Monterey Jazz Festival - California
Music Festival Monterey
The Spectacular Annual Montery Jazz Festival
This year’s special guest - Wynton Marsalis!
Reports from last year’s festival
“Festival of the Year!” - JazzTimes Magazine 2005 Reader’s Poll
“An array of talent” – CNN
“An embarrassment of riches ” - Monterey County Herald
“Superb lineup, crackling energy” - Seattle Times
Blessed with sun-kissed weather throughout the three-day weekend, the oak-studded, 20-acre Monterey Fairgrounds provides perfect conditions for a fantastic showcase of music, sights and sounds at the Annual Monterey Jazz Festival Presented by MCI, always the third weekend in September. With over 500 artists performing on 7 stages throughout 3 nights and 2 days, the Monterey Jazz Festival offers ample opportunity for audiences to hear many of the world’s most talented jazz artists.
Artists have included: Nancy Wilson, Diana Krall, Tony Bennett, Sonny Rollins, Pat Metheny, Mavis Staples, Branford Marsalis, John Scofield, Madeline Peyroux, Carla Bley and many more.
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Things to do in Monterey
Website: Monterey Jazz Festival
Monterey Jazz Festival
Monterey County Fairgrounds
2004 Fairground Rd
Monterey, CA 93940
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