[NEohioPAL] Tri-C JazzFest Cleveland kicks off THURSDAY!

[Brooke Willis]

The 31st annual Tri-C JazzFest Cleveland kicks off at Tower City at 5pm on Thursday!

The amazing Shaw High School Mighty Cardinals Marching Band will get things going with brass & drums and a march to Public Square! 

Festivities continue Friday night at 8pm with Happy Birthday, Henry Mancini, a salute to the great Cleveland-born composer of Pink Panther, Peter Gunn, Moon River and many more, highlighted by Mancini's daughter Monica and the Cleveland Jazz Orchestra and special guests. 

JazzFest events are scheduled every day from April 15 to 25, all around the Cleveland area, and include concerts, films, lectures, workshops and jam sessions. Some events are free. Complete details can be found at http://tricjazzfest.com/ . 

JazzFest Kick Off - Parade at Tower City Center

FREE
April 15, 2010 5:00 PM
Tower City Center - JazzFest Stage
Happy Birthday Henry Mancini!

April 16, 2010
8:00 PM - 10:00 PM
PlayhouseSquare – Allen Theatre
Jazz for Kids

April 17, 2010 11:00 AM
Cleveland Children’s Museum
Women in Jazz

FREE
April 17, 2010
1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Mt. Zion Congregational Church
The Roots

April 17, 2010
8:00 PM - 10:00 PM
PlayhouseSquare – Allen Theatre
Debut Series with the Gerald Clayton Trio and The Theo Croker Quartet

FREE
April 18, 2010
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
East Cleveland Public Library
Film Screening: Miles Electric: A Different Kind of Blue (2004)

FREE
April 19, 2010
7:00 PM - 8:30 PM
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum, Foster Theater
Jack Wilkins and the Cleveland Jazz Initiative Showcase

April 19, 2010
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
The Brothers Lounge
Remembering Willie Smith (panel discussion)

FREE
April 20, 2010
6:30 PM - 7:30 PM
Karamu House
The Eddie Baccus Organ Summit with special guest Tony Monaco

FREE
April 20, 2010
8:00 PM - 10:00 PM
Karamu House
Showtime at High Noon - Tri-C JazzFest High School All-Stars

FREE
April 21, 2010
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
PlayhouseSquare – Allen Theatre
Rock and Roll Night School

FREE
April 21, 2010
7:00 PM - 8:30 PM
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum, Foster Theater
Omar Sosa Afreecanos Quartet

April 21, 2010
8:00 PM - 10:00 PM
Museum of Contemporary Art – MOCA
Tri-C JazzFest Clinics/Workshops

FREE
April 22 - 23, 2010
8:30 AM - 5:00 PM
Cuyahoga Community College – Metro Campus – Main Stage Theatre
Charlie Haden and Quartet West with special guest Joe Lovano

April 22, 2010
8:00 PM - 10:00 PM
Cuyahoga Community College – Metro Campus – Auditorium
Private Screening of "Charlie Haden: Rambling Boy"

FREE
April 23, 2010
4:30 PM - 5:30 PM
Center for Creative Arts, Black Box Theatre
An Evening with Ramsey Lewis and Patti Austin

April 23, 2010
8:00 PM - 10:00 PM
PlayhouseSquare – Allen Theatre
Tri-C JazzFest Downbeat Invitational

FREE
April 24, 2010
2:30 PM - 5:30 PM
Cuyahoga Community College – Metro Campus – Main Stage Theatre
Smooth Jazz All-Stars

April 24, 2010
8:00 PM - 10:00 PM
PlayhouseSquare – Allen Theatre
TCJF SoundWorks plays Charlie Haden's Liberation Music Orchestra with guest conductor and bassist Charlie Haden

FREE
April 25, 2010
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
East Cleveland Public Library


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