The Hillsborough Jazz Festival: “Celebrating Billy Strayhorn”
The Hillsborough Arts Council presents the first annual Hillsborough Jazz Festival. The festival will take place on Saturday, September 25, 2010 at a very special venue…The historic Moorefields estate is an idyllic historic homestead on 84 beautiful acres just a few miles from Hillsborough, NC. Find directions here.
This years theme is “celebrating Billy Strayhorn” to honor jazz legend, Billy Strayhorn. Strayhorn is best known for his successful collaboration with bandleader and composer Duke Ellington lasting nearly three decades. What is less well known is that he has family history in Hillsborough… Read more about Billy Strayhorn.
Here is the lineup:
12:00-12:30 Ed Moon Trio
12:35-1:00 Sawyer-Goldberg Jazz
1:10- 1:45 Laura Ridgeway
2:00-2:45 Magic of African Rhythms
3:00-3:45 Equinox
4:00-5:00 Lois Deloatch
5:00-6:00 John Brown Quintet
Jazz and You! workshop announcement!
The Hillsborough Arts Council is very pleased to be able to offer a unique opportunity for the community to take part in a Jazz workshop the morning before the Jazz festival! Based on the Jazz for Young People Curriculum developed by Jazz at Lincoln Center, the primary goals of this lecture-demonstration are to share, teach, and celebrate jazz music!
Details and registration information are available here.
Admission
Save $5.00 per ticket by ordering in advance! Purchase tickets online here today. General admission is just $10.00 in advance and 15.00 at the door, with lawn seating. Parking is free. You can also pick up tickets at the Sportsplex or at the Hillsborough Arts Council office in Hillsborough:
220 S Churton St Hillsborough, NC