Berks Jazz Festival | Reading, PA

The 20th Annual Berks Jazz Festival, presented by the Berks Arts Council, runs March 19-28, and features an expansive array of musical styles  that span the spectrum of Jazz, Blues and R & B. Each year the festival continues to grow in popularity and attracts over 50,000 people from all over the Unites States, as well as Puerto Rico, the Bahamas, England and Europe.

The 2010 artist lineup includes Jackie Ryan, Chris Botti, Yellowjackets, Rick Braun & Friends, Blood Sweat & Tears, Brian Bromberg & Friends, Boney James, Music of Grover Washington Jr. featuring Jason Miles & Friends, Nick Colionne & Eric Darius with Shilts, Four80East, Matt Marshak, Shemekia Copeland, Eric Steckel, The Robert Cray Band, Denis DiBlasio Quartet, Euge Groove, Guitarzzz featuring Chuck Loeb, Chieli Minucci, Paul Jackson Jr., Dean Brown Band featuring Dennis Chambers, Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis, Kim Waters & Maysa, Gregg Karukas, Electric Mingus Project featuring Gerald Veasley, Earl Klugh, Tuck & Patti, The Royal Scam, Joe McBride Trio, Peter White & Mindi Abair, Jane Monheit with the Reading Pops Orchestra, Turtle Island Quarter featuring Cyrus Chestnut, Frank Vignola’s Hot Club, 100 years of Django Reinhardt, Mike Eben’s from the Hip, Pat Martino Quartet, Keiko Matsui, Coco Montoya, Deanna Bogart Band, the U.S. Air Force Satellite Jazz Ensemble, Poncho Sanchez Latin Jazz Band, Betty Carter’s Jazz Ahead, the Berks All-Stars and many more.

Over 130 events at major venues, clubs and restaurants throughout Greater Reading make this a truly unique music festival. For more information, including ticketing, artist bios and archived releases, visit www.berksjazzfest.com.

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