Freihofer's Saratoga Jazz Festival » Lineup News http://jazzfest.louthompson.com An annual event featuring 20 hours of live jazz on two stages over two days in Saratoga Springs, New York USA. Fri, 03 Feb 2012 04:46:38 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Maceo Parker http://jazzfest.louthompson.com/2012/02/02/maceo-parker/ http://jazzfest.louthompson.com/2012/02/02/maceo-parker/#comments Fri, 03 Feb 2012 04:46:38 +0000 admin http://jazzfest.louthompson.com/?p=540 Maceo Parker will play Saturday June 30th. Maceo has played the festival twice before, most recently in 2000.

As always, you check our 2012 Lineup Page to see all of the artists confirmed so far.

]]> http://jazzfest.louthompson.com/2012/02/02/maceo-parker/feed/ 1 Pedrito Martinez http://jazzfest.louthompson.com/2012/01/26/pedrito-martinez/ http://jazzfest.louthompson.com/2012/01/26/pedrito-martinez/#comments Fri, 27 Jan 2012 03:08:29 +0000 admin http://jazzfest.louthompson.com/?p=535 Pedrito Martinez will perform Sunday July 1st. You may remember Pedrito from his Gazebo stage performance in 2011.

As always, you check our 2012 Lineup Page to see all of the artists confirmed so far.

]]> http://jazzfest.louthompson.com/2012/01/26/pedrito-martinez/feed/ 0 The Trio of Oz, and Esperanza Spalding http://jazzfest.louthompson.com/2012/01/19/the-trio-of-oz-and-esperanza-spalding/ http://jazzfest.louthompson.com/2012/01/19/the-trio-of-oz-and-esperanza-spalding/#comments Fri, 20 Jan 2012 02:36:02 +0000 admin http://jazzfest.louthompson.com/?p=523 Two more artists have been announced: Esperanza Spalding on Saturday, and The Trio of Oz featuring Omar Hakim and Rachel Z on Sunday. Both are festival veterans: Esperanza performed on the Gazebo Stage in 2007 and The Trio of Oz performed at the 2010 festival.

As always, you check our 2012 Lineup Page to see all of the artists confirmed so far.

]]> http://jazzfest.louthompson.com/2012/01/19/the-trio-of-oz-and-esperanza-spalding/feed/ 0 Mario Abney Returns http://jazzfest.louthompson.com/2012/01/14/mario-abney-returns/ http://jazzfest.louthompson.com/2012/01/14/mario-abney-returns/#comments Sat, 14 Jan 2012 22:07:28 +0000 admin http://jazzfest.louthompson.com/?p=517 Mario Abney will perform Saturday June 30th on both the Main Stage and the Gazebo Stage, as he did in 2010!

]]> http://jazzfest.louthompson.com/2012/01/14/mario-abney-returns/feed/ 0 Michel Camilo http://jazzfest.louthompson.com/2012/01/05/michel-camilo/ http://jazzfest.louthompson.com/2012/01/05/michel-camilo/#comments Thu, 05 Jan 2012 05:23:50 +0000 admin http://jazzfest.louthompson.com/?p=506 Michel Camilo will be performing Saturday June 30th with conguero Giovanni Hidalgo and bassist Charles Flores.

As always, you check our 2012 Lineup Page to see all of the artists confirmed so far.

]]> http://jazzfest.louthompson.com/2012/01/05/michel-camilo/feed/ 0 Mingus Big Band and Trombone Shorty http://jazzfest.louthompson.com/2011/12/29/mingus-big-band-and-trombone-shorty/ http://jazzfest.louthompson.com/2011/12/29/mingus-big-band-and-trombone-shorty/#comments Thu, 29 Dec 2011 17:31:53 +0000 admin http://jazzfest.louthompson.com/?p=494 I’m pleased to report that two more artists have been announced for the 2012 schedule! Mingus Big Band will play Saturday, and Trombone Shorty will play Sunday!

This makes a total of four artists announced so far! As additional artists are announced we will report the news here. You can always check our 2012 Lineup Page to see all of the artists confirmed so far.

]]> http://jazzfest.louthompson.com/2011/12/29/mingus-big-band-and-trombone-shorty/feed/ 0 Christ Botti and The Yellowjackets http://jazzfest.louthompson.com/2011/12/15/christ-botti-and-the-yellowjackets/ http://jazzfest.louthompson.com/2011/12/15/christ-botti-and-the-yellowjackets/#comments Thu, 15 Dec 2011 17:56:13 +0000 admin http://jazzfest.louthompson.com/?p=486 I’m pleased to report that two artists have been announced for the 2012 schedule! Chris Botti will play Saturday, and The Yellowjackets will play Sunday!

As additional artists are announced we will report the news here. You can always check our 2012 Lineup Page to see the latest confirmed lineup.

]]> http://jazzfest.louthompson.com/2011/12/15/christ-botti-and-the-yellowjackets/feed/ 0 The 2011 Lineup Is Here! http://jazzfest.louthompson.com/2011/02/10/the-2011-lineup-is-here/ http://jazzfest.louthompson.com/2011/02/10/the-2011-lineup-is-here/#comments Thu, 10 Feb 2011 15:19:20 +0000 admin http://jazzfest.louthompson.com/?p=368 The 2011 festival line-up has been announced! You can find the details at our 2011 Lineup page, which will be updated with additional details about the performers as the festival approaches.

Additionally, a couple of articles have appeared in the press:

]]> http://jazzfest.louthompson.com/2011/02/10/the-2011-lineup-is-here/feed/ 0 The 2011 line-up is coming Thursday! http://jazzfest.louthompson.com/2011/02/08/the-2011-line-up-is-coming-thursday/ http://jazzfest.louthompson.com/2011/02/08/the-2011-line-up-is-coming-thursday/#comments Tue, 08 Feb 2011 15:05:09 +0000 admin http://jazzfest.louthompson.com/?p=356 The full line-up will be announced Thursday February 10th!

A handful of acts have been announced in advance including Dee Dee Bridgewater and Jack DeJohnette! Check out the 2011 Lineup Page for details.

]]> http://jazzfest.louthompson.com/2011/02/08/the-2011-line-up-is-coming-thursday/feed/ 0 2011 Lineup News http://jazzfest.louthompson.com/2011/01/03/2011-lineup-news/ http://jazzfest.louthompson.com/2011/01/03/2011-lineup-news/#comments Mon, 03 Jan 2011 05:11:01 +0000 admin http://jazzfest.louthompson.com/?p=349 A few more artists have been announced for the 2011 Festival, bringing the total to 6 main stage acts and 2 gazebo acts! Check out the 2011 Lineup Page for the latest lineup announcements.

Festival producer Danny Melnick has announced that “The festival is 99% booked. We are waiting for 1 more artist to confirm and we expect to announce the complete line-up in late January.” So expect more news in the near future!

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