Performances Feature Live Jazz by Professional Musicians and Students in MJF's Jazz Education Programs, Saturday and Sunday Evenings, July 3 - September 5, 2010
Monterey, CA; The Monterey Jazz Festival is proud to announce the third year of the Evenings by the Bay" concert series, produced in collaboration with the Monterey Bay Aquarium. Taking place Saturday and Sunday evenings from 6 - 8 p.m. at the Aquarium's Marine Mammal Gallery from July 3 through September 5, the twenty-performance concert series features some of the Monterey Peninsula's most talented professional musicians, as well as student musicians in the Monterey Jazz Festival's Education Programs. Evenings by the Bay series provides a much-needed outlet for live music, and enhanced value and entertainment for Aquarium visitors, already an internationally-renowned destination for all ages.
Started in 2008, the concert series has brought live music to the Monterey Bay Aquarium for each summer, transforming an already exciting visit into something special, for both the visitors and the performers. The 2010 Concert Series will feature saxophonists Roger Eddy, Gary Meek and Stu Reynolds; trumpeter Dave Hoffman; pianists Bill Spencer and Michael Glick; bassist Pete Lips; and flautist Kenny Stahl. In addition, hand-selected students from MJF's Education Programs will also perform.
“This is a magical performance venue for local musicians, for both professional and non-professional students involved in our Jazz Education Programs," said Dr. Rob Klevan, Education Director of the Monterey Jazz Festival. I thank our friends at the Monterey Bay Aquarium for keeping this special collaboration ongoing."
Mimi Hahn, Director of Marketing for the Aquarium, added, This is the third year we'll have these wonderful performers with us for Evenings by the Bay. Our guests love them and they add a great dimension to the visit experience."
All concerts will take place on the first floor in the Marine Mammal Galleries section of the Monterey Bay Aquarium.
Evenings by the Bay 2010 Schedule
All performances are from 6 - 8 p.m.
July 3: Roger Eddy and Friends
July 4: Gary Meek and Friends
July 10: Bill Spencer and Friends
July 11: Gary Meek and Friends
July 17: Kenny Stahl and Friends
July 18: Roger Eddy and Friends
July 24: Pete Lips and Friends
July 25: Gary Meek and Friends
July 31: Michael Glick and Friends
Aug 1: Dave Hoffman and Friends
Aug 7: Roger Eddy and Friends
Aug 8: Stu Reynolds and Friends
Aug 14: Bill Spencer and Friends
Aug 15: Dave Hoffman and Friends
Aug 21: Pete Lips and Friends
Aug 22: Dave Hoffman and Friends
Aug 28: MJF Student Combos
Aug 29: Gary Meek and Friends
Sept 4: MJF Student Combos
Sept 5: Monterey Bay Jazz Orchestra
About the Monterey Jazz Festival
The Monterey Jazz Festival is dedicated to perpetuating the uniquely American form of music known as jazz by producing performances that celebrate the legacy and expand the boundaries of jazz; and by presenting year-round local, regional, national, and international jazz education programs. The Monterey Jazz Festival is a nonprofit organization and has donated its proceeds to musical education since its inception in 1958. www.montereyjazzfestival.org
About the Monterey Bay Aquarium
Since its opening in 1984 on Monterey's historic Cannery Row, the Monterey Bay Aquarium's mission has been to inspire conservation of the oceans. Consistently ranked #1 in the United States for its innovative exhibits and unsurpassed visitor experience, and with more than 35,000 creatures representing over 550 species in nearly 200 exhibits filling 34 major galleries, the Monterey Bay Aquarium is a showcase for the habitats and sea life of one of the world's richest marine regions. Named the #1 family-friendly aquarium by Parents Magazine and the best aquarium and the third overall family attraction in the country according to the Zagat Survey U.S. Family Travel Guide, the aquarium has also grown to become one of the leading ocean conservation organizations in the world.
For more than twenty-five years the non-profit Monterey Bay Aquarium has been lauded for creating an expertly designed undersea tour" of Monterey Bay's hidden world. From coastal wetlands to the open sea, from kelp forests to a mile-deep submarine canyon, the bay shelters an amazing range of habitats and sea life. The bay is also at the heart of the largest marine sanctuary along the shores of the continental the United States. Travelers can find more information about the aquarium's exhibits and the local marine environment, plus live web cams, a special events calendar, special discounts, online games and more at www.montereybayaquarium.org.
