Jazz Holiday Previous Headliners


NUMBER

YEAR/DATES

HEADLINER(S)

1st Annual

Oct 24 – Nov 2, 1980

Woody Herman

2nd Annual

Oct 23 – Nov 1, 1981

Buddy Rich

3rd Annual

Oct 26 – 31, 1982

Dizzy Gillespie

4th Annual

Oct 20 – 30, 1983

Herbie Mann

5th Annual

Oct 18 – 21, 1984

Dave Brubeck, Richie Cole

6th Annual

Oct 17 – 20, 1985

Count Basie Orchestra, Mose Allison

7th Annual

Oct 16 – 19, 1986

Stan Getz, Ramsey Lewis, Michel Petrucciani

8th Annual

Oct 15 – 18, 1987

Nancy Wilson, Dirty Dozen, Phil Woods, Tito Puente, Rare Silk

9thAnnual

Oct 13 – 16, 1988

Dirty Dozen Brass Band, Maynard Ferguson, McCoy Tyner

10th Annual

Oct 19 – 22, 1989

Poncho Sanchez, Sonny Rollins, Bobby Enriquez

11th Annual

Oct 18 – 21, 1990

Houston Persons/Etta Jones, Tuck & Patti

12th Annual

Oct 17 – 20, 1991

Ramsey Lewis, Ernie Watts Quartet, New York Voices

13th Annual

Oct 15 – 18, 1992

Nat Adderly, Tuck & Patti

14th Annual

Oct 14 – 17, 1993

Bela Fleck & The Fleckstones, Dirty Dozen Brass Band, Arturo Sandoval with Ernie Watts

15thAnnual

Oct 13 – 16, 1994

Chuck Mangione, The Rippingtons, Hiroshima, Arturo Sandoval, Acoustic Alchemy

16th Annual

Oct 19 – 22, 1995

Spyro Gyra, Acoustic Alchemy, Michel Camilo

17th Annual

Oct 13 – 16, 1996

Tito Puente, Stephan Grappelli, Keiko Matsui, Herbie Mann

18thAnnual

Oct 16 – 19, 1997

Diane Schurr, Boney James, The Rippingtons, Al Dimeola

19th Annual

Oct 15 – 18, 1998

Count Basie Orchestra, Etta James, Kevin Mahogany, Stanley Clarke

20th Annual

Oct 9 – 10, & 14 – 17, 1999

Earl Klugh, Freddy Cole, T.S. Monk, David Benoit, Jason Marsalis, Tom Scott & LA Express, Michael Franks, Tito Puente, Dizzy Tribute, Patti Austin, Spyro Gyra, Oleta Adams

21st Annual

Oct 1 – 22, 2000

Dee Dee Bridgewater, Stanley Clarke, Yellowjackets, Patti Austin, Monty Alezander, Oleta Adams, Terence Blanchard

22nd Annual

Oct 18 – 22, 2001

Jane Monheit, Nnenna Freelon, Boney James, Los Hombres Caliente, Poncho Sanchez

23rd Annual

Oct 17 – 20, 2002

The Chick Corea Elektric Band, Lou Rawls, Jonathon Butler, A Tribute to Jobim, James Moody with Marlena Shaw

24th Annual

Oct 16 – 19, 2003

Kim Waters, Chuck Loeb and Jeff Kashiwa; Paquito D’Rivera’s Brazilian Dream featuring New York Voices; Jon Cleary, Lizz Wright, Herbie Hancock

25th Annual

Oct 14 – 17, 2004

Rick Braun, Branford Marsalis, Neville Brothers, Big Bad Voodoo Daddy

26th Annual

Oct 13 – 16, 2005

Brian Culbertson, Nestor Torres, Trio!, Boney James, Ramsey Lewis Trio, Irvin Mayfield and the New Orleans Jazz Orchestra

27th Annual

Oct 19 – 22, 2006

Kenny G, Mindi Abair, Richard Elliot, John Pizzarelli, Manhattan Transfer, Buckwheat Zydeco, Cherry Poppin Daddies

28th Annual

Oct 18 – 21, 2007

George Benson,  Norman Brown with Peabo Bryson, Jeff Lorber & Marion Meadows, Arturo Sandoval, Medeski Martin & Wood, Natalie Cole


CALL TO ARTISTS

Clearwater Jazz Holiday is proud to announce the First Annual Clearwater Jazz 'N Art Walk in downtown Clearwater, October 18th and 19th from 10AM – 5PM.

Each year more than 50,000 visitors come to Coachman Park in downtown Clearwater to enjoy 4 days & nights of FREE Jazz by some of today's greats.

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Upcoming Event - May 13th
Cafe 13 - High Note Social

Win a 4 night / 4 day VIP experience to the 2008 MarineMax Clearwater Jazz Holiday Presented by Mercedes-Benz.
Call 727-461-5200 for more information.

3rd Annual Flavor of Jazz presents Spyro Gyra - October 7th @ Ruth Eckerd Hall
Enjoy and evening of great jazz and delicious food tastes from some of the Bay area's finest restaurants.
For tickets call 727-791-7400 or more information 727-461-5200

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