Enjoy more than 150 world-renowned jazz artists on 6 unique downtown stages, with jazz from traditional to swing, blues to be-bop, smooth, straight-ahead and more. You'll find it all in downtown Elkhart, Indiana -- an incredible festival with big-city flair and an inviting small-town ambience. Truly “where jazz lovers meet jazz legends!"
Invited artists include:
Piano -- Shelly Berg, Eddie Higgins, John Sheridan, Johnny Varro, Mark Shane, Randy Morris
Bass -- John Bany, Jay Leonhart, Paul Keller, Lou Fischer, Frank Tate, Joel Forbes, Vince Giordano
Guitar -- Eddie Erickson, Marty Grosz, Rebecca Kilgore, James Chirillo, Bucky Pizzarelli
Reeds -- Dave Bennett, Ken Peplowski, Chuck Hedges, Tom Fischer, Tim Cunningham, Mark Colby, Claire McKenna, Allen Vache'
Brass -- John Allred, Bill Allred, Dan Barrett, Bob Havens, Jon-Erik Kellso, Ed Polcer, Bria Skonberg, Randy Reinhart, Duke Heitger
Drums -- Butch Miles, Charlie Braugham, Jake Hanna, Ed Shaughnessy, Steve Houghton
Violin -- Cathy Morris
Vocals -- Rebecca Kilgore, Dave Bennett, Bria Skonberg, Judy Kurtz, Charlie Morris, Kristy Parton, Claire McKenna
Groups -- The Four Freshmen, Rob Parton's JAZZTECH Big Band, Bill Allred's Classic Jazz Band, BED, Tim Cunningham, Cathy Morris & Collage, U.S. Army Jazz Guardians, Wally's Warehouse Waifs, Ed Polcer Swingtet, Roger Harris Trio, Shelly Berg Trio, Yoshimi and Carolina Shout, Keller/Kocher Quartet, Mighty Aphrodite Jazz Band, and Orquesta de Jazz y Salsa Alto Maiz. (Line-up subject to change.)
For more information or to order tickets, call the Elkhart Jazz Festival Hotline at 800-597-7627.
For more information contact All About Jazz.
