About the Scranton Jazz Festival
This summer The Scranton Jazz Festival will celebrate its 5 Year Anniversary at the historic Radisson Lackawanna Station Hotel, downtown Scranton.
Since its premiere in 2005 the festival has drawn audiences from the entire Mid-Atlantic region, resulting in tremendous notoriety and exposure to the international jazz world.
So come out this summer and celebrate the arts with the Scranton Jazz Festival. The event takes place August 7th - 9th, 2009.
2009 Scranton Jazz Festival Schedule.
History of the Jazz Festival
Established in 2004, The Scranton Jazz Festival has become a permanent fixture on the northeastern Pennsylvania arts and culture scene. Attracting international,national and regional jazz/blues and world beat artists, this festival has accelerated itself into the fastest growing arts event in the region. Presented during the first full weekend of August, this festival brings downtown Scranton alive with more than 100 musicians, artisans, staff,and volunteers for three days of non stop entertainment. Scranton has a rich history, dating back to the 1930's when two jazz legends, Tommy Dorsey and Jimmy Dorsey performed regularly with the Scranton Sirens Jazz Band. Since its premiere this festival has drawn audiences from the entire Mid-Atlantic region resulting in tremendous notoriety and exposure to the international jazz world.
Our Venue
The historic Radisson Lackawanna Station Hotel in Downtown Scranton provides the Annual Jazz Festival with newly remodeled Hotel rooms, a covered outdoor amphi-theater, indoor facilities for the late night jazz crowd, as well as the finest food and drink. This beatiful historic building and amphi-theater provides the ideal location for a world class event.
Education
The Scranton Jazz Festival is proud to present its student jazz educational component. Focusing on the small jazz combo, some of the world class artists performing at the SJF will educate these selected students in the skills necessary to perform jazz, blues, and world beat music.
This is the future of America's classical music, and The Scranton Jazz Festival is proud to pass this great tradition onto the next generation.
Students attend the Jazz Institute at Keystone College and will be selected from Lackawanna/Luzerne County, as well as the surrounding region.
Our Committee
Our committee is made up of the following members:
Executive Committee
- Bob Shlesinger
- Doug Smith
- Laurie Cadden
- Marko Marcinko
Committee Members
- Larry Pugliese
- Charles Havira
- Sarah Whalen
- Sandy Opshinsky
- Myer Moskovitz