Friday, August 30 – Sunday, September 1, 7:30 p.m., Orcas Center
— from Kristen Wilson for Orcas Island Jazz Festival —
Martin Lund’s 5th annual Orcas Island Jazz Festival will light up Orcas Center over Labor Day weekend.
Tickets are on sale now at www.OrcasCenter.org for three dazzling nights of great jazz, from Friday, August 30 , through Sunday September 1. Select your favorite shows, or get a 3-day pass to all shows for just $75. All concerts begin at 7:30 p.m.
New this year are Sunday afternoon workshops with Brazilian master pianist, composer and three-time Latin Grammy nominee Jovino Santos Neto and exuberant drummer/percussionist, composer and educator Jeff Busch. The September 1 workshops are free of charge and open to people of all ages, but students are especially encouraged to participate, and registration is required. The workshops will be held at the Emmanuel Episcopal Church Parish Hall. To register for the piano workshop (2:00 to 3:15 p.m.) with Jovino go to oijfpianoworkshop.rsvpify.com.
To register for the percussion workshop (3:30 to 4:45 p.m.) go to oijfpercussionworkshop.rsvpify.com. Don’t miss out on this opportunity to get one-on-one guidance from two jazz greats!
This year’s festival will feature Pearl Django and guest artist Gail Pettis on Friday night, Martin Lund and the Off-Island All-Stars on Saturday night and Jovino Santos Neto Quinteto on Sunday night. (Get there early on Sunday for a pre-concert talk by Jovino starting at 6:45 p.m.).
In past years all nights of this Jazz Festival have sold-out. So you’ll want to get your tickets early.
