*Thursday Night Showcase:
Our Special Event night features different styles of jazz. This year we open with the Wilmington-based Carlos Garcia Trio, with performances dedicated to the brilliant pianist Bill Evans.
Our main event for the evening will showcase the Gregg Gelb Quartet. Gelb is an arranger, composer, and director of the award-winning Triangle Youth Jazz Ensemble, which has been selected to the finals of Jazz at Lincoln Center’s Essentially Ellington Competition and Festival five times.
The evening will close with some of our weekend All-Stars in a Traditional Jazz Jam.
*Friday and Saturday Nights:
We continue our celebration with 15 All-Star musicians playing in the traditional seven sets of six or seven players, each set with a different leader.
*Patron Brunch:
On Saturday from 10:30 AM until 2:00 PM we treat our patrons to a musical brunch, when our All-Star musicians play for their pleasure. The last hour will include a Jam session where patrons who are musicians can play with the All-Stars. The price for a patron ticket including the brunch is $240 for Thursday, Friday, and Saturday night, and $215 for Friday and Saturday night.