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Changing of the Guard at Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra
On October 23, Ted Nash – having toured the world playing alto, soprano and tenor saxophone, clarinet and bass…
This year’s fall Cape May Jazz Festival, Nov. 9-11, will feature the theme “Favorites Return.” For three days, the New Jersey town of Cape May will explode with jazz, with shows from the afternoon until 1 a.m. Performers include Duke Ellington Orchestra, Pieces of a Dream, Freddy Cole, Houston Person, Ernie Andrews, T. S. Monk, Papa and Joey DeFrancesco, Keith Killgo Jazz with Juanita Williams, Barbara Walker, Rolando Matias and Afro-Rican Ensemble, Ed Cherry Organ Quartet, Webb T’s Fleet with Monnette Sudler, Winston Byrd Quintet, Point Blank, Dwayne Dopsie and the Zydeco Hellraisers, and more.
Events are held at venues throughout the town, including the Cape May Convention Hall, Grand Hotel and Marquis deLafayette. An all-event weekend pass for 23 events costs $150. Various other ticket packages are available.
For more information, go to capemayjazz.org.
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