Vail Jazz Foundation
The 14th Annual
Labor Day Weekend Party

August 29th - September 1st, 2008
Vail Cascade Resort & Spa
 

Vail Jazz Foundation presents the Labor Day Weekend Jazz Party from Thursday, August 28 through Monday, September 1, 2008. 

This internationally acclaimed event features the world's greatest jazz musicians in over twenty-four hours of music.

Hosted at the spectacular Vail Cascade Resort & Spa in Vail, Colorado, the Labor Day Weekend Party brings together the best jazz musicians in an intimate, cabaret-style setting for a blend of jazz music not found anywhere else!

We continue to present an extraordinary lineup of great musicians - living legends and the young lions on the jazz scene today - in a unique format that is truly a "party" for all jazz fans. 

Terrell Stafford & Clayton Brothers Quintet

Terrell Stafford and
the Clayton Brothers Quintet

Wycliffe Gordon

Wycliffe Gordon

Labor Day Weekend partygoers will enjoy artists including The Clayton Brothers Quintet, Hendrik Meurkens Samba Jazz Quintet, and the legendary Jimmy Bruno trio.

Solo performers include saxophonist Joel Frahm, trombonist Wycliffe Gordon, pianists Benny Green and Don ‘Papadon’ Washington, Ann Hampton Callaway, and B-3 player Tony Monaco.  Bill Cunliffe will also play and present a salute to Horace Silver, and the VJF All stars will share their unique blend of jazz with festival audiences.

 


2008 Party line up featured the following Artists:

Labor Day Weekend, August 29 - September 1, 2008
Vail Cascade Resort & Spa Centennial Ballroom
Upper Level of the Conference Center
(Artists and Performance Schedule subject to change)
GROUPS:

CLAYTON BROTHERS QUINTET
John Clayton, Bass
Jeff Clayton, Alto Sax
Bill Cunliffe, Piano
Terrell Stafford, Trumpet
Lewis Nash, Drums
HENDRIK MEURKENS SAMBA JAZZ QUINTET
Hendrik Meurkens, Harmonica, Vibraphone
Jed Levy, Tenor Sax
Helio Alves, Piano
Gustavo Amarante, Bass
Adriano Santos, Drums
JIMMY BRUNO TRIO
Jimmy Bruno, Guitar
Craig Thomas, Bass
Webb Thomas, Drums

ANN HAMPTON CALLAWAY
Ann Hampton Callaway, Vocals
Ted Rosenthal, Piano
Jay Leonhart, Bass
Victor Lewis, Drums
MILE HIGH CHAPTER CHOIR
SOLOISTS:

Joel Frahm, Tenor Sax
Wycliffe Gordon, Trombone
Benny Green, Piano
Tony Monaco, B-3
Don "Papadon" Washington, Piano, Vocals
Jamire Williams, Drums
 
Benny Green
Hendrik Meurkens
will lead his Samba Jazz Quintet
at the 2008 Labor Day Weekend Party

THE 14th ANNUAL LABOR DAY WEEKEND PARTY
The Labor Day Weekend Party
Labor Day Weekend, August 29 - September 1, 2008
Vail Cascade Resort & Spa Centennial Ballroom
Upper Level of the Conference Center
(As of 05/26/08 all performances subject to change)
Date
Time
Performance
Location
August 29
Friday


OPENING EVENING SESSION

  
    7:30 PM DON "PAPA DON" WILLIAMS Ballroom
8:10 PM
 ANN HAMPTON CALLAWAY
Ballroom
9:20 PM TERELL STAFFORD
BENNY GREEN
JOHN CLAYTON
LEWIS NASH
JOEL FRAHM 		 
10:30 PM
 HENDRIK MEURKENS SAMBA JAZZ QUINTET
Ballroom
August 30
Saturday		  

AFTERNOON SESSION

  
        
12 Noon
JIMMY BRUNO TRIO
TERELL STAFFORD
Ballroom
1:10 pm
TONY MONACO
VICTOR LEWIS
WYCLIFFE GORDON
HENDRIK MEURKENS
Ballroom
2:20 pm
HELIO ALVES
GUSTAVO AMARANTE
ADRIANO SANTOS
JOEL FRAHM
Ballroom
3:30 pm
VAIL JAZZ ALL-STARS
Ballroom
 

EVENING SESSION

  
8:30 pm
ANN HAMPTON CALLAWAY
Ballroom
9:40 pm
CLAYTON BROTHERS QUINTET
Ballroom

10:50 pm

JIMMY BRUNO TRIO
Ballroom
12 Midnight BENNY GREEN
JAY LEONHART
JAMIRE WILLIAMS
JED LEVY
TERELL STAFFORD 		 Ballroom
August 31
Sunday
  

MORNING SESSION

GOSPEL PRAYER MEETIN'

  
            
10:00 am
DON "PAPA DON" WASHINGTON
JAMIRE WILLIAMS
JEFF CLAYTON
WYCLIFFE GORDON
Ballroom
11:00 am MILE HIGH CHAPTER CHOIR  Ballroom
 

AFTERNOON SESSION

  
1:00 pm
DON "PAPA DON" WASHINGTON
JOHN CLAYTON
JAMIRE WILLIAMS
Ballroom
2:10 pm
HENDRIK MEURKENS SAMBA JAZZ QUINTET
Ballroom
3:20 pm
JOEL FRAHM
BILL CUNLIFFE
JOHN CLAYTON
LEWIS NASH
Ballroom
4:30 pm
VAIL JAZZ ALL-STARS
Ballroom
 

EVENING SESSION

  
7:30 pm
BILL CUNLIFFE'S MULTI-MEDIA SALUTE TO HORACE SILVER
Ballroom
9:10 pm
JIMMY BRUNO TRIO
BENNY GREEN
Ballroom
10:20 pm
WYCLIFFE GORDON
TONY MONACO
LEWIS NASH
JOEL FRAHM
JED LEVY
Ballroom
September 1
Monday		  

AFTERNOON SESSION

  
     
12 Noon
JEFF CLAYTON
WYCLIFFE GORDON
BILL CUNLIFFE
JOHN CLAYTON
JAMIRE WILLIAMS
Ballroom
1:10 pm
ANN HAMPTON CALLAWAY
Ballroom
2:20 pm
JOEL FRAHM
BENNY GREEN
GUSTAVO AMARANTE
ADRIANO SANTOS
HENDRIK MEURKENS
Ballroom
3:30 pm
HELIO ALVES
TED ROSENTHAL
BILL CUNLIFFE
BENNY GREEN
Ballroom
4:50 pm
TONY MONACO
WEBB THOMAS
JIMMY BRUNO
JEFF CLAYTON
JED LEVY
WYCLIFFE GORDON
Ballroom

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- IMPORTANT PARKING INFORMATION -

On-site parking at the Vail Cascade Resort and Spa is $10/day with in and out privileges. 

FREE parking is available at the Lionshead Parking Structure, with free shuttle service to the Vail Cascade every 1/2 hour. 
Pick up location is on the south side of the Lionshead Parking Structure, in front of Subway Sandwich Shop. 
The shuttle runs until midnight on Friday and 2:00 a.m. on Saturday and Sunday nights.