Monterey Jazz Festival Brings Christian McBride, Melody Gardot, Tony Bennett & More

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The Monterey Jazz Festival is being held this year September 21-23, 2012 in Monterey CA. The event celebrates the legacy of jazz and expands the boundaries of and opportunities to experience jazz through the creative production of performances and educational programs.

The event is held in the Monterey Fairgrounds site where the Festival was first presented in 1958 for founder Jimmy Lyons and his co-founder and colleague, Ralph Gleason.

Early artists included musicians like Dizzy Gillespie, Louis Armstrong, John Lewis, Shelly Manne, Gerry Mulligan, Art Farmer, Ernestine Anderson, Harry James, Max Roach, and Billie Holiday.

Every year since then, every third full weekend in September sees the same caliber of talent grace the now eight stages on the Monterey Fairgrounds, as the Monterey Jazz Festival presents the best jazz performers in the world for a three-day celebration of the best in jazz. In addition, the Monterey Jazz Festival features jazz conversations, panel discussions, workshops, exhibitions, clinics, and an international array of food, shopping, and festivities spread throughout the 20-acre Monterey Fairgrounds.

Below is a list of who you can expect to see in Monterey this September.

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