FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Event dates: June 22 – August 4, 2012, with special preview performance June 17 Organization: Stanford Jazz Workshop, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization Press contact: Ernie Rideout Phone: 650-736-0324, ext. 305 E-mail:
[email protected] Web site: www.stanfordjazz.org Stanford Jazz Workshop announces 2012 Stanford Jazz Festival, June 22 – August 4, 2012 Stanford, CA—April 17, 2012: Celebrating its 40th anniversary, the Stanford Jazz Workshop is pleased to announce the 2012 season of the Stanford Jazz Festival. This summer’s stellar lineup features a must-see mix of the finest jazz artists in the world, performing in the intimate and easily accessible South Bay setting of the Stanford University campus. Tickets will go on sale on May 1. The Festival presents a total of 38 concerts over the course of the summer, involving over 100 artists, including living legends (Roy Haynes, Charles McPherson, Houston Person), rising stars (Sasha Dobson, Vertical Voices, Kendrick Scott, Julian Lage), trail blazers (Victor Wooten, Peter Erskine, Terrell Stafford), and world jazz sensations (Poncho Sanchez, SJF 2012: 1 Danilo Pérez Trio Luciana Souza and Romero Lubambo). Following two preview events (Kitty Margolis on 6/17 and the SJW Faculty All-Stars on 6/21), the Festival opens with a blockbuster weekend, beginning Friday, June 22 with the Danilo Pérez Trio, continuing with Bobby Hutcherson and the Joey DeFrancesco Trio, and winding up with West African jazz guitarist Lionel Loueke on Sunday, June 24. The Festival culminates with All-Star WeeK, from July 29 – August 4, with performances by Wycliffe Gordon, Matt Wilson’s Arts & Crafts, Taylor Eigsti, Gretchen Parlato, Kenny Barron, Dena DeRose, and more.