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2009 Mt. Gretna Jazz Festival

August 1 & 26-29    Mt. Gretna Playhouse

The Mt. Gretna Jazz Festival is Music at Gretna’s festival within a festival.  The 2009 edition features bands large and small, from the splashy, brassy, 15-piece Phil Giordano Jazz Orchestra to the intimate, hard bopping Cedar Walton Trio.  Cedar and Phil are just two of the artists set to join the list of jazz greats who have graced the Mt. Gretna Playhouse stage through the years, a list that includes some of the immortal legends of jazz: Dave Brubeck, George Shearing, Lionel Hampton, Gerry Mulligan, Tierney Sutton, Ravi Coltrane, Butch Thompson, John Pizzarelli, Gary Burton, Regina Carter, Nneena Freelon, and Gerald Veasley, not to mention perennial favorite The New Black Eagle Jazz Band.

2009 Jazz Festival Pass
Four days, five concerts, one great festival.  Don't be afraid to take in a cross section of today's best jazz.  And save 20% while doing so!   


2009 Mt. Gretna Jazz Festival Pass



The New Black Eagle Jazz Band

Saturday, August 1, 8:00 pm  Purchase Tickets

New Black Eagle Jazz Band

When it comes to swing, stride, ragtime, traditional blues and Dixie, they’re the unrivaled tops. But then, unless you’re really, really new in town, you already knew that.
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Jazz Worship Service with the New Black Eagle Jazz Band
Dr. Darrell Woomer, Jazz Reverend

Sunday, August 2, 11:00 am  Free

New Black Eagle Jazz Band
Jazz reverend Darrell Woomer

An inspiring service of worship, praise, fun and reflection with the Black Eagles and Rev. Darrell Woomer, aka "the jazz reverend". 

No admission charge.  A freewill offering to benefit Gretna Music will be taken.

The Godfathers of Groove

Wednesday, August 26, 8:00 pm Purchase Tickets

It's a concert you can't refuse. The Godfathers of Groove - Reuben Wilson, JT Lewis and Grant Green - are legends of the groove community. They've played with everyone from B.B. King to Hall & Oates. And though these gifted godfathers may be getting a little long in the tooth, just when they thought they were out, we've pull them back in - to play for you!   The Godfathers on MySpace

Rob Henderson, drums, & the Karendra Devroop Trio

Thursday, August 27, 8:00 pm Purchase Tickets

Drummer Rob Henderson, the man behind Philly's H-Factor, teams with the Karendra Devroop Trio, the hottest mid-State combo going, in a Music at Gretna exclusive evening.  Rob’s been compared to Art Blakey, Philly Joe Jones and Max Roach, so if you’ve missed him on the Philly circuit, then here’s your chance.  And you don’t even have to hop on the Schuylkill.  Rob's MySpace 

Cedar Walton Trio

Friday, August 28, 8:00 pm  Purchase Tickets  

Cedar Walton stepped out from the considerable shadow of Art Blakey to lead his own group in mid-60's and bop has never been the same. Cedar and his trio are sure to transform laid back Mt. Gretna too, into the hardest bopping town around. A jazz event not to be missed. Cedar Walton on MySpace Cedar at All About Jazz

Phil Giordano Jazz Orchestra

Saturday, August 29, 2:00 pm  Purchase Tickets

Philly drummer Phil Giordano and his Jazz Orchestra keep alive the tradition of Count Basie and Woody Herman. This 16-piece band plays the standards, vintage songs, and original charts with dazzling enthusiasm and toe-tapping precision.

Claudia Acuna & Hilary Kole: Two Sides of the American Songbook

Saturday, August 29, 8:00 pm  Purchase Tickets

Hilary Kole, a torch singer's torch singer, and Claudia Acuna, Chilean chanteuse extraordinaire: A dazzling pair of vocalists to share the stage and sing "two sides" of the great American songbook. Accompanied by the 2009 Grammy-winning Arturo O'Farrill Trio. Claudia's Site Hilary's Site Arturo's Site

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