| Date/Time | Venue | Artist(s) | Ticket Info |
| Thursday,
March 18
7:00 p.m. | Gerald Veasley's
Jazz Base
Crowne Plaza
Reading | Guitar Summit:
Remembering Les Paul
Bucky Pizzarelli
Howard Alden
Frank DiBussolo | $15 at door |
| Friday,
March 19
7:00 p.m. | Gerald Veasley's
Jazz Base
Crowne Plaza
Reading | Straight Ahead With
Denis DiBlasio Quartet
with special guest
Randy Brecker | $20
(General Admission)
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| Friday,
March 19
7:30 p.m. | Reading Eagle Theater
at the Sovereign Center | Opening Night Celebration
Chris Botti | $52
(Reserved Seating)
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| Friday,
March 19
10:00 p.m. | Abraham Lincoln Hotel Jazz Club | Steely Dan Tribute
The Royal Scam | $18
(General Admission)
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| Friday,
March 19
10:00 p.m. | Crowne Plaza Reading Ballroom
| The Conga King at the Crowne
Poncho Sanchez
Latin Jazz Band | $35
(Reserved Seating)
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| Friday,
March 19
10:00 p.m. | Gerald Veasley's
Jazz Base
Crowne Plaza Reading | Straight Ahead With
Denis DiBlasio Quartet
with special guest
Randy Brecker | $20
(General Admission)
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| Saturday,
March 20
2:00 p.m. | Crowne Plaza Reading Ballroom | Smooth Jazz 92.7
Fan Appreciation Concert
Kim Waters
& Kenny Lattimore
plus opening act
Gregg Karukas
featuring
Berks Jazz Fest Horns | $40
(Reserved Seating)
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| Saturday,
March 20
7:00 p.m. | Gerald Veasley's
Jazz Base
Crowne Plaza Reading | Tribute to Virtuoso Bassist
Electric Mingus Project
featuring
Gerald Veasley
Doc Gibbs
Chris Farr
John Swana
Tony Miceli
Butch Reed | $25
(General Admission)
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| Saturday,
March 20
7:00 p.m. | Scottish Rite Cathedral | Remembering a Legend
Music of Grover Washington Jr.
featuring
Jason Miles
Gerald Albright
Walter Beasley
Chante Moore
Randy Brecker
Jeff Golub
Ada Rovatti
Buddy Williams
Ralph MacDonald
Neal Jason | $49
(Reserved Seating)
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| Saturday,
March 20
7:00 p.m. | Miller Center
for the Arts
at the
Reading Area
Community College | Strings, Keys and Voice
Turtle Island Quartet
with special guest
Cyrus Chestnut
plus opening act
Joanna Pascale & Anthony Wonsey | $36
(Reserved Seating)
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| Saturday,
March 20
10:00 p.m. | Gerald Veasley's
Jazz Base
Crowne Plaza Reading | Tribute to Virtuoso Bassist
Electric Mingus Project
featuring
Gerald Veasley
Doc Gibbs
Chris Farr John Swana
Tony Miceli
Butch Reed | $25
(General Admission)
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| Saturday,
March 20
10:00 p.m. | Abraham Lincoln Hotel Jazz Club | New Jazz Vocal Sensation
Jackie Ryan
featuring
Larry McKenna
Lee Smith
Dan Monaghan
Tom Lawton |
$23
(General Admission)
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| Saturday,
March 20
10:00 p.m. | Crowne Plaza Reading Ballroom
|
It Is What It Is Tour
Brian Bromberg & Friends
plus special guests
Jeff Lorber
Chuck Loeb
Michael Lington
Marion Meadows
Cindy Bradley
and
Will Kennedy
Gary Meek
Alec Milstein
and the
Berks Jazz Fest Horns | $40
(Reserved Seating)
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| Sunday,
March 21
2:00 p.m. | Crowne Plaza Reading Ballroom
| Smooth Jazz 92.7
Fan Appreciation Concert
Earl Klugh
plus opening act
Tuck & Patti | $40
(Reserved Seating)
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| Sunday,
March 21
3:00 p.m. | Miller Center
for the Arts
at the
Reading Area
Community College | Sunday with the Pops Series
Jane Monheit
with the
Reading Pops Orchestra | $45
(Reserved Seating)
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| Sunday,
March 21
7:00 p.m. | Scottish Rite Cathedral | Legendary Jazz Trumpeter Is Back!
Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra
with
Wynton Marsalis
plus opening act
Berks High School
All-Star Jazz Band | $49
(Reserved Seating)
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Tuesday,
March 23
7:00 p.m. | Crowne Plaza Reading Ballroom | Reading Eagle Community Concert
U.S. Air Force Satellite Jazz Ensemble
plus opening act
Berks High School
All-Star Jazz Band | FREE |
Tuesday,
March 23
7:30 p.m. | Miller Center
for the Arts
at the
Reading Area
Community College | Celebrating 100 years
of Django Reinhardt
Frank Vignola's Hot Club | $18
(Reserved Seating)
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| Wednesday,
March 24
7:00 p.m. | Gerald Veasley's
Jazz Base
Crowne Plaza Reading | Fusion and Funk
Dean Brown Band
featuring
Dennis Chambers | $25
(General Admission)
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Wednesday,
March 24
7:30 p.m. | Crowne Plaza Reading Ballroom | Grammy-winning Blues Guitarist
The Robert Cray Band | $40
(Reserved Seating)
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| Thursday,
March 25
7:00 p.m. | Gerald Veasley's
Jazz Base
Crowne Plaza Reading | From Trane to Cannonball
Mike Eben's
From the Hip | $10
(General Admission)
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| Thursday,
March 25
8:00 p.m. | Crowne Plaza Reading Ballroom | 20th Anniversary
Berks All-Star
Jazz Jam
featuring
Rick Braun
Chuck Loeb
Nick Colionne
Peter White,
Chieli Minucci
Gerald Veasley
Brian Bromberg
Eric Darius
Mindi Abair
Richard Elliot
David Benoit
Joe McBride
and more | $40
(Reserved Seating)
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| Friday,
March 26
7:00 p.m. | Gerald Veasley's
Jazz Base
Crowne Plaza Reading | Legendary Guitarist
Pat Martino Quartet
featuring
Eric Alexander
Tony Monaco
Jason Brown | $32
(General Admission)
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| Friday,
March 26
7:00 p.m. | Scottish Rite Cathedral | Special 20th Anniversary Concert
Rick Braun & Friends
featuring
David Benoit
Richard Elliot
Selina Albright
and the
Berks Jazz Fest Horns
Berks Jazz Fest Strings | $49
(Reserved Seating)
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| Friday,
March 26
7:30 p.m. | Miller Center
for the Arts
at the
Reading Area
Community College | A Salute to the Big Bands
Kutztown University
Jazz Ensemble I
featuring special guests
Bones of Contention
Cathy Chemi
Skip Stine
plus opening act
KU's AfterHours Vocal Ensemble | $20
(Reserved Seating)
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| Friday,
March 26
7:30 p.m. | Inn at Reading | Blues at the Inn
Shemekia Copeland
plus opening act
Eric Steckel
with the
Craig Thatcher Band | $35
(General Admission)
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| Friday,
March 26
10:00 p.m. | Gerald Veasley's
Jazz Base
Crowne Plaza Reading | Legendary Guitarist
Pat Martino Quartet
featuring
Eric Alexander
Tony Monaco
Jason Brown | $32
(General Admission)
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| Friday,
March 26
10:00 p.m. | Abraham Lincoln Hotel Jazz Club | Jazz at the Abe
Joe McBride Trio
plus special guest
Chuck Loeb | $20
(General Admission)
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| Friday,
March 26
10:00 p.m. | Crowne Plaza Reading Ballroom | Contemporary Jazz Stars
Peter White & Mindi Abair | $40
(Reserved Seating)
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| Saturday,
March 27
2:00 p.m. | Crowne Plaza Reading Ballroom | Smooth Jazz 92.7
Fan Appreciation Concert
Nick Colionne & Eric Darius
plus opening act
480 East, Shilts, Matt Marshak | $40
(Reserved Seating)
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| Saturday,
March 27
7:00 p.m. | Gerald Veasley's
Jazz Base
Crowne Plaza Reading | An Evening With
Yellowjackets
featuring
Bob Mintzer
Russell Ferrante
Jimmy Haslip
Marcus Baylor | $36
(General Admission)
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| Saturday,
March 27
7:00 p.m. | Scottish Rite Cathedral | Celebrating 41st Year
Blood Sweat & Tears | $49
(Reserved Seating)
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| Saturday,
March 27
7:30 p.m. | Miller Center
for the Arts
at the
Reading Area
Community College | An Evening With
Keiko Matsui | $35
(Reserved Seating)
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| Saturday,
March 27
7:30 p.m. | Inn at Reading | Blues at the Inn
Coco Montoya
plus opening act
Deanna Bogart Band | $35
(General Admission)
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| Saturday,
March 27
10:00 p.m. | Gerald Veasley's
Jazz Base
Crowne Plaza Reading | An Evening With
Yellowjackets
featuring
Bob Mintzer
Russell Ferrante
Jimmy Haslip
Marcus Baylor | $36
(General Admission)
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| Saturday,
March 27
10:00 p.m. | Abraham Lincoln Hotel Jazz Club | Jazz at the Abe
Joe McBride Trio
plus special guest
Chris Farr | $20
(General Admission)
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| Saturday,
March 27
10:00 p.m. | Crowne Plaza Reading Ballroom | Former Tower of Power Saxophonist
Euge Groove | $35
(Reserved Seating)
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| Sunday,
March 28
2:00 p.m. | Crowne Plaza Reading Ballroom | Smooth Jazz 92.7
Fan Appreciation Concert
Guitarzzz
featuring
Chuck Loeb
Chieli Minucci
Paul Jackson Jr.
plus opening act
Jessy J
Oli Silk
Jackiem Joyner | $40
(Reserved Seating)
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| Sunday,
March 28
2:00 p.m. | Miller Center
for the Arts
at the
Reading Area
Community College | John F. Kennedy Center presents
Betty Carter's
Jazz Ahead Concert
plus opening act
Berks High School
All-Star Chorus | FREE |
| Sunday,
March 28
7:00 p.m. | Scottish Rite Cathedral | Festival Finale
Boney James | $49
(Reserved Seating)
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