Medicine Hat JazzFest Celebrates 10th Anniversary

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Medicine Hat Jazz Fest Celebrates 10th Anniversary

Medicine Hat’s JazzFest celebrates their 10th Anniversary with an outstanding festival lineup for their June 19 - 25th, 2006 event.

Featuring a first class array of local, regional and international jazz talent in various locations throughout the city, the festival schedule includes concerts, workshops, and free noon hour performances.

Over the last ten years, The Medicine Hat JazzFest has grown from a grassroots community-based event to a widely recognized world-class festival in Western Canada, and the tenth anniversary promises to be a banner year for the organization.

for more information, visit www.medicinehatjazzfest.com

SCHEDULE OF FESTIVAL EVENTS

MONDAY, JUNE 19

Hal Miller, Rabnett 5 (US, Canada)
College Theatre

TUESDAY, JUNE 20

Hal Miller (US)
Cultural Centre / noon

Nancy King and Steve Christofferson (Canada)
workshop / Cultural Centre

Carol Welsman, Groove Society (Canada, US)
Esplanade Theatre / workshop

Nimmons ’n’ Braid (Canada)
Esplanade Theatre

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 21

Hal Miller (US)
Cultural Centre / noon

Groove Society (US)
Cultural Centre / Workshop

Nancy King and Steve Christofferson (US)
Cultural Centre

Alister Spence (Australia)
Cultural Centre

THURSDAY, JUNE 22

High Hat Big Band (Canada)
Riverside Band Shell / Noon

Ryan Cohan (US)
Cultural Centre
Black Box / Workshop

Shannon Gaye (Canada)
earls

Maraca (Cuba)
Moose Lodge

Groove Society (US)
Cultural Centre / Black Box

FRIDAY, JUNE 23

Polyjesters (Canada)
Tim Hortons Downtown / noon – 2 p.m.

Maraca (Cuba)
Cultural Centre / Workshop

Shannon Gaye (Canada)
earls

Bobby Hutcherson/ Ryan Cohan (US)
Esplanade Theatre

David Virelles (Cuba)
Esplanade Studio Theatre

SATURDAY, JUNE 24

Polyjesters (Canada)
Tim Hortons Downtown / noon

Jazz Jam
Cultural Centre / 2 p.m.

Shannon Gaye (Canada)
earls

Polyjesters/ Brickhouse (Canada)
Parkade

Sekoya (Canada)
Ottoman Empire

SUNDAY, JUNE 25

Gospel Hummingbirds (US)
Esplanade Theatre

Paquito D’Rivera/ Roberto Occhipinti Quintet (US, Canada)
Esplanade Theatre