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Media Advisory (.pdf) - Bellevue Jazz Festival weekend grows to 24 performances May 23-24

2008 Bellevue Jazz Festival Overview (.pdf)
Spanish Overview (.pdf)

May 23, 2008 - Festival preview by Paul de Barros, The Seattle Times

April 23, 2008 - The Branford Marsalis Quartet is featured as the cover story in the May 2008 issue of DownBeat magazine.

April 22, 2008 - Following up on Gail Pettis' exquisite performance last week, Gypsy jazz band Pearl Django plays tomorrow night, 5 p.m., at the Bellevue Arts Museum. Admission is free. Plus, enter to win Southwest Airlines tickets and receive an exclusive jazz festival ticket offer.

April 9, 2008 - Jovino Santos Neto kicks-off the Bellevue Jazz Festival tonight at the Bellevue Arts Museum.

April 4, 2008 - Spanish Harlem Orchestra is known worldwide as a standard bearer for contemporary Latin music. To get an even better feel for what to expect on May 24th at Meydenbauer Center, read (and hear) more about SHO here and on the band's website.

April 2, 2008 - Volunteer at the Bellevue Jazz Festival!
The Bellevue Downtown Association is seeking volunteers to help with any number of worthy tasks during the festival weekend, May 23 and May 24. If interested, simply fill out this volunteer form.

March 19, 2008 - Tickets on sale March 28
Bellevue Jazz Festival tickets for the Branford Marsalis Quartet (5/23) and Spanish Harlem Orchestra (5/24) will go on sale Friday, March 28, at 10 a.m. (PDT). Tickets may be purchased online through TicketsWest.com, at participating QFC and Rudy's Barbershop stores, at the BDA office, or by phone at at 1-800-992-8499 or 206-632-8499. Read the full story (PDF).