John Patitucci To Headline 2018 Arlington Jazz Festival

ARLINGTON, MA – Bass guitarist John Patitucci will headline the 2018 Arlington Jazz Festival, organizers announced this week. The festival, now in its seventh year, will feature a variety of greater Boston acts over four days in venues around town.

Patitucci will be joined by his daughter, Grei, an up and coming singer-songwriter, guitarist Jay Azzolina and drummer Nate Winn.

Peter Cicco, Kevin Harris, Steve Langone, Yulia Musayelyan and Jesse Williams are also slated to perform. Visit www.arlingtonjazz.org/artists.html for a list of all scheduled acts.

The festival, which receives organizing and production assistance from Arlington-based Morningside Music Studio, was established to raise awareness and appreciation of jazz through the confluence of top performers, local rising ensembles, and student groups, while also fostering a sense of community and an appreciation that Arlington and surrounding towns are indeed a cultural destination, the organizers said.

The Arlington Jazz Festival will take place Thursday, April 26 to Sunday, April 29. Admission is free to $20, depending on the event. More information: www.arlingtonjazz.org, arlingtonjazzfestival@gmail.com, 1-339-707-5170.

Arlington Jazz Festival schedule in detail below:

For festival updates and final schedule, please refer to: www.arlingtonjazz.org/2018-lineup.html and www.facebook.com/Arlington-Jazz-Festival-1136997489665817/.

Festival headliner concert:

Sunday, April 29, 7:00-9:30 pm:
John Patitucci and Grei, with Jay Azzolina and Nate Winn, 8-9:30 pm;
with opening acts:
Arlington High School Jazz Band, led by Tino D'Agostino, 7:00-7:30 pm;
Kevin Harris and Steve Langone Duo, 7:30-8:00 pm.
Arlington Town Hall, 730 Massachusetts Ave., Arlington 02476.
General admission: $20, students/seniors $10, kids age 10 and under $5, kids on laps free.
Advance concert tickets: https://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/3358280.
[Advance ticket holders may also attend for free the John Patitucci Master Class, held earlier in the day.]

Other Festival events, listed chronologically:

Thursday, April 26, 8-11 pm:
Trish and the Eclectics, 8:00-8:30 pm;
Deviated Septet, 8:30-11:00 pm.
Common Ground, 319 Broadway, Arlington 02474.
No cover.

Friday, April 27, 7-9 pm:
Peter Cicco Group
Kickstand Cafe, 594 Massachusetts Ave., Arlington 02476.
No cover.

Friday, April 27, 10 pm-midnight:
Jesse Williams Group
Menotomy Grill, 25 Massachusetts Ave., Arlington 02474.
No cover.

Saturday, April 28, 8-11 pm:
Arlington Composers’ Collective (with Jonathan Fagan, Mike Caudill, Dan Fox & George Darrah), 8:00-9:00 pm;
Yulia Musayelyan Quartet, 9:00-10:00 pm;
followed by an Open Jam Session,10:00-11:00 pm.
Artlounge Arlington, 1346 Massachusetts Ave., Arlington 02476.
$10 cover.

Sunday April 29, 1-2 pm (rain or shine):
The A-Town Brass Band
Arlington Town Hall Garden, 730 Massachusetts Ave., Arlington 02476.
No cover.

Sunday April 29, 4-5 pm:
John Patitucci Master Class: open to musicians and all other music appreciators.
Arlington Town Hall Hearing Room, 730 Massachusetts Ave., 2nd floor, Arlington 02476.
$5 cover (or free with headliner concert advance ticket: https://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/3358280).

Photo submitted by Arlington Jazz Festival