Earlier this week the Freihofer Jazz Festival announced that Tony Bennet and Buddy Guy will be on the bill for 35th annual event which take place on June 30th and July 1st at the Saratogo Performing Arts Center (SPAC) in Saratoga Springs, NY.
Another great jazz acts on the bill include:
Preservation Hall Jazz Band, their first appearance at the Festival since 2006
David Sanborn & Bob James
McCoy Tyner Quartet with special guest John Scofield
Gregory Porter, Grammy nominated vocalist
Big Sam’s Funky Nation
The Cookers featuring Billy Harper, Eddie Henderson, David Weiss, Craig Handy, George Cables, Cecil McBee & Billy Hart
Rudresh Mahanthappa, saxophonist/composer
Gary Smulyan Quartet with Mike LeDonne, Peter Bernstein & Kenny Washington
Carmen Souza, a female singer of Cape Verdean ancestry
Ben Williams & Sound Effect
Gilad Hekselman, young Israeli guitarist
Rudresh Mahanthappa’s Gamak
Ladysmith Black Mambazo
Kevin Eubanks with Bill Pierce, Rene Camacho & Marvin “Smitty” Smith
Donny McCaslin Group with Jason Lindner, Tim Lefebvre & Mark Guiliana
Chris Bergsonwith Jay Collins, Bruce Katz, Matt Clohesy & Tony Leone
Donny McCaslin Group with Jason Lindner, Tim Lefebvre & Mark Guiliana
Ingrid Jensen Quartet with Gary Versace, Matt Clohesy and John Wikan
Brianna Thomas
Fabian Almazan Trio
Source: Freihoffer Jazz Festival Site
