"It’s a lot of different folk Medeski, Martin and Wood has an almost cross-over jam-band sound and Scofield is the quintessential jazz guitarist Tower of Power has been around since the 70s and they have an unbelievable brass section with trombones, trumpets and saxes," he says. It’s a dynamic slate of musicians picked to appeal to a diverse audience, says Severson. The Jazz Festival will conclude with Fat Soul, Craig Chaquico, Henry Bulter and hip-hop-meets-jazz trio Medeski, Martin & Wood, featuring jazz guitarist John Scofield. 1, Life & Relationship," following the funk-meets-jazz group Soulbop, founded by ex-Miles Davis saxophonist Bill Evans. The second day of the festival will welcome R&B vocalist India.Arie, winner of two 2003 Grammy Awards and three Grammy nominations this year for her album "Testimony: Vol. the Funky Doctor) and featuring a horn section that has recorded with the likes of Santana, Elton John, Aerosmith and Phish. 24 the Park City All-Star Band will perform with contemporary jazz trumpeter Russell Gunn, before the band Tower of Power takes the stage, led by Stephen "Doc" Kupka (a.k.a. "Agents are calling me now, instead of me calling agents to try to get their artists into our festival It’s been an evolution in progress that’s really going to peak this year."įriday, Aug. "Our festival has gotten to be really well-known over the last few years, simply by being able to pull off really big names in such a small community," Severson reflects. This August, the three-day celebration of music will include two video screens, a beer garden, an artisan vendor village, two stages and a partnership with Main Street clubs to continue the music after sundown. The Fidelity Investments Park City Jazz Festival has come a long way since its inception a decade ago, when executive director Kris Severson remembers the music celebration featured but one stage.
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