Cape May Jazz Festival "A Dizzy Gillespie Celebration" Presented by Fleet

Where: Cape May Convention Hall, Cabanas, The Grand Hotel Ballroom, Carney's, Savannah Key (at the Marquis de Lafayette Hotel), Star of the Sea Auditorium, Congress Hall. Corinthian Yacht Club Complimentary buses will run Friday and Saturday 6:30pm-2am

Who: Herbie Mann; Dizzy Gillespie Allstar Alumni Band featuring Slide Hampton, Paquito D'Rivera & Claudio Roditi; Buster Williams' “Something More" featuring Kenny Barron, Benny Golson & Lenny White; Phil Woods Quintet with Brian Lynch, Alain Mallet, Steve Gilmore & Bill Goodwin; T.S. Monk with Winston Byrd; Jimmy Bruno; Junior Mance with Earl May; Bootsie Barnes Quintet with Duane Eubanks & Denise King; Don Carn Quintet with Jeannie Brooks; Arturo O'Farrill's Afro-Cuban Band; Howard Isaacson Band; William Cepeda Afro-Rican Jazz; Miss Justine; Boccigalupe and the Badboys; Lenny Roberts with Freddie Hendrix; and Son Seals.

Special Events: “Dizzy Gillespie: The Man and His Music" Panel Discussion; CD Signing Party; FREE Workshops Saturday 10am-12noon and Sunday Jazz Brunch.

Sponsors: Fleet, Hennessy, Delicato Family Vineyards, Cape Savings Bank; Comcast; Delaware River & Bay Authority; JazzTimes magazine; Tracey Heun Brennan & Co, WBGO.

Tickets: All-Event weekend pass, $120
7 event Friday evening pass, $45/ 9-event Saturday evening pass, $45
Saturday afternoon Jam & Blues sessions 1pm-4pm, $30
Sunday local Jam & Blues 1pm-4pm, $20... featuring area artists & ending with a half-hour Grand Finale of Gospel.