JAZZ IN THE VALLEY to Return to Poughkeepsie with Tribute to Randy Weston
Festival artistic director Javon Jackson leads a lineup including Zaccai and Luques Curtis and the Darrell Green Quartet.
The 26th Annual Jazz in the Valley (JITV), set for Sunday, August 16, 12:00 - 6:00 pm, at Poughkeepsie's Waryas Park, will present African Rhythms – Alex Blake, Chief Baba Neil Clarke and Sharp Radway – in Westonalia, a centennial celebration of Randy Weston, the late NEA Jazz Master renowned for merging his bold jazz melodies with traditional African rhythms.
Also taking the JITV stage are vocalist Lisa Fischer, pianist Zaccai Curtis, bassist Luques Curtis, saxophonist/vocalist Camille Thurman with the Darrell Green Quartet and saxophonist and Festival Artistic Director Javon Jackson.
Produced by TRANSART & Cultural Services, Inc., the festival has been presenting the legacy, history and future of jazz, with a mix of young and veteran musicians for 26 years.
Greer Smith, festival founder, producer and recipient of the 2021 Jazz Journalist Association's Jazz Hero Award, says, “For 26 years, Jazz in the Valley has brought world-class music, cultural celebration, and community spirit to the Hudson Valley, establishing itself as one of the region's premier summer traditions. More than a concert, it's a gathering of generations brought together by extraordinary music. With new festival fans joining long-time attendees every year, the experience feels like a wonderful family reunion, a homecoming.”
Love Theater in Central New York? Join The Community!
Whether you've got past experience writing about theater or just starting, the BroadwayWorld Community offers a unique opportunity to become a champion for your local arts community, helping raise awareness of local offerings and adding another local voice to the conversation at a time arts coverage is shrinking in the press across the continent. Join us and become a pivotal part of the movement that celebrates and promotes the arts in the digital age.
Learn More
|
DRACULA: THE JOURNAL OF JONATHAN HARKER Bannerman Island (9/16-9/26) |
|
OFC Creations Theatre Presents: Hairspray! OFC Creations Theatre Center (9/24-10/11) |
|
The Da Vinci Code Geva Theatre (5/28-6/27) |
|
Sons of Grunge Brings the Sound of ’90s Grunge to Rochester for Matinee Show Photo City Music Hall (9/12-9/12) |
|
Les Misérables Cohoes Music Hall (7/13-8/08) |
|
Versa-Style Street Dance Company: “Rooted Rhythms" Sloan Performing Arts Center (9/19-9/20) |
|
OFC Creations Theatre Presents: The Osmonds: A New Musicals OFC Creations Theatre Center (4/08-4/25) |
|
Bright Half Life Multi-Use Community Cultural Center (MuCCC) (9/20-9/24) |
|
”The Language Archive” County Players Falls Theatre (9/11-9/26) |
|
Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York) The Longacre Theatre (11/01-11/01) |
