The 19th Annual Vail Jazz Festival will be a 12 week-long program of jazz concerts consisting of four distinctive performance series.  The Vail Jazz Festival is a summer-long celebration of America's musical gift to the world - Jazz.

The Golden Age of Jazz, joint performance with Bravo! Vail. Tickets available at www.bravovail.org

Featuring:  Dallas Symphony Orchestra, Jeff Tyzik conductor

Byron Stripling, trumpet;  Wycliffe Gordon, trombone;  Jeff Clayton, saxophone;  Steve Harlos, piano; Dave Mancini, drums; Ken Walker, bass

The Vail Jazz Foundation has created a different kind of festival experience – inspiring and engaging, sophisticated yet easy going. The Summer of Jazz in Vail offers internationally acclaimed jazz ensembles and soloists as well as local and regional favorites.  Preferred seating is $20 in advance; $25 day of show.  Remainder of tent is free on a first come, first served basis.

Jazz @ Vail Square, Thursday Concerts 6-8 PM

July 4 - August 29, 2013

Jazz @ Vail Square returns to Lionshead for shows outside the Arrabelle in Vail. Presented in a tented venue seating 300+, this dynamic concert series features national jazz artists with styles ranging from Swing to straight ahead, Latin Jazz to the American Songbook. Whether you enjoy the show from a seat in a nearby restaurant, or from the the tent with a cocktail, Jazz @ Vail Square creates intimate jazz experiences that you won’t soon forget.

July 4 - SaRon Crenshaw and Curtis Stigers, Jazz & Blues

July 11 - Wil Campa y Su Gran Union, Sounds fron Cuba

July 18 - Ann Hampton Callaway, Singing the Great American Songbook

July 25 - Frank Vignola & Vinny Raniolo, Guitar Duo Virtuosos

August 1 - John Pizzarelli Quartet, "Hip with a Wink"

August 8 - Tommy Igoe Sextet, World-Class Drummer

August 15 - Poncho Series and his Latin Jazz Band, Latin Sounds

August 22 - Lavay Smith and Her Hot Skillet Lickers, Swing Dance with the Music

August 29 - Clayton Brothers Sextet and Vail Jazz All-Stars, Masters & Protégés

Jazz @ THE VAIL FARMERS’ MARKET

Sunday, June 23 - Sunday, August 25, 2013

Sundays, Noon to 3 pm

The Vail Jazz Foundation presents ten FREE outdoor concerts featuring local and regionally-based jazz talent at the Vail Farmers’ Market and Art Show, Sundays from noon to 3 pm. The jazz concerts are a natural complement to the fabulous shopping and wonderful food for which the casual outdoor market is known.  Jazz @ the Market is presented in a tent at Solaris on Meadow Drive in Vail Village.  Concerts start at noon with seating for up to 100 inside the tent.  Stop by to check out refreshing jazz groups at the market, and enjoy!

2013 LINE UP

JUNE 23 - LAURA NEWMAN TRIO

JUNE 30 - LIONEL YOUNG BAND

JULY 7 - TONY GULIZIA TRIO

JULY 14 - KATHY MORROW TRIO

JULY 21 - SALSA CON JAZZ

JULY 28 - GINGA BAND

AUGUST 4 - AFTER MIDNIGHT

AUGUST 11 - BOB COHEN TRIO WITH CHUCK LAMB

AUGUST 18 - GULIZIA BROTHERS QUARTET

AUGUST 25 - JUSTIN ALLISON QUARTET

Jazz @ KELLY LIKEN

Sunday, June 23 - Sunday, August 25, 2013

Sundays from  8:30-11 pm

Sunday, June 23 – Tony Gulizia and Laura Newman

Sunday, June 30 – Tony Gulizia and Lionel Young

Sunday, July 7 – Tony Gulizia and Max Wagner

Sunday, July 14 – Tony Gulizia and Kathy Morrow

Sunday, July 21 – Tony Gulizia and Jeremy Wendelin

Sunday, July 28 – Tony Gulizia and Carl Dixon

Sunday, August 4 – Tony Gulizia and Roger Campbell

Sunday, August 11 – Tony Gulizia and Bill Wimmer

Sunday, August 18 – Tony & Joey Gulizia with Gary Regina

Sunday, August 25 –  Tony Gulizia with Surprise Guest

The partnership with Kelly Liken brings jazz to Vail every Sunday night.  Paired with Kelly Liken's Harvest menu, join local jazz great, Tony Gulizia and a different guest artist each week for exciting jazz performances!  This elegant restaurant features Seasonal American Cuisine.  Join Kelly Liken for dinner or just have a drink at the bar.  Click here to make dinner reservations. Line up of artists coming soon!

JAZZ AFTER - Orchestra Jazz Jams

Returning in 2013, in partnership with Bravo! Vail, after three of the concerts at the Ford Amphitheater, the Great Room at Larkspur Restaurant will be transformed into a jazz club and hosts select members of each of the resident orchestras as they perform jazz.

Light menu and drinks are available.  Please click here for Larkspur's website.

Dallas Jam - Saturday, June 29

Philly Jam - Wednesday, July 10

New York Jam - Wednesday, July 24

Tickets are $20 in advance; $25 day of show.  We anticipate these shows to sell out.  Tickets will go on sale in May.

There will be a $20 food and beverage minimum at Larkspur's Great Room.

Doors open at 7:30 pm;  show starts at 9:15 pm.

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19th ANNUAL LABOR DAY WEEKEND VAIL JAZZ PARTY

Vail Marriott Mountain Resort, Vail Colorado
Thursday, August 29 - Monday, September 2, 2013

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The Festival culminates in a unique mix of world-class musicians in a one-of-a-kind format that has lived up to its title, the Labor Day Weekend Party. Whether it's group performances, multi-artist jam sessions or the inspiring multi-media salutes to Jazz legends, the Weekend has a unique party spirit that attracts musicians and jazz lovers from all over the world. Each year, up-and-coming "young lions" play alongside the living legends of jazz in an intimate venue, surrounded by the natural beauty of Vail. With twenty five hours of performances throughout the weekend (morning, noon and night), the audience and musicians are connected in a manner that consistently inspires great performances. 

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2013 LINE UP

Cyrille Aimeé & Diego Figueiredo

Clayton Brothers Sextet - John Clayton, Jeff Clayton, Terell Stafford, Wycliffe Gordon, Bill Cunliffe & Lewis Nash

Jeff Hamilton Trio - Jeff Hamilton, Tamir Hendelman & Christoph Luty

Vail Jazz Workshop All-Stars

SPECIAL SHOWS

Shelly Berg - Multi-Media History of Stride and Boogie Woogie Piano

Niki Haris' Gospel Prayer Meetin' with Mile Hi Gospel Ensemble

Ken Peplowski & Diego Figueiredo's Tribute to Charlie Byrd and the Bossa Nova Years

Byron Stripling's Multi Media Salute to Miles Davis

Vail Jazz Alumni Quartet - Sullivan Fortner, David Wong, Jimmy MacBride & Tia Fuller

SOLOISTS

Ernie Adams             Eric Alexander Shelly Berg Allan Finney

Bruce Forman Wycliffe Gordon               Karen Hammack               Niki Haris

Ken Peplowski       Byron Stripling Akiko Tsuruga

**All Artists subject to Cancellation**

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