Minnesota Festival Support
ACHF Cultural Heritage
2015 Twin Cities Jazz Festival will feature 350 Minnesota jazz artists performing straight-ahead, big band, be-bop, ragtime and fusion jazz. Twin Cities Jazz Festival will document the names and number of Minnesota artists performing in 2013, as well as their instruments and jazz genres. 2: The 2015 Twin Cities Jazz Festival will attract audiences of 48,000 over its three day run in Saint Paul. Police will provide crowd estimates.
2015 TCJF featured a record-breaking 489 Minnesota jazz artist performing a wide range of jazz genres. The range of jazz is determined by the selection committee, which specifically chooses artists on the basis of 1) artistry and 2) inclusion of many jazz genres. Example: TRENT BAARSPUL QUARTET is a graduate of McNally Smith, guitarist/mandolinist Trent leads New Sound Underground weekly at Whisky Junction and teaches a wide range of guitar styles at Cadenza Music. He’s also performed with the Adam Meckler Orchestra, vocalist Katia Cardenas, Jana Nyberg and more. Fri June 26 at 10:00 pm, Public Kitchen http://www.trentbaarspul.com. 2: The 2015 TCJF attracted a record-breaking 47,830 to its Lowertown and Downtown venues (Festival Support) with an additional 2,610 attending shows in greater Saint Paul funded by Arts Access. Attendance is documented by police crowd estimates.
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