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GENE HARRIS JAZZ FESTIVAL TO FEATURE PALMIERI, SCHUUR The fourth annual Boise State University Gene Harris Jazz Festival, April 5-7, will feature five-time Grammy Award winner Eddie Palmieri and his Latin jazz octet and two-time Grammy Award-winning jazz vocalist and pianist Diane Schuur. Series tickets for the festival, which features the popular downtown Boise Club Night and back-to-back evening concerts in The Pavilion at Boise State, are available beginning Friday, Feb. 9, at the Pavilion Box Office or by phone at 426-1766 or 426-1494. Single event tickets go on sale at all Select-a-Seat outlets on Friday, Feb. 16. Tickets are also available online at www.idahotickets.com. Palmieri’s musical career spans more than four decades as a leader of salsa and jazz orchestras. A Latin jazz pianist, Palmieri returned to his roots in 1998 as a leader of one of Latin music’s most phenomenal dance bands. Palmieri’s latest CD "Obra Maestra" (Masterpiece), recorded with the late Tito Puente, has been nominated for a Grammy for Best Salsa Album of 2000. The New York Times said of Schuur, "Blessed with a clear ringing voice, Schuur has emerged as the singer most likely to succeed in carrying on the broad jazz-pop tradition of Ella Fitzgerald." Her latest release, "Friends For Schuur" on Concord Records, features Schuur on piano and vocals with guest performances by Stevie Wonder, Herbie Hancock, Ray Charles, jazz legend Stan Getz and others. The lineup and ticket prices for this year’s festival are as follows:
This festival finale will showcase Diane Schuur with the Riverside Jazz Orchestra. Other performers include Niki Harris, Curtis Stigers, Paul Tillotson, Cherie Buckner, Billy Mitchell and the LA Connection. The concert will also feature a video tribute to Gene Harris, a special performance by Janie Harris, an opening performance by student competition winners and presentation of the annual Gene Harris Endowment Award. Borgers and Rucker will serve as masters of ceremony. Boise State University formed the Gene Harris Endowment in 1996 to ensure that future generations of young musicians will be able to study at Boise State. The late Gene Harris, a world renowned jazz pianist who called Boise home, was committed to the cause. Proceeds from each year’s jazz festival go into the endowment. The educational component of the festival will bring together more than 1,000 high school students from across Idaho and surrounding states for two days of workshops with jazz professionals and adjudicated competitions from 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Friday and Saturday, April 6-7, in the Student Union. The sessions are free and open to the public. The educational events are sponsored by Boise Cascade, Swire Coca-Cola and US Bank. Additional Festival sponsors include: KTVB News Channel 7, KIDO 630 and LITE 108, United Airlines, The Grove Hotel, First Security/Wells Fargo, Boise State Radio, HA-LO Branded Solutions, Aspen Leasure Equity Property Holdings, Treasure Valley Ford Dealers, The Record Exchange, Musicians Pro Shop, Fine Host Corporation, Dennis Dillon Automobiles, FastSigns, Mountain West Communications and The Pavilion at Boise State. For more information about the 2001 Festival and its performers, call (208) 426-1203 or visit the festival Web site at www.geneharris.org. Contact: Media Contact:
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