Featuring Kim Nalley in a Special
Tribute to Etta James,
Jai Uttal, The King Brothers,
and Many More for Two Days of Music, Food and Art
(San
Francisco, CA--June 21, 2012)…The West Coast’s largest free jazz festival
returns this summer with a weekend of live music, gourmet food and local arts
and crafts. On Saturday and Sunday, July 7 & 8, the 28th Annual
Fillmore Jazz Festival, on Fillmore Street between Jackson and Eddy, will showcase the Bay Area’s most talented
musicians across the full spectrum of jazz music accompanied by a festival
infused with the local flavors and culture of San Francisco’s historic Fillmore
District.
This
year’s festival will feature more than two dozen bands performing on three
different stages, including a heartfelt tribute to Etta James performed each
afternoon on the California Street Stage by Kim Nalley, one of the Bay Area’s most acclaimed jazz and blues
vocalists. Other performers on the California Street Stage include Radio Jazz, Foxtails Brigade, the Mark
Rapp Group, the Contemporary Jazz Orchestra, Venissa Santi, and the Michael
Orenstein Group presented by The Jazzschool.
The
Sutter Street – Beyond Stage will feature the best of Bay Area’s world music
performers. Saturday’s line-up will feature Dana Leong, the West Africa Hi Life Band, and Locura; while Sunday
will focus on Latin-infused jazz music featuring Homengem Brasileira Feminina, Jai Uttal and the Queen of Hearts
Orchestra, Yaelisa Y Caminos Flamencos, and the Hip Spanic Allstars.
The
Eddy Street Stage will feature a wide variety of the Bay Area’s favorite Blues
and R&B performers, including Carlos
Zalcito, Dwight Carrier, Bobbie Webb and the Smooth Blues Band Show featuring
Vinnie Florres and Paul Palizzola (a.k.a. Paul from the Streets), The King
Brothers, Consonance, Jaye & Friends, Scary Larry 8 Piece Band, Coltrain
and Sister Monica.
From
sunup to sundown, the Fillmore Jazz Festival is a celebration of art and soul
right in the heart of San Francisco.
Each year, the Fillmore Jazz Festival attracts more than 90,000 jazz
aficionados and music lovers from all over the Bay Area to celebrate and enjoy
a rich musical tradition of live jazz, rhythm and blues, and gospel while
taking in the diverse local culture and cuisine of the storied Fillmore
area.
The Fillmore
Jazz Festival offers twelve blocks of music, fine arts and crafts, gourmet food
and beverages. Art and crafts include photography, painting, woodwork,
metalwork, jewelry, pottery, clothing, hats, and children’s toys – over 200
artists and craftsmen. Delicious
“street food” includes oysters, calamari, fish & chips, grilled chicken,
BBQ pork, jambalaya, tri-tip and organic fruits and veggies accompanied by fine
wine and beer.
The Fillmore Jazz Festival
is hosted by the Fillmore Street Merchants and Improvement Association and
produced by Steven Restivo Event
Services. Special thanks to our sponsors, including Armstrong Installation
Service, ZipCar, TANG Newspaper Marketing Group/San Francisco Chronicle, Xfinity-Comcast,
Provident Credit Union, AT&T Advertising Solutions, Summerwinds
Resorts/Midvest Equities/Hot Springs Resort & Spa, Stage Active Brand
Marketing/Jadot, Renewal by Andersen Bay Area, Polk Audio inc, Bath Fitter, San
Francisco Giants, RMD Group, Bay Home & Window, American Laser Skin Care,
KBLX, Ellis Eye, Getaround, Ride the Ducks, Inspira Marketing Group/Maille
Mustard, Alcone/Wonka, RedPeg Marketing/GEICO, On the Avenue Marketing- NY
Times, San Francisco magazine.
28th Annual
Fillmore Jazz Festival –
The West Coast’s Largest Free
Jazz Festival Returns
July 7 & 8, 2012 from 10am
– 6pm
Featuring Kim Nalley in a Special
Tribute to Etta James,
Jai Uttal, The King Brothers,
and Many More for Two Days of Music, Food and Art
WHAT: 28th
Annual Fillmore Jazz Festival –
The West Coast’s Largest Free Jazz Festival
Returns
Twelve blocks of music, fine
arts and crafts, gourmet food and beverages.
WHERE:
Fillmore Street, between Jackson
and Eddy, San Francisco
WHEN: Saturday, July 7 and Sunday, July 8
10am to 6pm
LINE-UP:
SATURDAY,
JULY 7
California Street
Stage:
10:00 - 11:00: Radio
Jazz
11:35 - 12:45: Foxtails Brigade
1:15 - 2:25: TSP: The Song Project
2:55 - 4:00: Contemporary Jazz Orchestra
4:30 - 6PM: Kim Nalley - Dedicated to Etta James
Sutter Street
Stage - Beyond Stage
10:00 - 11:30: Dana Leong
12:00 - 1:30: West African Hi Life Band
2:10 - 3:40: Locura
4:15 - 6:00: Jai Uttal and the Queen of Hearts Orchestra
Eddy Street Stage
10:00 - 11:00: Carlos
Zalcito - (R & B)
12:00 - 1:30: Dwight Carrier - (Blues
Zydeco)
2:00 - 4:00: Bobbie Webb & The Smooth
Blues Band Show (Featuring) Vinnie Florres and Paul Palizzola a.k.a Paul From
The Streets
4:30 - 6:00: The
King Brothers
O'Farrell Street
Stage Dance Floor
12:00 - 12:30: Lesson
by Swing U (no partner & no
experience needed)
12:30 - 2:30: Dance
floor with DJ's by Swing U
2:30 - 3:00: Lesson
by Swing U (no partner & no
experience needed)
3:00 - 6:00: Dancing continues with guest DJ's and bands
to be added by Swing U at SFSwingFest.com
SUNDAY,
JULY 8
California Street
Stage
10:00 - 11:15: Jazzschool Presents Michael Orenstein Group
11:45 - 1:15: Venissa Santi
4:00 - 6:00: Kim Nalley - Dedicated to Etta James
Sutter Street
Stage - Beyond Stage
10:00 - 11:15: Homenagem Brasileira Feminina
11:50 - 1:30: Jai Uttal and the Queen of Hearts Orchestra
2:10 - 3:40: Yaelisa Y Caminos Flamencos
4:15 - 6:00: Hip Spanic Allstars
Eddy Street Stage
10:00 - 11:00: Consonance
- (Gospel)
11:30 - 12:30: Jaye
& Friends From The Fillmore- (R & B)
1:00 - 2:00: Scary Larry & The
Monster- (R & B)
2:30 - 3:30: Coltrane-
(Jazz)
4:00 - 6:00: Sista Monica
O'Farrell Street
Stage Dance Floor
12:00 - 12:30: Lesson
by Swing U (no partner & no
experience needed)
12:30 - 2:30: Dance
floor with DJ's by Swing U
2:30 - 3:00: Pin-up,
Lindy & any-swing-goes Jack & Jill contest by Swing U
3:00 - 6:00: Dancing continues with guest DJ's and bands
to be added by Swing U at SFSwingFest.com
TICKETS: The Fillmore Jazz Festival is FREE and open to the public
INFO: Call
800-310-6563 or visit FillmoreJazzFestival.com
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