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.

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.