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VENUE FRIDAY
NIGHT
SATURDAY
AFTERNOON
SATURDAY
NIGHT
SUNDAY
AFTERNOON
SUNDAY
NIGHT






Jimmy Lyons Stage
(Arena Tickets Only)
8:30 pm
(8:30) Richard Bona
(9:40) Dianne Reeves
(10:50) Ruben Blades featuring Editus
1:00 pm
(1:00) Charles Ford Band Reunion featuring Robben Ford
(2:10) Keb’ Mo’
(3:30) Michael McDonald
8:00 pm
(8:00) Roy Hargrove Quintet with the MJF Chamber Orchestra
(9:10) Nicholas Payton’s Armstrong Centennial Celebration
(10:30) Tom Harrell Big Band featuring Greg Osby
12:30 pm
(12:30) Monterey High School
Big Band
(1:00) Monterey Jazz Festival High School All-Star Big Band
(2:20) Lou Rawls – Les McCann Reunion
7:30 pm
(7:30) Wayne Shorter Group with the MJF Chamber Orchestra
(9:00) Pat Metheny Trio featuring Larry Grenadier & Bill Stewart with special guest Michael Brecker






Garden Stage 6:30 pm
(6:30) Mimi Fox Trio
(8:00) Sherman Irby Trio
(9:30) Scott Amendola Band
1:00 pm
(1:00) John “Broadway” Tucker
(2:30) Charles Ford Band Reunion featuring Robben Ford
(4:00) Keb’ Mo’
(5:30) Johnny Bassett & His Detroit Blues Review featuring Joe Weaver & Alberta Adams
8:00 pm
(8:00) Bill Frisell Seven
(9:30) Karl Denson’s Tiny Universe
12:30 pm
(12:30) Jackie Coon & Friends
(2:00) Greater Victory Temple Gospel Choir
(3:30) IAJE presents 2000 Clifford Brown / Stan Getz Fellows
(5:00) Berklee/ Monterey Quartet 2000
6:30 pm
(6:30) Prime featuring Peter Donald, Abraham Laboriel, Tom Ranier
(8:30) Larry Vuckovich Group
“Young at Heart”






Night Club 8:00 pm
(8:00) A Conversation with Ruben Blades
(9:30) Claudia Villela – Ricardo Peixoto Group
(11:30) Claudia Acuña
1:30 pm
(1:30) St. Cuthbert’s College Jazz Big Band
(3:00) Navy Band Southwest "Fleet Jazz Ensemble"
(4:30) Rodger Fox Big Band
8:30 pm
Salute To Bay Area Pianists
(8:00) Smith Dobson Group
(9:30) NLS Trio
(11:00) Ed Kelly Quartet
2:00 pm
(2:00) “To Bessie With Love”
featuring Miss Pat Yankee
(4:00) “From Kind of Blue to Bitches Brew" with Quincy Troupe
7:30 pm
(7:30) Brad Mehldau
(9:00) Bill Frisell with Paul Motian
(10:30) Matt Wilson Quartet






Dizzy’s Den 8:30 pm
(8:30) Bill Frisell’s New Quartet
(10:00) Richard Bona
(11:30) Dianne Reeves
2:00 pm
(2:00) Downbeat Magazine presents a “Blindfold Test” with Dave Douglas Hosted by Dan Ouellette
(4:00) “Meet Jimmy Katz”
Slide Presentation
8:30 pm
(8:30) Dave Douglas Quartet
(10:00) Roy Hargrove Quintet
(11:30) Nicholas Payton’s Armstrong Centennial Celebration
12:45 pm
(12:45) Los Angeles County School for The Arts Jazz Choir
(1:30) The Thelonious Monk Institute Jazz Quintet
(2:30) Berkeley High School Big Band
(3:15) Rio Americano High School Big Band
(4:00) Monterey County Honor Band
(4:45) Berkeley High School “A” Combo
7:00 pm
Hammond B3 Blowout
(7:00) Larry Goldings Trio
(8:30) Dr. Lonnie Smith Quartet
(10:30) Dr. Lonnie Smith / Larry Goldings Jam with special guest Bobby Watley






Coffee House Gallery 8:00 / 9:30 / 11:00 pm
Bill Charlap Trio
Bill Charlap, Ray Drummond, Kenny Washington
2:00 pm
(2:00) The Crushing Spiral Ensemble
(3:30) The Crushing Spiral Ensemble
(5:00) “Jazz Trumpet Legacy” Panel Discussion Presented by the Jazz Journalists Association
8:00 / 9:30 / 11:00 pm
James Hurt Quartet
Jacques Schwarz-Bart, James Hurt, Francois Moutin, Ari Hoenig
2:00 pm
(2:00) Maybe Monday
(3:30) Maybe Monday
(5:00) Clinic Presented by the IAJE featuring the 2000 Clifford Brown / Stan Getz Fellows
8:00 / 9:30 / 11:00 pm
Larry Willis Trio
Larry Willis, Gerald Cannon, Willie Jones III






Jazz Theater 8:30 - Midnight
Jimmy Lyons Stage Concert Simulcast
1:00 -5:00 pm
Jimmy Lyons Stage Concert Simulcast
5:00 - 7:30 pm
Charlie Parker Film Series, Parts 1 & 2
Presented by Arthur Monroe
8:00 - Midnight
Jimmy Lyons Stage Concert Simulcast
12:30 - 4:00 pm
Jimmy Lyons Stage Concert Simulcast
4:00 - 6:30 pm
Charlie Parker Film Series, Parts 3 & 4
Presented by Arthur Monroe
7:30 - 11:00 pm
Jimmy Lyons Stage
Concert Simulcast






Courtyard Stage 3:00 / 3:30 pm
Music & Technology on the Disklavier Presented by Sue Downs and Dan Rodowicz, hosted by Yamaha
5:00 / 7:30 pm
Music & Technology on the Disklavier Presented by Sue Downs and Dan Rodowicz, hosted by Yamaha
1:30 / 3:00 / 4:30 pm
Music & Technology on the Disklavier Presented by Sue Downs and Dan Rodowicz, hosted by Yamaha
6:00 pm
Music & Technology on the Disklavier Presented by Sue Downs and Dan Rodowicz, hosted by Yamaha

Please Note: These are approximate concert times and subject to change.