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Tanglewood Jazz Festival 2008: August 29-31 in Lenox, MA

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Boston Symphony Orchestra Presents
2008 Tanglewood Jazz Festival
August 29-31 To Take Place
In Lenox, Massachusetts


Featured performers include Dianne Reeves, Terence Blanchard, Eliane Elias, Nnenna Freelon, Jane Monheit, Eddie Daniels, Mark O'Connor, Donal Fox, Christian Scott, Edmar Castaneda, Joe Locke, Marian McPartland, Mulgrew Miller, Spencer Day, Aaron Parks, Kate McGarry, Jason Palmer, and Alex Brown

All-Day Lawn Pass Available for Saturday and Sunday

Cunard Line is the official Cruise Line of the Boston Symphony Orchestra and Sponsor of the Tanglewood Jazz Festival

The annual Labor Day Weekend Tanglewood Jazz Festival will take place August 29-31 at the Orchestra's summer home in the Berkshire Hills in Lenox, Massachusetts.

Tickets for the 2008 Tanglewood Jazz Festival are available by calling SymphonyCharge at 888-266-1200 or online at www.tanglewood.org. and in person at the Tanglewood Box Office in Lenox. All ticket prices include a $1 Tanglewood Grounds Maintenance Fee. For further information, please call the Boston Symphony Orchestra at 617-266-1492.

Cunard Line, whose fleet comprises The Most Famous Ocean Liners in the World, the magnificent Queen Mary 2, the legendary Queen Elizabeth 2, and its newest ocean liner, Queen Victoria, is the official cruise line and sponsor of the 2008 Tanglewood Jazz Festival. In a legendary time known as The Golden Age of Ocean Travel, crossing the North Atlantic onboard a Cunard ocean liner was a grand journey, rich with possibilities and a distinct sense of adventure. The epitome of a privileged, international lifestyle, a Cunard voyage encompassed the finest in contemporary entertainment, cuisine and culture. Today, Cunard offers all the glamour and excitement of that time on an even grander scale with modern-day amenities beautifully complementing Cunard's impeccably cultivated atmosphere of British tradition making Cunard the preferred choice of elegant travel.

2008 Tanglewood Jazz Festival Ticket Prices
Friday, August 29, 6:30 pm
Aaron Parks Quartet
Jazz Cafe
Admission free with ticket to main stage event

Friday, August 29, 8 pm
Edmar Castaneda Trio with special guest Joe Locke
Eliane Elias “Something For You" A Tribute to Bill Evans
Tickets: $41-59/lawn $17

Saturday, August 30, 12:30 pm
Kate McGarry Trio
Jazz Cafe
Admission free with ticket to main stage event

Saturday, August 30, 2 pm
A Celebration of Marian McPartland's 90th Birthday
Special guests Nnenna Freelon, Mulgrew Miller, Spencer Day
A live taping for “Piano Jazz" on NPR
Tickets: $31-49/lawn $18



Saturday, August 30, 6:30 pm
Jason Palmer Quintet
Jazz Cafe
Admission free with ticket to main stage event

Saturday, August 30, 8 pm
Donal Fox: Scarlatti Jazz Suite Project with special guest
Christian Scott
Dianne Reeves
Tickets: $44-70/lawn $19

Sunday, August 31, 12:30 pm
Spencer Day Quartet
Jazz Cafe
Admission free with ticket to main stage event

Sunday, August 31, 2:00 pm
Eddie Daniels Quartet
Mark O'Connor's “Hot Swing" with special guest Jane Monheit
Tickets: $31-49/lawn $18

Sunday, August 31, 6:30 pm
Alex Brown Trio
Jazz Cafe
Admission free with ticket to main stage event



Sunday, August 31, 8:00 pm
Terence Blanchard's “A Tale of God's Will (A Requiem for Katrina)"
with 34 piece orchestra
Tickets: $41-59/lawn $17

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