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Final Days to Contribute and automatically be entered to win a JVC Jazz Festival New York Dream Package!
Contest Ends This Sunday April 27 at midnight.

Sergio Mendes
Sergio Mendes

Win a pair of tickets to each Carnegie Hall concert at the JVC Jazz Festival-New York and three nights of your choosing at the historic all-suite Buckingham Hotel, across the street from Carnegie Hall on West 57th Street!

JVC Jazz Festival New York is considered one of the most prestigious jazz festivals in the world. This year's festivities will fill New York City's concert halls, intimate clubs, parks, schools and museums with some of the top musical talent in the world from June 15 – 28. Be a special part of the excitement of the JVC Jazz Festival New York. Attend all the concerts at Carnegie Hall and on three nights of your choice, after the concert, just walk across the street to your beautiful hotel suite at the Buckingham Hotel. What a great way to luxuriate in this music.

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Friday, June 20

The Real Thing: An Evening With
JILL SCOTT

Carnegie Hall 8pm

Dianne Reeeves
Dianne Reeeves

Saturday, June 21

Nouveau Bossa
Sergio Mendes
Zap Mama

Carnegie Hall 8pm

Sunday, June 22

50 Years of Bossa Nova
Joao Gilberto

Carnegie Hall 8pm

Monday, June 23

2008 Grammy® Award Winner, Album of the Year Herbie Hancock and The River of Possibilities Tour featuring Dave Holland, Vinnie Colaiuta, Chirs Potter, Lionel Loueke, Sonya Kitchell, Lionel Loueke Trio
Carnegie Hall 8pm

JVC Jazz Festival

Tuesday, June 24

An Evening with
Chris Botti

Carnegie Hall 8pm

Friday, June 27

The Soul of Jazz
Al Green

Dianne Reeves
Carnegie Hall 8pm

Saturday, June 28

Mos Def Big Band with special guest Gil Scott-Heron
Carnegie Hall 8pm

Plus Two More!

The Complete Schedule

Started in 1972 by George Wein as the Newport Jazz Festival New York, this festival has been sponsored by JVC since 1984 and has become a New York institution. Over the years, New Yorkers have been treated to a world-class event that literally covers the city with great music. Past festival performers include: Ella Fitzgerald, Oscar Peterson, Ornette Coleman, Dave Brubeck, Diana Krall, Cesaria Evora, Joao Gilberto, Shirley Horn, Lauryn Hill, Caetano Veloso, Charlie Haden, Dianne Reeves, Stan Getz, Sting, Shirley Horn and thousands more.

For information and a Festival brochure, call (646) 862-0458 weekdays from 10:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. or visit www.festivalnetwork.com.

Buckingham Hotel

Buckingham Hotel

An Intimate Oasis Among New York Central Park Hotels Discover the historic all-suite Buckingham Hotel perfectly located in the heart of Manhattan's cultural district—across from Carnegie Hall on West 57th Street. No other Central Park hotel is better positioned for visiting the world's most famous houses of theater, music, and dance. Stroll around the corner to Central Park, explore the newly reopened and expanded Museum of Modern Art, or enjoy an inspired evening at Lincoln Center. As a true institution to the arts, The Buckingham continues to be one of the most sought-after Central Park New York hotels by performing artists, vacationers, and business travelers looking for a welcome retreat. This chic hotel boasts spacious, all-suite accommodations in an incomparable setting:

  • Located in the heart of bustling midtown New York City, NY
  • Across the street from Carnegie Hall on West 57th Street
  • Seconds from Central Park and a short stroll from Lincoln Center
  • Just a few blocks from Rockefeller Center and Broadway
  • Convenient access to countless offices in this center of commerce, finance, and media
  • For more information go to www.buckinghamhotel.com

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