Acts Include the J.C. Smith Band, Monterey County
All-Star Combo, Schroeder, and the Al James Power Trio
Proceeds Support Monterey Jazz Festival’s
Monterey County High School All-Star Band Tour
to Washington DC
Monterey, Calif. June 3, 2015; Poppy Hills Golf Club in Pebble Beach is sponsoring a special fundraising concert for the Monterey Jazz Festival’s High School All-Star Band on Father’s Day, Sunday, June 21, from 2-7pm.
The Father’s Day Blues Festival in the Forest will feature the J.C. Smith Band, Monterey Jazz Festival’s Monterey County All-Star Combo; Schroeder (featuring graduates of the Berklee College of Music), and the Al James Power Trio.
In addition to music, food and beverages will be available from Poppy Hill’s newly-renovated restaurant, Porter’s in the Forest, with farm-to-table creations from executive chef Johnny De Vivo. Other culinary delights include La Balena Chef Brad Bruske’s Pig Roast, Mad Otter Beer Garden and Ketel One Courtyard.
Tickets for the Blues Festival in the Forest are $20. For more information, call 831.622.8239 or visit www.poppyhillsgolf.com/blues. Poppy Hills Golf Club is located at 3200 Lopez Road in Pebble Beach.
Proceeds from Father’s Day Blues Festival in the Forest support the Monterey County High School All-Star Band’s tour to Washington DC for the Fourth of July weekend, where they will perform at the Little River United Church of Christ in Annandale, Virginia (July 3); the National Archives Building steps and the Millennium Stage at the Kennedy Center (July 4) and at the Bohemian Caverns (July 6).
“Poppy Hills Golf Club is excited to be partnering with Monterey Jazz Festival to provide a fun, family- friendly music festival to the community this Father’s Day,” said Poppy Hills General Manager Brad Shupe of the inaugural event. “Both music and golf have proven to lead to success in children’s lives, and we are proud to be supporting both with the Blues in the Forest Festival on June 21.”
“We are delighted that Poppy Hills Golf is supporting our Education Programs and County High School All-Stars tour this summer by presenting this special event in such a glorious and relaxed setting,” said Paul Contos, Monterey Jazz Festival Education Director.
Sponsors of the Blues Festival in the Forest include Poppy Hills Golf Club, La Balena, Mad Otter Beer, Ketel One, and Pebble Beach Company Foundation.
As part of the Monterey Jazz Festival’s year-round jazz education programs to enhance the musical training and experience of the most gifted young musicians in the County, the Monterey County High School All-Star Band and Honor Vocal Jazz Ensemble offer 32 selected Monterey County high school students the opportunity to study and perform at an advanced level to enhance their respective school music programs. Participating students are selected by the professional jazz musicians and educators in the Festival’s Traveling Clinician Program, and perform at various community and service organization events throughout the year. Past musical tours have included performances at jazz festivals and other venues throughout Japan, Canada, Europe, and Australia. Each September, the All-Star Band and Vocal Ensemble are featured in a final performance on stage at the Night Club during the annual Monterey Jazz Festival.
About Poppy Hills Golf Club
The Poppy Hills Golf Club in Pebble Beach is located in the peaceful and serene Del Monte Forest. Designed by Robert Trent Jones Jr. in 1986, Poppy Hills has co-hosted the PGA Tour’s AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am from 1991 through 2009, and was a four-time host of the Spalding Pebble Beach Invitational. Poppy Hills recently underwent an extensive renovation centered on water conservation and reopened in April 2014.
About Monterey Jazz Festival
The Monterey Jazz Festival celebrates the legacy of jazz, expands its boundaries, and provides opportunities to experience jazz through the creative production of performances and educational programs.
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For more information please contact:
Timothy Orr
Marketing Associate
Monterey Jazz Festival
831.646.8670
[email protected]
www.montereyjazzfestival.org
or
Marci Bracco Cain
Chatterbox Public Relations
831.747.7455
[email protected]
www.montereyjazzfestival.org