The newly-launched Northampton Jazz Festival is taking place on Saturday, October 1, 2011 from 11:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. at Thornes Marketplace on Main Street in downtown Northampton. The event is free and open to the public.
The all day festival has over a dozen performances, featuring jazz guitarist Freddie Bryant, Charles Neville from the famous Neville Brothers of New Orleans, the Jonathan Kreisberg Quartet, Gene Bertoncini,and more. See bios of musicians, and the schedule of performances.
The festival is being organized by LoudJazz, a non-profit group that seeks to develop performance opportunities for jazz musicians and to cultivate a youth audience. To read more about the festival organizers, read this Daily Hampshire Gazette story.
In addition to the music, the festival is also presenting the "12 Mile Meal Celebrity Chef Throw Down" from 11:00 a.m to 3:00 p.m. It features three two-person chef teams competing for top prize.
Directions to the Torne Marketplace.
For year round details about jazz concerts, festivals, campus events and related activities across Massachusetts throughout the year, visit MassJazz.com.
For tourist information, visit MassVacation.com, or find details at Northampton Visitor Center.
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