FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 9, 2008
Tanglewood Jazz Festival Announces Nnenna Freelon, Mulgrew Miller and Spencer Day as Special Guests on "Piano Jazz" with Marian McPartland in Celebration of her 90th Birthday Taped Live for National Public Radio
Jazz Café Artists Include Aaron Parks, Kate McGarry, Jason Palmer, Spencer Day and Alex Brown
August 29-31, 2008
All-Day Lawn Pass Available for Saturday and Sunday
Cunard® Line is the official Cruise Line of the Boston Symphony Orchestra and Sponsor of the Tanglewood Jazz Festival
The Boston Symphony Orchestra has announced the addition of vocalists Nnenna Freelon and Spencer Day, and pianist, Mulgrew Miller to the 2008 Tanglewood Jazz Festival lineup. They will be the special guests of Marian McPartland for the live taping of "Piano Jazz" for NPR in celebration of Ms. McPartland's 90th birthday.
Returning again this year is the popular Jazz Café, an informal, cabaret style venue that features emerging talent. This year's artists in the Jazz Café are the Aaron Parks Quintet, the Kate McGarry Trio, the Jason Palmer Quintet, the Spencer Day Quartet, and the Alex Brown Trio.
Available again this year is an all-day lawn pass for Saturday and Sunday for $33 per day.
The full lineup also includes Dianne Reeves, Terence Blanchard, Donal Fox, Christian Scott, Eddie Daniels, Mark O'Connor, Jane Monheit, Joe Locke, Eliane Elias, and Edmar Castaneda.
Cunard® Line, whose fleet comprises The Most Famous Ocean Liners in the World®, the magnificent Queen Mary 2®, the legendary Queen Elizabeth 2®, and its newest ocean liner, Queen VictoriaTM, is the official cruise line and sponsor of the 2008 Tanglewood Jazz Festival. In a legendary time known as The Golden Age of Ocean Travel, crossing the North Atlantic onboard a Cunard ocean liner was a grand journey, rich with possibilities and a distinct sense of adventure. The epitome of a privileged, international lifestyle, a Cunard voyage encompassed the finest in contemporary entertainment, cuisine and culture. Today, Cunard offers all the glamour and excitement of that time on an even grander scale with modern-day amenities beautifully complementing Cunard's impeccably cultivated atmosphere of British tradition making Cunard the preferred choice of elegant travel.
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.
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 35 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)
dawn@dawnsinghpublicity.com
Kathleen Drohan
Boston Symphony Orchestra Press Office
617-638-9280
kdrohan@bso.org
