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Oct. 10-19 Festival Presents Wide-Ranging Program, with Jazz Prodigy, Documentary Film, National and Local Performers
PITTSFIELD, MA – Berkshires Jazz, Inc. today announced the final lineup for the tenth annual Pittsfield CityJazz Festival, Oct. 10-19, 2014 throughout the City’s Upstreet Cultural District. A signature cultural event of the fall foliage season in western Massachusetts, the music spans the spectrum of jazz. In addition to the region’s top big band, the lineup includes four of jazz’ top female vocal and instrumental performers; the annual “jazz crawl" with local musicians in restaurants and lounges throughout downtown; the screening of a documentary film; and a new entry in the Jazz Prodigy series.
The festival kicks off on Thursday, Oct. 9, with Jazz About Town, with sponsored and affiliated events that span the long Columbus Day weekend and including a “jazz craw,” when venues present Berkshires’ established performers in casual settings. Schedule updates are posted at Berkshires Jazz, Inc.
One of the highlights of the 10-day festival is the Jazz Prodigy concert on Oct. 15; sponsored by the Friends of the Athenaeum, this concert introduces a young artist who is expected to become a force in jazz. This year’s prodigy is Franz W. Robert, a Brattleboro, Vermont-based pianist, organist and composer. 17 years old, he is a junior at Brattleboro Union High School. A collaboration with Eli Heath (bass) and Benny Woodard (drums), the Robert Woodard Heath Trio will be playing selections from various jazz repertoires.
There are only two ticketed concerts, on Oct. 17 and 18. Opening the headline weekend is vocalist
PITTSFIELD, MA – Berkshires Jazz, Inc. today announced the final lineup for the tenth annual Pittsfield CityJazz Festival, Oct. 10-19, 2014 throughout the City’s Upstreet Cultural District. A signature cultural event of the fall foliage season in western Massachusetts, the music spans the spectrum of jazz. In addition to the region’s top big band, the lineup includes four of jazz’ top female vocal and instrumental performers; the annual “jazz crawl" with local musicians in restaurants and lounges throughout downtown; the screening of a documentary film; and a new entry in the Jazz Prodigy series.
The festival kicks off on Thursday, Oct. 9, with Jazz About Town, with sponsored and affiliated events that span the long Columbus Day weekend and including a “jazz craw,” when venues present Berkshires’ established performers in casual settings. Schedule updates are posted at Berkshires Jazz, Inc.
One of the highlights of the 10-day festival is the Jazz Prodigy concert on Oct. 15; sponsored by the Friends of the Athenaeum, this concert introduces a young artist who is expected to become a force in jazz. This year’s prodigy is Franz W. Robert, a Brattleboro, Vermont-based pianist, organist and composer. 17 years old, he is a junior at Brattleboro Union High School. A collaboration with Eli Heath (bass) and Benny Woodard (drums), the Robert Woodard Heath Trio will be playing selections from various jazz repertoires.
There are only two ticketed concerts, on Oct. 17 and 18. Opening the headline weekend is vocalist
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