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SUMMARY:46th Annual North Carolina Jazz Festival
DESCRIPTION:One of the oldest Traditional Jazz Festivals in the country\, the North Carolina Jazz Festival celebrates its 46th anniversary on Feb. 5\, 6\, &7\, 2026. The event is held in the ballroom of the Hotel Ballast in Wilmington\, NC\, and features internationally renowned musicians from the US\, Australia and Italy. \nThursday Night Showcase\nOur Special Even night opens with the Benny Hill Quartet\, with Benny Hill on sax\, Bradd Merritt on piano\, Doug Irving on bass\, and John Hill on drums. \nThe main event for the evening showcases Noel Freidling and Maria Howell\, who define chemistry\, musically breathing as one as they explore and re-interpret some of the best musis of the last 80 years. \nThe evening will close with some of our weekend All-Stars in a Traditional Jazz Jam. \nFriday and Saturday Nights\nWe continue our celebration with 14 All-Star Musicians playing in the traditional seven sets of six or seven players\, each set with a different leader. The All-Star lineup includes: \nEhud Asherie and Rossano Sportiello\, pianoPa\nHerman Burney and Bradi Disterheft\, bass\nAdrian Cunningham and Chloe Feoranzo\, reeds\nKevin Dorn and Chuck Redd\, percussion\nWycliffe Gordan and Dion Tucker\, trombone\nBruce Harris and Ben Polcer\, trumpet\nNate Najar\, guitar\nJonathan Russell\, violin \nPatron Brunch\nOn Saturday from 10:30 AM until 2:00 PM we treat our patrons to a musical brunch\, when our All-Star musicians play for their pleasure. The last hour will include a Jam session when patrons who are musicians can play with the All-Stars.
URL:https://www.artswilmington.org/event/46th-annual-north-carolina-jazz-festival/
LOCATION:Hotel Ballast\, 301 N Water St.\, Wilmington\, NC\, 28401\, United States
CATEGORIES:Events,Music
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ORGANIZER;CN="North Carolina Jazz Festival":MAILTO:ncjazzfest@yahoo.com
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