Tanglewood Jazz Festival, 2008 Lineup

Tanglewood Jazz Festival Announces Nnenna Freelon, Mulgrew Miller and
Spencer Day as Special Guests on "Piano Jazz" with Marian McPartland
in Celebration of her 90th Birthday Taped Live for National Public Radio

Jazz Café Artists Include Aaron Parks, Kate McGarry, Jason Palmer,
Spencer Day and Alex Brown

August 29-31, 2008
All-Day Lawn Pass Available for Saturday and Sunday

Cunard® Line is the official Cruise Line of the Boston Symphony
Orchestra and Sponsor of the Tanglewood Jazz Festival

The Boston Symphony Orchestra has announced the addition of
vocalists Nnenna Freelon and Spencer Day, and pianist, Mulgrew Miller
to the 2008 Tanglewood Jazz Festival lineup. They will be the
special guests of Marian McPartland for the live taping of "Piano
Jazz" for NPR in celebration of Ms. McPartland's 90th birthday.

Returning again this year is the popular Jazz Café, an informal,
cabaret style venue that features emerging talent. This year's
artists in the Jazz Café are the Aaron Parks Quintet, the Kate
McGarry Trio, the Jason Palmer Quintet, the Spencer Day Quartet, and
the Alex Brown Trio.

Available again this year is an all-day lawn pass for Saturday and
Sunday for $33 per day.

The full lineup also includes Dianne Reeves, Terence Blanchard,
Donal Fox, Christian Scott, Eddie Daniels, Mark O'Connor, Jane
Monheit, Joe Locke, Eliane Elias, and Edmar Castaneda.

Cunard® Line, whose fleet comprises The Most Famous Ocean Liners in
the World®, the magnificent Queen Mary 2®, the legendary Queen
Elizabeth 2®, and its newest ocean liner, Queen Victoria™, is the
official cruise line and sponsor of the 2008 Tanglewood Jazz
Festival. In a legendary time known as The Golden Age of Ocean
Travel, crossing the North Atlantic onboard a Cunard ocean liner was
a grand journey, rich with possibilities and a distinct sense of
adventure. The epitome of a privileged, international lifestyle, a
Cunard voyage encompassed the finest in contemporary entertainment,
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excitement of that time on an even grander scale with modern-day
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Tickets for the 2008 Tanglewood Jazz Festival are available by
calling SymphonyCharge at 888-266-1200 or online at
www.tanglewood.org. and in person at the Tanglewood Box Office in
Lenox. All ticket prices include a $1 Tanglewood Grounds Maintenance
Fee. For further information, please call the Boston Symphony
Orchestra at 617-266-1492.

The Tanglewood Jazz Festival is also sponsored by JazzTimes
Magazine and Jazzcorner.com.

2008 Tanglewood Jazz Festival Ticket Prices

Friday, August 29, 6:30 pm
Aaron Parks Quartet
Jazz Café
Admission free with ticket to main stage event

Friday, August 29, 8 pm
Edmar Castaneda Trio with special guest Joe Locke
Eliane Elias "Something For You"
A Tribute to Bill Evans
Tickets: $41-59/lawn $17

Saturday, August 30, 12:30 pm
Kate McGarry Trio
Jazz Cafe
Admission free with ticket to main stage event

Saturday, August 30, 2 pm
A Celebration of Marian McPartland's 90th Birthday
Special guests Nnenna Freelon, Mulgrew Miller, Spencer Day
A live taping for "Piano Jazz" on NPR
Tickets: $31-49/lawn $18

Saturday, August 30, 6:30 pm
Jason Palmer Quintet
Jazz Cafe
Admission free with ticket to main stage event

Saturday, August 30, 8 pm
Donal Fox: Scarlatti Jazz Suite Project with special guest Christian
Scott
Dianne Reeves
Tickets: $44-70/lawn $19

Sunday, August 31, 12:30 pm
Spencer Day Quartet
Jazz Cafe
Admission free with ticket to main stage event

Sunday, August 31, 2:00 pm
Eddie Daniels Quartet
Mark O'Connor's "Hot Swing" with special guest Jane Monheit
Tickets: $31-49/lawn $18

Sunday, August 31, 6:30 pm
Alex Brown Trio
Jazz Cafe
Admission free with ticket to main stage event

Sunday, August 31, 8:00 pm
Terence Blanchard's "A Tale of God's Will (A Requiem for Katrina)"
with 35 piece orchestra
Tickets: $41-59/lawn $17