North Texas Jazz Festival in Addison April 16-18, 2009

THURSDAY CONCERT, April 16 at 8:00 pm, Greenhill School Theatre, 4100 Hornet Dr., Addison, TX
An Intimate Evening with the Tierney Sutton Band
Tickets can be purchased by calling 972-450-6251 or by clicking on the following link:
https://www.formrouter.net/forms01@ATX/Special%20Events/JazzTicket.pdf

THURSDAY CONCERT, April 16 at 8:00 pm, Crowne Plaza Hotel - NOW SOLD OUT!
Two O'Clock Lab Band, directed by Jay Saunders
An Additional Thursday Evening Concert is presented at 8:00 pm at the Crowne Plaza Hotel, Trinity Ballroom.
It is the opening concert of the 9th Annual North Texas Jazz Festival in Addison.

Tickets for the Friday evening or Saturday evening concerts are available by phone only. 972-450-6251
UNT students get half price tickets with their student ID (Friday and Saturday Concerts).

FRIDAY CONCERT, April 17 at 8:00 pm, Trinity Ballroom, Crowne Plaza Hotel, 14315 Midway Road, Addison, TX
North Texas Jazz Singers, directed by Paris Rutherford
UNT Jazz Faculty Nonet:
Rosana Eckert, Brad Leali, John Murphy, Mike Steinel, Steve Wiest, Tim Goynes, Dan Haerle, Lynn Seaton, Ed Soph
UNT One O'Clock Lab Band, directed by Steve Wiest
Tickets: Call 972-450-6251

SATURDAY CONCERT, April 18 at 7:00 pm, Trinity Ballroom, Crowne Plaza Hotel, 14315 Midway Road, Addison, TX
Selected Groups
The most outstanding groups of the festival in each category appearing on the final evening concert
The Tierney Sutton Band
Multiple Grammy nominated quartet headlines our final concert of the festival. See detailed description of the group below.
Tickets: Call 972-450-6251

Thursday, April 16 - 8:00 p.m. at Greenhill School in Addison

This Concert is open to the general public. Festival participants: See the article at the bottom of this page for information on the Saturday concert.

Don’t miss the opportunity to enjoy the vocal jazz music of the Tierney Sutton Band in an intimate jazz setting at the Greenhill School Theatre in Addison. Tickets are $40 and include an informal reception with the artists following the concert. The Tierney Sutton Band has received numerous awards including two Grammy Nominations, has recorded several CDs that made the #1 spot on jazz radio playlists, and has garnered critical praise throughout the world for their vocal jazz music. Members of the group include: Tierney Sutton, vocals; Christian Jacob, piano; Kevin Axt, bass; and Ray Brinker, drums.

Tickets can be purchased by calling 972-450-6251 or by clicking on the following link:
https://www.formrouter.net/forms01@ATX/Special%20Events/JazzTicket.pdf

Seating is limited. Tickets are general admission. This concert is produced by The Town of Addison in conjunction with the North Texas Jazz Festival in Addison held April 16-18, 2009 at the Crowne Plaza Hotel.

http://www.tierneysutton.com/

This concert is for festival attendees who have purchased tickets. Seating is limited. Order your tickets now by contacting Chris McMurtry at 972-450-6251 or cmcmurtry@addisontx.gov. For public concert tickets, see the Thursday evening Greenhill School concert information listed above.

The Tierney Sutton Band will perform on Saturday, April 18, 2009 at the final concert event of the 9th Annual North Texas Jazz Festival in Addison. Earlier that day, the quartet will hold a Q&A session at 12:15 - 1:15 pm. The evening concert begins at 7:00 pm, and will include performances by selected school groups participating in the festival. After a brief intermission, the Tierney Sutton Band will take the stage. The festival takes place at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Addison, Texas.

Members of the group are Tierney Sutton, vocals, Christian Jacob, piano, Kevin Axt, bass, and Ray Brinker, drums.

http://www.tierneysutton.com/

All tickets are $30 (festival attendee pricing) and can be purchased by calling Chris McMurtry at 972-450-6251. All payments must be made at the time of the order.

The Tierney Sutton Band:

During its 15 years together, the Tierney Sutton Band has received 2 Grammy Nominations for Best Vocal Jazz Album, a JazzWeek Award for Vocalist of the Year, consecutive nominations for Jazz Journalist Association Awards, recorded several CDs that made the #1 spot on jazz radio playlists, and garnered critical praise throughout the world. Comprised of vocalist Tierney Sutton and instrumental virtuosos Christian Jacob, Trey Henry, Kevin Axt and Ray Brinker, the band has headlined in recent years at Carnegie Hall, The Hollywood Bowl and Jazz at Lincoln Center and has appeared at the Monterey, Marciac and Umbria jazz festivals. To date they have recorded seven CDs, each resulting in increasing recognition and acclaim. The band's most recent disc, "On the Other Side", was released in February '07 and was hailed by BusinessWeek "A Masterpiece...eloquent, honest and magnificently sung and played." Still, the band's greatest accomplishment is its continuing commitment to unity, excellence and creative collaboration. All musical arrangements as well as business decisions are made by the band members as full partners. A concert by the Tierney Sutton Band is an experience of rare and powerful harmony achieved by humble performers at the top of their game. Critics agree that the reason this band endures can be found in it's music: "Phenomenal rapport"..."the chemistry is palpable"..."telepathic give and take"..."a serious artist who takes the whole enterprise to another level"..."top-flight one and all"..."total connection"..."a seamless blend with superlative bandmates"..."an uncanny display of spirit and unity."

Read the press release for The Tierney Sutton Band CD On The Other Side
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We are very pleased to announce that the North Texas Jazz Festival in Addison has a new home. The Crowne Plaza Hotel in Addison will be the new host hotel for the event, and we have set dates for the festival through 2010! We feel that this new location is an excellent fit for the festival, and we look forward to hosting the event there for years to come.
Please mark your calendar!

Festival Dates:
April 16 - 18, 2009
April 8 - 10, 2010
March 31 - April 2, 2011