already out in Europe and slated for U.S. release in 2010.

2010
04.29

Check out this great video medley of the Telluride Jazz Celebration 2009 featuring Bill Frisell Trio, The Jimmy Herring Band, Rebirth Brass Band, Liz Wright, On the One, and more! Shot by Jake James, Justin Weihs, and Tim Johnson. Edited by Tim Johnson.

2010
04.22

Eric Krasno and Chapter 9

Founding member and guitarist of beloved bands Soulive and Lettuce, Eric Krasno is taking his fifteen plus year career in a new direction with his first solo record, Reminisce (Royal Family Records). Krasno will take the music of Reminisce on the road with his new band, Chapter 2, featuring Krasno on guitar and vocals, Nigel Hall on vocals and keys, Adam Deitch on drums, and Louis Cato on bass and vocals. With guest appearances from luminaries such as Derek Trucks, Questlove, Warren Haynes and George Porter Jr. of the Meters, Chapter 2 is a band to be seen and heard.

They play 2 sets Saturday night at the Fly Me To The Moon Saloon and a late night set to close out the festival on Sunday in the Sheridan Opera House.

2010
03.18

For the Telluride Society for Jazz’ Artists in the School program, Calle 66, a
salsa band from Albuquerque, performed for 250 kids. Everyone had a blast,
conga line and all! This was part of WinterJazz where we bring performers to
the kids. The Just for Kids Foundation makes it possible. Find out more info about our educational programs here.

2010
03.18

If you have already purchased your tickets for Jazz this year, or if you are thinking about it now, today is a great time to make your plans. On the day after Jazz ends, there will be two nights of performances that will max out the capacity of Telluride and Mountain Village lodging. Our lodging sponsors have committed to holding rooms for Jazz goers, and we’d like to help them help you get your lodging booked.

Please check out Lodging Specials here
. Sponsors with the Jazz Package Details button have packages available only to Jazz visitors.

2010
01.18

Save the Date!

The 34th Annual Telluride Jazz Celebration has returned to its historic summer dates — August 6-8, 2010. Mark your calendar!

Back by popular demand – the festival goes back to its roots and prime time summer spot.