The Hillsborough Arts Council presents
The Hillsborough Jazz Festival
'Celebrating Billy Strayhorn'
Saturday September 25, 2010  | The First Annual Hillsborough Jazz Festival will take place at a very special venue... The historic Moorefields estate is an idyllic historic homestead on 84 beautiful acres just a few miles from Hillsborough, NC. |
| Hot off the presses... Jazz Fest tickets are finally here! Save $5.00 per ticket by ordering in advance!
Your advance purchase will be a huge help in helping us to bring this very special event to Hillsborough.
Purchase tickets online here today You can also pick up tickets at the Sportsplex or at our office in Hillsborough: 220 S Churton St, Hillsborough Whle you're here... stop by the Jazz Festivals Facebook page and say hello! |
The Hillsborough Jazz Festival atHistoric Moorefields Estate 2201 Moorefields Road Hillsborough, NC | Easily accessible from all
areas of the triangle:
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| 12:00-12:30 Ed Moon Trio 12:35-1:00 Sawyer-Goldberg Jazz 1:10- 1:45 Laura Ridgeway 2:00-2:45 Magic of African Rhythms 3:00-3:45 Equinox 4:00-5:00 Lois Deloatch 5:00-6:00 John Brown Quintet |  John Brown |
"a distinctive and original voice offers us a soulful and spiritually uplifting tribute..."
—Ed Thigpen
—Ed Thigpen
“Brown’s woody bass tones are
resounding and full of soulful authority…brilliant bass solo…solidly
swinging and full of deep feeling from start to finish.”
-Bill Milkowski in JazzTimes
-Bill Milkowski in JazzTimes
Magic of African Rhythms - read their bio here
"Their professional drummers and dancers have performed nationally with notable groups such as the African American Dance
Ensemble
and the Broadway version of 'The Lion King.”
and the Broadway version of 'The Lion King.”
General admission is just $10.00 in advance and 15.00 at the door, with lawn seating. Parking is free. Festival attendees are asked not to bring recording devices, animals, tents, grills, coolers, or alcohol. Online tickets will be available in August and advance tickets will be available to purchase at The Hillsborough Arts Council and The Sportsplex starting in August.
RefreshmentsGrilled foods, soft drinks, beer and wine will be available for sale. Cold water will be available free of charge. The aromas of the grill mixed with the sounds of jazz will create a memorable experience, and it's a way to help support the Hillsborough Arts Council and our cultural event programming. The Hillsborough Arts Council is a volunteer non-profit organization.
What to Bring:This is a casual event! Bring comfortable shoes, a hat and/or sunscreen, a light portable low backed chair, cushion or blanket to relax on the lawn. Festival attendees are asked not to bring
recording devices, animals, tents, grills, coolers, or alcohol.
Jazz and You! workshop announcement!
We are very pleased to be able to offer a unique opportunity for the community to take part in a Jazz workshop the morning before the Jazz festival!
Based on the Jazz for Young People Curriculum developed by Jazz at Lincoln Center, the primary goals of this lecture-demonstration are to share, teach, and celebrate jazz music!
Recording artists Lois Deloatch (vocalist) and John Brown (bassist) will conduct a ninety (90) minute jazz workshop that enables participants (musicians, vocalists, and the community-at-large) to experience and better understand jazz and its musical predecessors, Blues and Spirituals.
This fun and interactive presentation is designed to engage people of all ages in the exploration of traditional and contemporary jazz.
Emphasizing the use of music as a means of communicating within and across cultures, the workshop will incorporate both improvised and composed music.
Details and registration information are available at the Jazz Workshop page.
About Billy Strayhorn...
This years theme is "celebrating Billy Strayhorn" to honor jazz legend, Billy Strayhorn. Strayhorn is best known for his successful collaboration with bandleader and composer Duke Ellington lasting nearly three decades. What is less well known is that he has family history in Hillsborough... Read more about Billy Strayhorn
Jazz Festival History:
For
five years, beginning in 2004, the Cool Jazz Festival brought a diverse mix of music fans
and artists together in Orange County.We are very pleased to be able to offer a unique opportunity for the community to take part in a Jazz workshop the morning before the Jazz festival!
Based on the Jazz for Young People Curriculum developed by Jazz at Lincoln Center, the primary goals of this lecture-demonstration are to share, teach, and celebrate jazz music!
Recording artists Lois Deloatch (vocalist) and John Brown (bassist) will conduct a ninety (90) minute jazz workshop that enables participants (musicians, vocalists, and the community-at-large) to experience and better understand jazz and its musical predecessors, Blues and Spirituals.
This fun and interactive presentation is designed to engage people of all ages in the exploration of traditional and contemporary jazz.
Emphasizing the use of music as a means of communicating within and across cultures, the workshop will incorporate both improvised and composed music.
Details and registration information are available at the Jazz Workshop page.
About Billy Strayhorn...
This years theme is "celebrating Billy Strayhorn" to honor jazz legend, Billy Strayhorn. Strayhorn is best known for his successful collaboration with bandleader and composer Duke Ellington lasting nearly three decades. What is less well known is that he has family history in Hillsborough... Read more about Billy Strayhorn
Jazz Festival History:
The outdoor Jazz festival was sponsored by the Orange County Parks and Recreation Department.
By 2008, the successful event had over 5,000 attendees with internationally recognized, recording artist Nnenna Freelon heading the bill. Due to a decrease in funding for the budget of the Recreation Department, the festival did not take place in 2009.
Because of the important contribution the festival made to our community, the Hillsborough Arts Council is bringing this culturally significant event back to Orange County with a new name:
The Hillsborough Jazz Festival.
This years theme is "celebrating Billy Strayhorn" to honor jazz legend, Billy Strayhorn. Strayhorn is best known for his successful collaboration with bandleader and composer Duke Ellington lasting nearly three decades. What is less well known is that he has family history in Hillsborough.
Thanks
The Hillsborough Jazz festival acknowledges the vision of James Hester, Geoff Hathaway and Time and Tide Productions in helping to make this festival possible.
More details coming soon... Stay tuned!