2000 Jazzfest line-up announced

[nolapenguin]

I know it's an old and tired event for some folks, but Jazzfest is a holiday for this house. 2009 is the 40th anniversary and I think they've booked a solid show again. Check this out:

Wynton Marsalis
Aretha Franklin
Dave Matthews Band
James Taylor
Sugarland
Joe Cocker
Ben Harper
Tony Bennett
Earth, Wind & Fire
Wilco

What? Aretha? JT? DMB? Tony Bennett? Earth, Wind & Fire???


EDIT: From the full list I found a few more gems. At least to me they are:

Drive By Truckers
Etta James
Spoon
Pete Seeger
Los Lobos
John Mayall
Cedric Burnside & Lightnin’ Malcolm

And a gazillion local artists, as usual.

Check it out here: Jazz Fest 2009

Comments

[nawlins-penguin.livejournal.com]

To me, Jazzfest is all about logistical strategy. In other words, get a rough line-up of the acts I want to see, then morph that according to the weather. No matter what you have to intersperse stages with tents. And food of course.

It's the sum of the parts that keeps me going.

[ef-ex-ay.livejournal.com]

To me, Jazzfest is all about logistical strategy. In other words, get a rough line-up of the acts I want to see, then morph that according to the weather. No matter what you have to intersperse stages with tents. And food of course.

that's a skilled penguin. I may have to leave the house this summer and apprentice for a day or 2. I'm serious. I like me some james taylor. and I'm curious enough about spoon live and earth wind and fire..

[nawlins-penguin.livejournal.com]

Absolutely. I have two modes at Jazzfest: family and solo. Family mode consists of a base camp, usually with a bunch of my hoodies, and we wander throughout the Fairground, always coming back to the encampment.

For solo mode, though, it's usually just me. I have an aggressive schedule, with lots of tent time, mostly at the blues stage, a staple of mine. I can fit ten-fifteen acts in like that, eating, drinking (perhaps smoking) my way through the day. Solo mode is my best for taking photos, too.