Jazz Legends and Tributes to Highlight 2009 Freihofer’s Jazz Festival, June 27 and 28 at SPAC

Festival Highlights include Patti LaBelle, George Benson, Gary Burton Quartet featuring Pat Metheny, Kind of Blue @ 50 Tribute to Miles Davis featuring Jimmy Cobb

SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y., Jan. 28 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — Saratoga Performing Arts Center announced that its 32nd Annual Freihofer’s Jazz Festival will feature performances by Patti LaBelle, George Benson, Gary Burton Quartet featuring Pat Metheny and a celebration of Miles Davis’ seminal album, Kind of Blue by jazz great Jimmy Cobb who was part of the original recording. The Festival, scheduled for Saturday, June 27 and Sunday, June 28, will feature more than 20 jazz performances over two days on SPAC’s Amphitheatre and Gazebo stages. Tickets start at $41.50/day and can be ordered via online order form at www.spac.org beginning Wednesday, January 28.

Located in Saratoga Springs, New York, SPAC has been the site of the Freihofer’s Jazz Festival since it was founded in 1978 by George Wein. With an inside seating capacity of 5,200 and lawn seating of 20,000, and just three hours driving time from Boston and New York, SPAC’s Jazz Festival draws thousands of jazz aficionados from across the Northeast and the US.

2009 FREIHOFER’S JAZZ FESTIVAL HIGHLIGHTS

Saturday

• Patti LaBelle
• The Gary Burton Quartet Revisited with Pat Metheny, Steve Swallow and Antonio Sanchez
• Jimmy Cobb’s “So What Band” tribute to Miles Davis’ Kind of Blue @ 50
• Dred Scott Trio
• Wallace Roney Quintet
• John Ellis Quartet

Sunday

• George Benson
• Dave Brubeck Quartet, Time Out @ 50
• Bonerama
• Aaron Parks
• Julian Lage

    TICKET PRICES

                       Adult          Children         Lawn      Lawn for
                    Amphitheatre      under 12                   Children
                                    Amphitheatre*                under 12*

    Sat. June 27      $62.50            $52           $41.50        $5
    Sun. June 28       $56              $49           $41.50        $5
    Two-Day Jazz
     Pass (prior
     to 5/10)          $110           $92.50           $72         $10

    * children 2 years and younger are free

Ticket Order Forms for the Freihofer’s Jazz Festival are available on SPAC’s website at www.spac.org or by contacting SPAC at 518-584-9330. Tickets will be available for purchase online, via phone charge at 518-584-9330 and in-person at SPAC’s Box Office beginning Sunday, May 10 at noon.

SOURCE Saratoga Performing Arts Center