April 9-18, 2021 Reading, PA Tickets on Sale Now!

OUR 30TH ANNIVERSARY April 9-18, 2021 Reading, PA Tickets on sale now! www.berksjazzfest.com

FRIDAY, APRIL 9, 2021 9:30 p.m.: Cheers Lounge Jazz Party 11:30 a.m.: Harold B. Leifer Memorial Kickoff Luncheon AL “DJ ACT” TAYLOR THE GROOVEMASTERS DoubleTree by Hilton Reading/Cheers Lounge: FREE featuring Bennie Sims, Cliff Starkey and Erich Cawalla 9:30 p.m.: Dynamic Violinist The Peanut Bar Restaurant; Call 610-376-8500 for reservations DAMIEN ESCOBAR 7 p.m.: Opening Night Celebration DoubleTree by Hilton Reading/Grand Ballroom: $49 (Reserved Seating) CHRIS BOTTI Midnight: GERALD VEASLEY’S MIDNIGHT JAM Santander Performing Arts Center: $69 & $59 (Reserved Seating) Blake Aaron, Tom Braxton, Nick Colionne, Nelson Rangell, Alex Bugnon, 7:30 p.m.: Litchfield Jazz Camp Night Marc Antoine, Brian Bromberg, Andrew Neu, Albert Rivera, Donald Robinson, Richard Waller and more ZACCAI CURTIS & ALBERT RIVERA LATIN JAZZ BAND The Inn at Reading: $30 (General Admission) with special guest TRADING FOUR Club ECP at the DoubleTree: $20 (General Admission) SUNDAY, APRIL 11, 2021 7:30 p.m.: Special Reunion Concert 10 a.m. doors, buffet/11:30 a.m. show: ijazzglobal.com Sunday Brunch DANCE HALL DOCS with special guest TOM BOWES JAZZ FUNK SOUL The Inn at Reading: $25 (General Admission) featuring JEFF LORBER, EVERETTE HARP, PAUL JACKSON JR. 8 p.m.: Funky Friday DoubleTree by Hilton Reading/Grand Ballroom: $52 REGGIE BROWN & BUNCH-A-FUNK (Reserved Seating; Includes brunch) Crowne Plaza Reading/Goodnites Lounge: $15 at door 1 p.m.: DOC MULLIGAN GET JazzED DAY 9:30 p.m.: Cheers Lounge Jazz Party featuring MIDDLE SCHOOL BIG BAND FESTIVAL AL “DJ ACT” TAYLOR Miller Center for the Arts: $10/adults; $5/students at door. Cash only. DoubleTree by Hilton Reading/Cheers Lounge: FREE 2:30 p.m.: Ijazzglobal.com presents 9:30 p.m.: Ijazzglobal.com presents SOUL PATROL PIECES OF A DREAM with special guest MAYSA featuring LARRY BRAGGS, BLAKE AARON, TOM BRAXTON and introducing JUSTIN-LEE SCHULTZ The Inn at Reading: $42 (General Admission) DoubleTree by Hilton Reading/Grand Ballroom: $56 (Reserved Seating) 3 p.m.: Manhattan Transfer Founding Member Midnight: GERALD VEASLEY’S MIDNIGHT JAM JANIS SIEGEL with JOHN DI MARTINO Blake Aaron, Tom Braxton, Albert Rivera, Nick Colionne, Andrew Neu, Nelson WCR Center for the Arts: $30 (General Admission) Rangell, Alex Bugnon, Marc Antoine, Donald Robinson, Richard Waller and more 6 p.m.: DOC MULLIGAN GET JazzED DAY The Inn at Reading: $30 (General Admission) featuring HIGH SCHOOL BIG BAND FESTIVAL Miller Center for the Arts: $10/adults; $5/students at door. Cash only. SATURDAY, APRIL 10, 2021 6 p.m.: XPN Welcomes 1 p.m. & 7 p.m.: SOUTH Kitchen & Jazz Parlor presents BÉLA FLECK & THE FLECKTONES GERALD VEASLEY UNSCRIPTED AT BERKS featuring VICTOR WOOTEN, ROY “FUTUREMAN” WOOTEN, featuring NELSON RANGELL, ALEX BUGNON, MARC ANTOINE HOWARD LEVY Club ECP at the DoubleTree: $40 (General Admission) Santander Performing Arts Center: $59 & $49 (Reserved Seating) 1:30 p.m.: WDIY 88.1 FM presents Blues at The Inn MONDAY, APRIL 12, 2021 KENNY NEAL & THE NEAL FAMILY REVUE with special guest FRANK BEY Get JazzED Night The Inn at Reading: $49 (General Admission) 7 p.m.: 2 p.m.: Ijazzglobal.com presents RMF PROJECT PENSKE JAZZ JAM KEIKO MATSUI & KIRK WHALUM hosted by Mike Eben, Albert Rivera, Gerald Veasley, Brian Bromberg, Eric Marienthal, Aubrey Logan, Bobby Lyle DoubleTree by Hilton Reading/Grand Ballroom: $56 (Reserved Seating) The Inn at Reading: (Donation at the door) 3:30 p.m.: A2Z Jazz Party ANDREW NEU & ROB ZINN TUESDAY, APRIL 13, 2021 DoubleTree by Hilton Reading/Cheers Lounge: FREE 7 p.m.: Reading Eagle Community Concert 6 p.m.: 30th Anniversary All-Star Celebration U.S. AIR FORCE RHYTHM IN BLUE JAZZ ENSEMBLE RICK BRAUN, PETER WHITE, MINDI ABAIR, NICK COLIONNE, LARRY featuring special guest ERIC MARIENTHAL BRAGGS, BRIAN BROMBERG, EUGE GROOVE, THE BERKS HORNS plus BERKS HIGH SCHOOL ALL-STAR JAZZ BAND Santander Performing Arts Center: $59 & $49 (Reserved Seating) directed by ALBERT RIVERA 7 p.m.: Concert Dedicated to Jim Connors Exeter High School: FREE (General Admission) READING POPS ORCHESTRA CELEBRATES THE SPIRIT OF DJANGO 7 p.m.: Abraham Lincoln Events present with JULIEN LABRO, FRANK VIGNOLA, VINNY RAINOLO, BOBBY LYLE & THE LADIES OF SONG featuring TONI LYNNE, JOSH TAYLOR, TOM STROHMAN ANNETTE HINES, GRETCHEN PATTI, AMAANI LYLE Miller Center for the Arts: $49 (Reserved Seating) The Abraham Lincoln: $20 (General Admission)

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 14, 2021 Midnight : GERALD VEASLEY’S MIDNIGHT JAM Noon: Reading DID MidDay Jazz Café Nick Colionne, Glenn Jones, Ragan Whiteside, Ray Fuller, Tony Moore, Tom U.S. AIR FORCE RHYTHM IN BLUE JAZZ ENSEMBLE Zink, Andrew Neu, Bobby Lyle, Chieli Minucci, Jazmin Ghent, Brian Bromberg, Donald Robinson, Richard Waller and more featuring special guest RANDY BRECKER The Inn at Reading: $30 (General Admission) DoubleTree by Hilton Reading/Grand Ballroom: FREE (General Admission) SATURDAY, APRIL 17, 2021 7 p.m.: WDIY 88.1 presents Blues at The Inn 9:30 a.m. registration/10:30 a.m. auction ERIC CLAPTON RETROSPECTIVE BERKS JAZZ FEST AUCTION as performed by CRAIG THATCHER BAND DoubleTree by Hilton Reading Lobby: FREE The Inn at Reading: $20 (General Admission) 1 p.m. & 7 p.m.: SOUTH Kitchen & Jazz Parlor presents 7 p.m.: 30th Anniversary Berks Bop Big Band GERALD VEASLEY UNSCRIPTED AT BERKS ANDREW NEU, ERIC MARIENTHAL, GERALD ALBRIGHT, EVERETTE HARP, featuring BOBBY LYLE, CHIELI MINUCCI, JAZMIN GHENT SKIP SPRATT, RANDY BRECKER, RICK BRAUN, CRAIG KENNEY, TONY Club ECP at the DoubleTree: $40 (General Admission) DESANTIS, AUBREY LOGAN, PAUL ARBOGAST, JEFF BUSH, DAVE CIANCI, 1 p.m.: WHUR 96.3 FM Day BRIAN BROMBERG, JEFF LORBER, SHERRIE MARICLE, GIL PARRIS CELEBRATING THE MUSIC OF STEVIE WONDER AT 70! plus BERKS HIGH SCHOOL ALL-STAR JAZZ BAND directed by ALBERT RIVERA hosted by BILL JOLLY DoubleTree by Hilton Reading/Grand Ballroom: $45 (Reserved Seating) featuring Rick Braun, Maysa, Kimberly Brewer, Eric Darius, Nick Colionne, Art Sherrod Jr., THURSDAY, APRIL 15, 2021 Ragan Whiteside, Glenn Jones, Ray Fuller, Doxa Gospel Ensemble and more DoubleTree by Hilton Reading/Grand Ballroom: $56 (Reserved Seating) 7 p.m.: Ijazzglobal.com presents 1:30 p.m.: WDIY 88.1 FM presents Blues at The Inn CHUCK LOEB MEMORIAL ALL-STAR JAM TAB BENOIT plus GREG SOVER BAND Rick Braun, Gerald Veasley, Brian Bromberg, Dean Brown, Randy Brecker, The Inn at Reading: $49 (General Admission) Eric Marienthal, Andrew Neu, Nick Colionne, Chieli Minucci, Eric Darius, 2 p.m. & 8 p.m.: The Music of Steely Dan Aubrey Logan, Bobby Lyle, Gerald Albright, Tony Moore, Ray Fuller THE ROYAL SCAM with THE RS HORNS plus CHUCK LOEB MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP WINNERS Crowne Plaza Reading Goodnites Lounge: $25 (General Admission) DoubleTree by Hilton Reading/Grand Ballroom: $58 (Reserved Seating) 3:30 p.m.: Brazil & Chill 7 p.m.: THE PETER ROGAN BAND: NASHVILLE EDITION ANN WALSH & TOM ZINK featuring BRIAN BROMBERG featuring special guest and Cliff Starkey, Fred Moreadith, PHIL MADERIA and SPECIAL GUESTS John Fundyga, Charise Rogosky, Dawn Blanford, Charlene Holloway DoubleTree by Hilton Reading/Cheers Lounge: FREE The Inn at Reading: $20 (General Admission) 6 p.m.: Blue Note at Sea Cruise Night 7 p.m.: CALIENTE: LATIN JAZZ NIGHT MARCUS MILLER LAID BLACK TOUR Crowne Plaza Reading: $12 at the door (Includes buffet) featuring SURPRISE SPECIAL GUESTS Cheers Lounge Jazz Party 9:30 p.m.: Scottish Rite Cathedral: $58 (Reserved Seating) AL “DJ ACT” TAYLOR 7 p.m.: WDIY 88.1 FM presents DoubleTree by Hilton Reading/Cheers Lounge: FREE THE BRUBECK BROTHERS CELEBRATE FRIDAY, APRIL 16, 2021 DAVE BRUBECK’S CENTENNIAL 6 p.m.: Ijazzglobal.com presents Miller Center for the Arts: $49 (Reserved Seating) BONEY JAMES 9:30 p.m.: Cheers Lounge Party Scottish Rite Cathedral: $58 (Reserved Seating) AL “DJ ACT” TAYLOR 7 p.m.: Jazz at The Highlands DoubleTree by Hilton Reading/Cheers Lounge: FREE BOBBY LYLE & GERALD VEASLEY with special guest TONI LYNNE 9:30 p.m.: 40th Anniversary Tour The Highlands at Wyomissing: $20 (General Admission; Limited Seating) INCOGNITO with MAYSA 7 p.m.: Central Pennsylvania Friends of Jazz Night DoubleTree by Hilton Reading/Grand Ballroom: $56 (Reserved Seating) PAT BIANCHI QUARTET Midnight: GERALD VEASLEY’S MIDNIGHT JAM featuring JOE LOCKE, PAUL BOLLENBACK, BYRON LANDHAM Nick Colionne, Eric Darius, Glenn Jones, Ragan Whiteside, Ray Fuller, Tony plus opening act TEEN TOWN Moore, Tom Zink, Bobby Lyle, Chieli Minucci, Jazmin Ghent, Andrew Neu, Club ECP at the DoubleTree: $30 (General Admission) Donald Robinson, Richard Waller and more 7 p.m.: Classic Music from 1968-1972 The Inn at Reading: $30 (General Admission) DEAN BROWN’S SUMMER OF LOVE EVOLUTION featuring Randy Brecker, Eric Marienthal, Honey Larochelle, Keith Carlock, SUNDAY, APRIL 18, 2021 Jim Beard, Schuyler Deale, Deveron Patterson, Mino Cinélu, Berks Horns 10 a.m. doors, buffet/11:30 a.m. show: Smooth Jazz JJZ Sunday Brunch Miller Center for the Arts: $49 (Reserved Seating) BRIAN BROMBERG‘S UNAPOLOGETICALLY FUNKY BIG 7:30 p.m.: Blues at The Inn BOMBASTIC BAND featuring Everette Harp, Ray Fuller, Tony Moore, BILLY PRICE CHARM CITY RHYTHM BAND Tom Zink, Berks Horns The Inn at Reading: $20 (General Admission) The Inn at Reading: $50 (General Admission; Includes brunch) 8 p.m.: WDIY 88.1 FM presents Funky Friday 12:30 p.m.: The Frank Scott Memorial Art Show FELIX PASTORIUS & HIPSTER ASSASSINS THE ART OF JAZZ AWARDS CEREMONY Crowne Plaza Reading/Goodnites Lounge: $20 (General Admission) GoggleWorks Center for the Arts’ Schmidt Gallery: FREE 9:30 p.m.: Cheers Lounge Party 3 p.m.: Ijazzglobal.com presents AL “DJ ACT” TAYLOR DAVID BENOIT & LINDSEY WEBSTER DoubleTree by Hilton Reading/Cheers Lounge: FREE Miller Center for the Arts: $49 (Reserved Seating) 9:30 p.m.: Ijazzglobal.com presents 6 p.m.: 30th Anniversary Finale GERALD ALBRIGHT & JONATHAN BUTLER BRIAN CULBERTSON: THE XX TOUR DoubleTree by Hilton Reading/Grand Ballroom: $56 (Reserved Seating) Scottish Rite Cathedral: $58 (Reserved Seating)

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