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53rd Annual Monterey Jazz Festival Presented By Verizon Coming in September!

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500 Legendary Jazz Icons, Classic Collaborations and Multi-Cultural and International Artists on 8 Stages for 3 Days of Nonstop Entertainment, September 17㬏, 2010

Headliners on the Arena/Lyons Stage Include Dianne Reeves, Freedom Band with Chick Corea, Kenny Garrett, Christian McBride and Roy Haynes; Ahmad Jamal, Harry Connick, Jr., Angelique Kidjo, Les Nubians, Roy Hargrove Big Band, Billy Childs with the Kronos Quartet, Septeto Nacional Ignacio Pieiro de Cuba, Delbert McClinton, Trombone Shorty, Naomi Shelton and the Gospel Queens

MJF Debut of Jazz Legend and NEA Jazz Master Ahmad Jamal and Harry Connick, Jr.

Dianne Reeves Acts as MJF/53 Artist-In-Residence

NEA Jazz Master Roy Haynes Acts as MJF/53 Showcase Artist, Performs with Freedom Band and Fountain of Youth

MJF/53 Commission Artist Billy Childs Debuts Music for Two Quartets with the Kronos Quartet

World Music and Jazz Celebrated with Genre-Defying Artists Brass, Bows and Beats, Jake Shimabukuro, Somi, Indo-Pak Coalition, Septeto Nacional Ignacio Pieiro de Cuba

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