Hudson Valley Jazz Fest coming to more venues nearby
Warwick. Several Hudson Valley Jazz Fest shows will be in Warwick and Goshen. The festival is also expanding to Ulster County and upper Westchester.
| 23 Jul 2022 | 09:06
Featured artist Oz Noy will appear in an outdoor free show on Saturday, Aug. 20, on Railroad Ave. If it rains, the show will be inside Warwick Reformed Church. The concert is made possible by the Village of Warwick, for Hudson Valley Jazz Festival.
Pianist and composer Joe Vincent Tranchina and saxophonist Eric Person will present a Composers 4-um with Robert Kopec and Peter O’Brien at the Buckbee Center on Sun., Aug 21, made possible by the Warwick Historical Society.
Lew Scott and Gabriele Tranchina. Gabriele will be with The Hudson Valley Jazz Sextet in Sugar Loaf, opening night. presented by “On The Lawn” for HVJF (
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Stanley Jordan will perform at the Bearsville Theatre, as part of this year’s festival.
Jazz drummer Eliot Zigmund will perform with the Rick Savage 4-tet at UpFront Gallery in Port Jervis
Vibraphonist Bill Ware brings his group to Warwick on Sunday, Aug 21, presented by Albert Wisner Library for the festival.
Warwick pianist Rave Tesar will be at Unison Arts, New Paltz, for the HVJF
A blend of well known jazz artists and regional talent will perform in the expanding Hudson Valley Jazz Festival, August 18-21, in its 13th season. This four day series celebrates the American music, jazz.
While it has presented some top names in the field, including the Vanguard Jazz Orchestra, Lenny White, Buster Williams, Arturo O’Farrill, Dave Liebman and Wallace Roney, this event is designed to raise the profile of Hudson Valley area jazz artists deserving wider recognition.
Performances are held in multiple towns and environments, from cafes to libraries, restaurants, public spaces, parks, performing arts centers, libraries, clubs and art galleries. From Warwick to Greenwood Lake to Sugar Loaf to Port Jervis to New Paltz to Kingston to Woodstock to Port Chester.
A featured concert is made possible by the Village of Warwick, presenting International recording artist, Oz Noy . With Oz will be drummer Anton Fig, from the former David Letterman band, and organist Jerry Z. That will be on Railroad Ave , Saturday, Aug. 20 at 7:30 p.m.
Supporting organization, the Warwick Historical Society, hosts a Sunday concert, “Composers 4-um,” with Joe Vincent Tranchina, Robert Kopec, Eric Person and Peter O’Brien. Opening night is made possible by “On The Lawn” in Sugar Loaf, with Albert Wisner Library, Continuim Art Space In Greenwood Lake and UpFront Gallery in Port Jervis all chipping in.
Rave Tesar of Warwick will be at Unison Arts in New Paltz. Legend Stanley Jordan’s up in Woodstock and drumming master Eliot Zigmund performs with the Rick Savage 4tet.
As of this writing, there’s a discussion about the Town of Warwick producing a Latin Jazz group for Friday, Aug 19. Stay posted on this!
What’s new is that four area musicians appear for the first time at the Hudson Valley Jazz Festival. They are Slide Attack, presented by the Village of Greenwood Lake; Bill Ware via Albert Wisner Library; Kaya Nicole in Port Chester; and Gus Mancini in Kingston.
Many concerts are free or with minimum cost tickets or purchase of food and drink. They’re easily accessible, with a range of styles within the jazz genre.
The full list of participating musicians and complete schedule is at www.hudsonvalleyjazzfest.org
The Festival schedule is still developing. See hudsonvalleyjazzfest.org for the latest and more complete information, including the full list of musicians, locations, dates, and times. For more information, write to hudsonvalleyjazzfest@gmail.com.
Performances are held in multiple towns and environments, from cafes to libraries, restaurants, public spaces, parks, performing arts centers, libraries, clubs and art galleries. From Warwick to Greenwood Lake to Sugar Loaf to Port Jervis to New Paltz to Kingston to Woodstock to Port Chester.