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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
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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
John Blake
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
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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
Madison Rast
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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Wednesday,
March 24
7:30 p.m.

Crowne Plaza Reading Ballroom

Grammy-winning Blues Guitarist
The Robert Cray Band

$40
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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
Rayford Griffin
Shilts
 and more

$40
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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
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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
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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
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
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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
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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
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Sunday,
March 28
11 a.m.

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
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