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SPONSORED: Regional Acts Featured Outdoors at Tri-C JazzFest There is more to Tri-C JazzFest, presented by KeyBank, than just great jazz concerts in Playhouse Square. Friday and Saturday of the festival, 17 regional bands will perform free outside Playhouse Square on the Strassman Insurance Stage. Don’t miss it! JazzFest is June 22 – 24, rain or shine. Tri-c.edu/jazzfest.
SPONSORED: We're Talking Jazz at the Tri-C JazzFest, presented by KeyBank. New this year, visit the Chemical Bank Jazz Talk Tent to take your JazzFest experience to the next level. Meet the artists, hear them talk, and ask them questions one-on-one. Plus enjoy the free outdoor stage, KidBop activities, food trucks and more at the 38th annual Tri-C JazzFest taking place this weekend, Thu 6/22 through Sat 6/24 at Playhouse Square. Jazz Lives Here. Tri-c.edu/jazzfest.
SPONSORED: Tri-C JazzFest, Indoor and Out You may be hearing about the great lineup for the 38th annual Tri-C JazzFest, presented by KeyBank: everyone from Boz Scaggs and Kamasi Washington to artist-in-residence Terence Blanchard, and much more. But leave some time to explore outside the theatres, as JazzFest hosts a complete lineup of local artists, jazz students, small combos and big bands on their free outdoor stage. U.S. Bank KidBop activities for kids and adults ensure there's something for everyone! Jazz Lives Here. Thu 6/22 through Sat 6/24 at Playhouse Square. Tri-c.edu/jazzfest.
SPONSORED: Tri-C JazzFest Talks the Talk The Chemical Bank Jazz Talk Tent debuts this year at Tri-C JazzFest, presented by KeyBank. In it, JazzFest artists will conduct casual interviews and interact with patrons. The tent will be outside Playhouse Square, where all the JazzFest outdoor action takes place. Tri-C JazzFest is June 22 -24, rain or shine. Tri-c.edu/jazzfest.
SPONSORED: Vendor Village Debuts at Tri-C JazzFest This year, Tri-C JazzFest, presented by KeyBank, debuts Vendor Village, where more than 20 local makers will offer their wares. Posted on Euclid Avenue just east of East 14th Street, Vendor Village will feature everything from gourmet popcorn to CLE-centric clothing. JazzFest is June 22-24, rain or shine. Tri-c.edu/jazzfest.
SPONSORED: Enjoy Food Trucks at Tri-C JazzFest, presented by KeyBank. It's the place to be all weekend long, from Thu 6/22 to Sat 6/24, at Playhouse Square inside and outside the theatres. Come enjoy the free outdoor stage under the chandelier and sample our food selections, demonstrations, and some of Cleveland's coolest food trucks along E. 14th Street. Plus great jazz, blues, latin, funk and more back to back inside and out. Jazz Lives Here. Tri-c.edu/jazzfest.
The 2017 Tri-C JazzFest is jam-packed from Thu 6/22 through Sat 6/24 with big names, up-and-comers, and legends. The huge outdoor Strassman Insurance Stage will feature local music of all sorts, along with food trucks, arts & crafts, KidBop and amusement alley, plus a new Jazz Talk Tent. Artists include: Terence Blanchard, Kenny Barron, Ravi Coltrane, Boney James, Norman Brown, Alicia Olatuja, Jane Bunnett & Maqueque, Anat Cohen Choro Aventuroso, Diego Figueiredo featuring John Clayton and Jeff Hamilton, Kamasi Washington, Boz Scaggs, and Catherine Russell.
Listen as CoolCleveland talks with festival director Terri Pontremoli & project manager Mike Shirtz under the chandelier at Playhouse Square as they give us the low down on the 2017 Tri-C JazzFest.
SPONSORED: Tri-C JazzFest, Jazz Lives Here Tri-C JazzFest Cleveland brings artists of international renown to Playhouse Square June 22-24. This year's bill includes names like Chris Botti, Anat Cohen, Boz Scaggs, Jane Bunnett and more. There are still a few good seats available, so get yours here. Don't miss the free music and entertainment outside, too!
SPONSORED: U.S. Bank KidBop, the Place for Kids U.S. Bank KidBop is the place for kids at Tri-C JazzFest, presented by KeyBank, 6/22-24 in and around Playhouse Square. Are crafts, scavenger hunts, face painting, puppets and meeting musicians your thing? KidBop is free from 3 – 6:30PM on Fri 6/23 and Sat 6/24 indoors at the corner of Euclid Avenue and East 13th Street. Tri-c.edu/jazzfest.
SPONSORED: SFJAZZ Collective @ Music Box The 2016-2017 Tri-C Presents Performing Arts Series wraps up with a performance by SFJAZZ Collective. The eight-piece, all-star ensemble will perform original compositions along with some Miles Davis tunes when it takes the stage at 8PM on Fri 4/21 at Music Box Supper Club. Tickets are available here.
CoolCleveland caught up with Terri Pontremoli, the director of the Tri-C JazzFest, and she ran down the lineup of killer artists who will appear at Playhouse Square from June 22-24, 2017.
Get ready for Dianne Reeves, Chris Botti, Kenny Barron, Ravi Coltrane, Boney James, Norman Brown, Jane Bunnett & Maqueque, Alicia Olatuja, Diego Figueiredo, Anat Cohen Choro Ensemble, Kamasi Washington, Boz Scaggs, Catherine Russell and Tri-C artist-in-residence Terence Blanchard, performing his music from the film, The Comedian, and with his groundbreaking E-Collective.
They couldn't have chosen a more timely season or a more relevant play.
For the first time, Tri-C's theatre department drew actors and theatre crew from across all three campuses: Metro, Western and Eastern, for their timely production of the American classic, To Kill A Mockingbird. It premieres at Tri-C Western Campus Theatre 10/27-29, then moves to Playhouse Square's Ohio Theatre 11/3-5.
CoolCleveland visited a rehearsal at Tri-C West and spoke with director Bob Ellis, assistant professor of theatre, about the relevance of this classic production and the excitement of taking the play down to Cleveland's theatre district.
SPONSORED: Tri-C Welcomes Buena Vista Social Club's Omara Portuondo The Tri-C Presents Performing Arts Series brings Cuban singer Omara Portuondo, from the legendary Buena Vista Social Club, to Lakewood Civic Auditorium at 7PM on Sun 10/23. The Omara Portuondo 85 Tour celebrates the diva's 85th birthday with special guests Roberto Fonseca, Anat Cohen and Regina Carter. Tickets and information here.
SPONSORED: Tri-C Classical Piano Series Kicks Off 10/16 The Tri-C Presents Classical Piano Series kicks off its 10th season with Simone Dinnerstein at 2PM on Sun 10/16 in Gartner Auditorium, Cleveland Museum of Art. Dinnerstein's debut, self-funded recording of Bach's Goldberg Variations reached No. 1 on the U.S. Billboard Classical Chart in its first week. The recital is free.
SPONSORED: Tri-C Presents kicks off new season with Jose James Jose James likes to blur the lines. His soulful baritone voice hop-scotches across jazz, hip-hop, funk and R&B. James brings the whole lot to Nighttown on Wed 9/21 to kick off the 2016-2017 Tri-C Presents arts season. Get tickets here.