Keystone JazzFest
Saturday, July 10th, 2010
Saturday, July 10 through Sunday, July 11, 2010; River Run Village at Keystone, CO
Join us for a weekend of award-winning jazz music, culinary demonstrations, an art show, and more. Enjoy delicious cuisine created by Wolf Rock Steakhouse, Luigi's Pasta House, All Seasons Catering, and Chris Rybak, Director of Food and Beverage at Arapahoe Basin, while listening to live jazz entertainment. Explore the art show featuring dozens of unique and talented artists throughout River Run Plaza. Bring the entire family to our famous KidZone and enjoy free bounce houses, crafts, and kid's entertainment.
Bands
Groove Machine: is a high-energy party band that plays dance music that will keep you dancing all night long! With premier vocalists, Beth Avedis, and Geoff Meyer, this rockin' band is perfect for any occasion! Motown, classic rock, contemporary, and popular music from the 60's through the present, Groove Machine is great for just about everyone!
FTM Trio: consists of Keyboard, Bass and Drums and performs music from the great trio singers and Big Bands from the Las Vegas of old...as well as the contemporary greats of today. FTM performs the classic hits of Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Sammy Davis Jr., Tony Bennett, Bobby Darin, Louis Armstrong, Billie Holiday as well as Billy Joel, Elton John, Roberta Flack, Jimmy Webb and many other artists. FTM can kick it up a serious notch, performing great Rock, Blues, and other favorite dance tunes from over seven decades! Whether it's soft instrumental jazz, or upbeat swing, rock or blues, The FTM Trio has got you covered.
The Authority: Since performing their first shows together in the summer of 2003, Transit Authority has become known as the premier tribute to the iconic jazz rock group, Chicago. Based out of Minneapolis, Minnesota, this eight member ensemble creates a fiery musical salute to the greatest horn driven rock act to ever come down the pike. Transit Authority's mission is to recreate that excitement of the original Chicago Transit Authority's sound in each and every performance.
Cool Shooz: Cool Shooz has been performing polished, award-winning rock n roll for nearly 20 years, thrilling Colorado audiences at the Cherry Creek Arts Festival, the Taste of Colorado, Hudson Gardens and countless other public and private performances. The group has twice won the prestigious Rocky Mountain Harmony Sweepstakes with their entertaining, sole-ful show. They're the perfect fit for any event-try them on, you'll love em!
Steve Cole and Brian Simpson:
Saxophonist Steve Cole is one of the most celebrated players in contemporary jazz, having sold hundreds of thousands of albums worldwide and scored four #1 R&R Jazz hits. He is currently auditioning for a slot with Dave Matthews Band. Cole attended Northwestern University, where he explored modern classical music for the saxophone under the tutelage of internationally recognized educator Fred Hemke. While in undergraduate school, this gifted musician was a semi-finalist in the National Foundation for the Advancement in the Arts and one of three finalists in the Chicago Symphony Orchestra Concerto Competition and was awarded the privilege of performing Tableaux De Provence by Paule Maurice with the CSO. Cole has also been appointed Professor at the prestigious McNally Smith College of Music.
Brian Simpson, a longtime studio musician, musical director, and touring keyboardist to stars as diverse as Janet Jackson and Dave Koz, Brian Simpson?s breakthrough as a solo artist with his Rendezvous Entertainment debut It?s All Good was the genre?s major story of 2006. Focusing once again on compelling acoustic piano melodies, bright jazz improvisations and spirited funk grooves, Simpson keeps the extraordinary momentum hopping--and, true to the moniker he chose for the new album, soaring--with Above The Clouds.
Sponsors and Partners
Keystone Resort
At Keystone, you'll find everything that makes a perfect vacation all in one place. From lodging, dining and activities, Keystone has incredible vacation packages to accommodate your needs. Offering unique activities like night skiing, KAT snowcat skiing and riding the bowls, tubing and dinner sleigh rides. Visit Keystone Resort Website.
Hogue Cellars
Hogue Cellars founded in 1982 by Mike and Gary Hogue, is located in Eastern Washington's Columbia Valley, the premiere grape growing region of the state. The climate and soils of the Columbia Valley produce grapes with intense fruit flavors and high natural acidity. The wines have a liveliness and ripe, zesty fruit flavors that make them ideal complements to a wide range of food.
Red Guitar
Comcast
Comcast was founded in 1963 as a single-system cable operation. Today, we're the country's largest provider of cable services - and one of the world's leading communications companies. We're focused on broadband cable, commerce, and content. We deliver digital services, provide faster Internet and clearer broadband phone service, and develop and deliver innovative programming.
Slifer, Smith, and Frampton
For more than 45 years, Slifer Smith & Frampton has been the leader in Vail Valley real estate. In fact, we account for nearly half the sales volume annually in Eagle County, Colorado (Based on total sales volume from the VBOR MLS). As the first real estate company in Vail, we continue to provide leading insight and a richer perspective into this truly unique resort area. With 18 offices - most in high traffic retail locations - and over 100 brokers, our expertise and coverage of the market is unmatched.
Alpine Bank
Locally owned and operated, Alpine Bank has been a part of the Western Slope of Colorado for over 36 years. With 37 convenient locations, we serve close to 100,000 customers with retail, business, trust, asset management, mortgage, and electronic banking services.
Icelandic Glacial
The Icelandic Glacial brand is owned and operated by Icelandic Water Holdings ehf. based in Hlidarendi, Ölfus, Iceland. The company was established in April, 2004 by a group of private investors and with an experienced management team, they have developed a world-class, NSF-certified bottling plant and a super premium category, multi award-winning product under the Icelandic Glacial brand.
The Lake Dillon Theatre Company
The LDTC is proud to be the beneficiary organization for the Keystone JazzFest. The Lake Dillon Theatre Company is Summit County's only professional theatre company. The LDTC produces 5 shows as part of its Winter Season (October-May) and 5 musicals as part of The Summer Rep (LDTC's Summer Repertory Theatre Company). We do more than you think! Visit Lake Dillon Theatre Company Website.
