If you’re a fan of jazz and you live in the Coachella Valley, then you’d be crazy to miss the 22nd Annual Jazz in the Pines Festival! Performers and fans of jazz, blues, and R&B have a breathtaking mountain campus to themselves August 15 – 16, 2015.
Some of the best local and national jazz talent will be performing including:
- The legendary bebop of Charles McPherson, featuring titans of the contemporary San Diego Jazz scene backing McPherson’s masterful saxophone style
- The Graham Dechter Quartet, featuring the Idyllwild Arts Academy graduate’s precocious guitar virtuosity, brilliantly supported by John Clayton on bass, Jeff Hamilton on drums, and Tamir Hendelman on piano.
Not to mention these incredible artists and sounds:
- Casey Abrams who wows with instrumental versatility and soulful vocal stylings
- The Euphoria Brass Band’s incendiary mix of old school New Orleans jazz, street funk, and unmistakable West Coast vibe.
- Marshall Hawkins, founder of the Idyllwild Arts Academy Jazz Program.
For performance times, check out the schedule below. For even more info, check out the Jazz in the Pines website here.
Escape the Heat at the 22nd Annual Jazz in the Pines Festival!
SATURDAY, AUGUST 15th
MAIN STAGE:
11:00am – 12:15pm:
David Garfield & The Afro Cuban Jazz Project
12:45pm – 2:00pm:
Evan Christopher with Jason Jackson
2:30pm – 4:00pm:
Graham Dechter Quartet
4:15pm – 5:30pm:
Euphoria Brass Band
FRENCH QUARTER:
10:30am – 11:45am:
Euphoria Brass Band
12:15pm – 1:30pm:
Greg Jones Band
2:00pm – 3:30pm:
Ruby and the Red Hots
4:00pm – 5:30pm:
Deanna Bogart
STEPHENS RECITAL HALL:
10:45am – 11:45am:
The Joshua White Trio
12:00pm – 1:15pm:
FORBITS
1:45pm – 2:45pm:
Marshall Hawkins
3:15pm – 4:15pm:
Definiens
4:45pm – 5:45pm:
Henry Franklin Quartet
IAF THEATRE:
6:15pm – 7:30pm:
Seahawk Modern Jazz Orchestra (MOJO)
SUNDAY, AUGUST 16th
MAIN STAGE:
11:00am – 12:15pm:
Yve Evans & V.I.P.
12:45pm – 1:45pm:
West Valley High Big Band
2:30pm – 4:00pm:
Charles McPherson Quintet
4:15pm – 5:30pm:
Casey Abrams with Haley Reinhart
FRENCH QUARTER:
10:30am – 11:45am:
Lisa Haley & The Zydecats
12:15pm – 1:30pm:
Chuck Alvarez Band
2:00pm – 3:30pm:
Yve Evans Trio
4:00pm – 5:30pm:
Peter Sprague Quintet
STEPHENS RECITAL HALL:
10:30am – 11:30am:
Jazzgrass
12:00pm – 1:00pm:
Mutts of the Planet
1:45pm – 2:45pm:
Peter Sprague String Consort
3:15pm – 4:15pm:
Holly Hofmann & Mike Wofford Quartet
