THE NEW MEXICO JAZZ FESTIVAL

The New Mexico Jazz Festival is a collaborative project of the Outpost Performance Space, the Lensic, Santa Fe’s Performing Arts Center, and the Santa Fe Jazz Foundation, all 501(c)3 non profit organizations. The two week Festival takes place each year in the last two weeks of July. The New Mexico Jazz Festival is exciting in that it features local as well as world renowned artists and jazz masters and brings together the two major New Mexico cities— Albuquerque and Santa Fe.

3RD ANNUAL NEW MEXICO JAZZ FESTIVAL. JULY 17-28, 2008
This year the festival will take place from July 17 to July 28. A partial list of artists includes Pharoah Sanders, Allen Toussaint, Youssou N’Dour, Cassandra Wilson, Kenny Garrett, Paquito D’Rivera, the Preservation Hall Jazz Band, and New Mexico’s own Chris Calloway and Arlen Asher. Full schedule and ticket information will be announced soon.

HISTORY: Founded in 2006, the New Mexico Jazz Festival followed on the work of the Open Arts Foundation’s Santa Fe Jazz and International Music Festival (2000-2005) which produced hundreds of concerts and brought an unprecedented wealth of high quality jazz to Santa Fe.

In 2006, our inaugural effort presented McCoy Tyner, Branford Marsalis, Jazz at Lincoln Center’s Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra, the Newport Jazz Allstars, and more. In 2007 we expanded our efforts and presented more concerts in both cities including performances by the legendary Sonny Rollins in Albuquerque and Santa Fe. We also inaugurated a partnership with the City of Albuquerque’s Summerfest by offering 5 hours of music on Civic Plaza— an evening which was free and open to the public and which was capped by a performance by Toumani Diabaté’s Symmetric Orchestra.

FESTIVAL SUPPORT: The New Mexico Jazz Festival is supported by ticket sales, of course, as well as by many generous funders and sponsors. That list of past & present supporters includes the following:

MAJOR 2007 JAZZ FESTIVAL FUNDERS: McCune Charitable Foundation; the Mid-Size Presenting Organizations Initiative implemented by the Nonprofit Finance Fund and funded by the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation

MAJOR 2007 JAZZ FESTIVAL SUPPORT: American General Media; Susan & Lee Berk; Bumble Bee’s Baja Grill; Century Bank; City of Albuquerque— Mayor Martin J. Chávez & the Cultural Services Department; Eisbach Facial Plastic Surgery, P.C.; Hilton Hotel of Santa Fe; McCune Charitable Foundation; the Mid-Size Presenting Organizations Initiative implemented by the Nonprofit Finance Fund and funded by the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation; Mesa del Sol; Modrall Sperling; New Mexico Tourism Department; The Santa Fe New Mexican; Thornburg Companies— Thornburg Mortgage and Thornburg Investment Management

ADDITIONAL 2007 JAZZ FESTIVAL SUPPORT: ALH Foundation; Friends of Santa Fe Jazz; KSFR-FM; KUNM-FM; Michael’s Valet/Private Ride; Migs Pro Audio/Santa Fe Audio Visual; Hart Construction; Hyatt Regency Albuquerque; Lunatique in the Kitchen; New Mexico Jazz Workshop; OGB Architectural Millwork; The Perspective; St. Clair Winery & Bistro; Southwest Gastroenterology Associates, P.C.; Vanessie of Santa Fe

Call Outpost Executive Director, Tom Guralnick at 505-268-0044 or Lensic General Manager, Bob Martin at 505-988-7050 for details on 2008 New Mexico Jazz Festival Sponsorship Opportunities.

Stay tuned to this website as well as www.ticketssantafe.org for details. Tickets on sale soon!!

FESTIVAL LINE UPS

Inaugural New Mexico Jazz Festival — July 20-29, 2006
Branford Marsalis
Jazz at Lincoln Center’s Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra led by Arturo O’Farrill
McCoy Tyner
Newport Jazz Allstars Tribute with Frank Wess, Lew Tabackin, Kenny Davern, Randy Sandke, Cedar Walton, Peter Washington, Kenny Washington & Howard Alden
Doug Lawrence
Henry Butler
Los Hombres Calientes
Steve Figueroa
Tetragon
Patti Littlefield

2nd Annual New Mexico Jazz Festival — July 19-29, 2007
Sonny Rollins
Dianne Reeves
John Pizzarelli
Toumani Diabaté’s Symmetric Orchestra
Michel Camilo
Richard Bona
Bobby Shew
Gary Foster
Eddie Daniels
Mighty Clouds of Joy
Le Chat Lunatique
Kanoa Kaluhiwa
Stu MacAskie’s Sidewinders
Cathryn McGill
Albuquerque African Ensemble
Wagogo
Ben Martinez Project
Outpost Youth Jazz Ensemble
David Parlato

3rd Annual New Mexico Jazz Festival — July 17-28, 2008
Pharoah Sanders
Allen Toussaint
Kenny Garrett
Youssou N’Dour
Cassandra Wilson
Paquito D’Rivera
Preservation Hall Jazz Band
Bert Dalton
Chris Calloway
Straight Up
Arlen Asher
AND MORE