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Saturday, March 13
7:05 p.m.

 

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Major Concerts: Tickets are on sale NOW!

Frank Vignola's Hot Club
Tuesday, March 23
7:30 p.m.
Miller Center for the Arts
Kim Waters & Maysa
Saturday, March 20
2 p.m.
Crowne Plaza Reading
Pat Martino Quartet
Friday, March 26
7 and 10 p.m.
Gerald Veasley's Jazz Base


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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
& Maysa

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
with
Bobby Sparks
Schuyler Deale

$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
f
eaturing
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
featuring special guest
Eric Darius

plus opening act
Four80East, 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
Will Kennedy

$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
Will Kennedy

$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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