THE GUIDEBOOK

CAPE COD

August 2011

A JAZZY AUGUST

Summer days are pure magic on Cape Cod, and the nights are magical too. When the Sun goes down and the stars come out, cool breezes soothe sunned skin and those with a taste for nightlife can easily find a second wind no matter how active the day has been.

If it's music you crave, there’s plenty to keep you entertained on these starry summer evenings, no matter what your taste. This month, jazz is the star!

The 7th Annual Provincetown Jazz Festival will be held on August 12 and 13th at the beautifully renovated Provincetown Town Hall and on the 15th at the Cotuit Center for the Arts. The festival was founded by and is led by one of the hardest working musician on Cape Cod, Bart Weisman. Mr. Weisman’s drum beats can be heard with his various collaborators at numerous other venues across Cape Cod including a summer jazz series at the Provincetown Art Association and Museum.

This year's festival opens in Provincetown on the 12th with recent New Zealand imports Adrienne Hindmarsh on organ and vocals with Josh Hindmarsh on guitar, accompanied by Mr. Weisman on drums. String of Pearls, featuring the amazing vocalists Holli Ross, Sue Halloran and Jeanne O’Connor return to the festival with a range of material including the Andrew Sisters, bebop, original arrangements with a Brazilian flavor, 1960’s girl group sounds, and more.

On the 13th, the gifted Boston-based jazz vocalist Dane Vannatter will be accompanied by Fred Boyle on piano, Laird Boles on bass and Bart Weisman on drums. That should warm up the crowd before the high-style, 14-piece big band, Stage Door Canteen takes the stage.

The Festival moves to Cotuit for it’s final night on the 15th with Cape Cod’s own Bruce Abbott on sax and flute, who will also accompany vocalists Holli Ross making her solo debut and vocalist Dane Vannatter.