This weekend offers local jazz fans a feast and a festival ... Princeton's Jazz Feast on Saturday, and Sunday's Somerville Jazz Festival. Both have great lineups—can you make both?
Princeton's feast opens with the Princeton University Jazz Ensemble—a top notch group—and follows with the New Legacy Jazz Band. Bucky Pizzarelli returns at 2:30 to help accompany Nicki Parrott—that will be a great treat.
The afternoon is rounded out with The Fins and Vince Giordano and the Nighthawks will wrap things up.
Sunday's fun begins at 1 p.m. and has a fabulous lineup: The Curtis Brothers, “Sweet Papa" Lou Donaldson, Melissa Walker and the great Louis Hayes to close it. Last year, the festival ended with Jimmy Heath—do I see a pattern here? If so, it's a good one!
Both events are downtown and outside, so plan on getting in early for the best spots.
Princeton's feast opens with the Princeton University Jazz Ensemble—a top notch group—and follows with the New Legacy Jazz Band. Bucky Pizzarelli returns at 2:30 to help accompany Nicki Parrott—that will be a great treat.
The afternoon is rounded out with The Fins and Vince Giordano and the Nighthawks will wrap things up.
Sunday's fun begins at 1 p.m. and has a fabulous lineup: The Curtis Brothers, “Sweet Papa" Lou Donaldson, Melissa Walker and the great Louis Hayes to close it. Last year, the festival ended with Jimmy Heath—do I see a pattern here? If so, it's a good one!
Both events are downtown and outside, so plan on getting in early for the best spots.
