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print a small version of the festival schedule 19th Comcast San Jose Jazz Festival, August 8-10, 2008100 concerts on 10 stages for only $10!Big Bad Voodoo Daddy, The Manhattan Transfer, David Sanborn, Zakir Hussain, Les McCann, James Hunter, John Densmore's Tribaljazz, Yosvany Terry, Christian Scott, Javon Jackson, Dr. Lonnie Smith, Bill Holman Band and many more… The sounds of jazz return to downtown San Jose August 8-10. From Friday afternoon to Sunday evening, over 80,000 music lovers will converge on the heart of Silicon Valley to enjoy over 1,000 musicians performing three days of jazz, blues, salsa, Latin, R&B, electronica and many other forms of contemporary music. As you'll see, this year's line-up is shaping up to be one of the most exciting festivals yet, with over 1000 artists from around the globe converging on San Jose for a weekend of fantastic musical diversity, tradition, and innovation. With more than 80 performances on 10 different stages in downtown San Jose, this year's festival encompasses a stunning array of local, national, and international talent. The diversity of sounds and styles -- everything from R&B to salsa to straight-ahead jazz -- practically guarantees that you'll be humming along with an old favorite one minute and dancing to a brand new groove the next.
Jazz is the basis for most of the popular music of today, and the Comcast San Jose Jazz Festival showcases that breadth. This year's line-up includes national celebrities like David Sanborn and Big Bad Voodoo Daddy, outstanding Bay Area talents like Gail Dobson and Dayna Stephens, and some of the hottest Latin jazz and salsa artists on the scene today, as well as international artists from India (Zakir Hussain), Egypt, England, Hungary, Cuba (Yosvany Terry), and Brazil (Chico Pinheiro).
Like the tradition of innovation here in Silicon Valley, jazz composition and performance continue to evolve and change. During the three days of this year's festival, we promise that the cravings of even the most diverse music lover will be satisfied. Read more and comment in our blog... Read an introduction to the line-up in our newsletter Stay tuned and receive exclusive info: sign up to receive our newsletter
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