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Since 2005, the Provincetown Jazz Festival™ has been held in Provincetown, the oldest continuous art colony in America.
Festival
The festival is a 501(c)(3) Tax-Exempt Non-Profit Organization donating a portion of the proceeds to worthy causes including the Jazz in the Schools program on Cape Cod.
Musicians
Jazz musicians from the United States, Canada, Brazil, United Kingdom, Switzerland, Australia, New Zealand, and Japan have appeared at concerts in Provincetown, South Yarmouth, and Cotuit on Cape Cod and past performers include...
VOCALIST: Tish Adams, Donna Byrne, Sharón Clark, Jessica Curran, Lori Colombo, Debra Dean, Atla DeChamplain, Lea DeLaria, Marcelle Gauvin, Mercedes Hall, Sue Halloran, Charlie Harris, Adrienne Hindmarsh, Stephanie Jordan, Beat Kaestli, Kathy Kosins, Debby Larkin, Zoe Lewis, Kami Lyle, Debra Mann, Tedi Marsh, Kate McGarry, Cassandre McKinley, Shawnn Monteiro, Jeanne O'Connor, Krisanthi Pappas, Rebecca Parris, Nicki Parrott, Molly Ringwald, Holli Ross, Paul Sanchez, Daryl Sherman, Billy Stritch, Suede, Katie Thiroux, Dane Vannatter, Steve Wark, and Carol Wyeth
CLARINET: Evan Christopher, Joe Muranyi, Ken Peplowski, and Paul Nossiter
SAX: Greg Abate, Bruce Abbott, Scott Avidon, Paul Carr, Laura Dreyer, Clay Lyons, Cercie Miller, Ken Peplowski, and Myanna Pontoppidan
TRUMPET: Steve Ahern, Lou Colombo, Mark Greel, Matt Joseph, Kami Lyle, Jeff Stout, and Jeremy Turgeon
TROMBONE: Sara Julian, John DeMasi, and John Wolf
FLUTE: Bruce Abbott and Steve Ahern
PIANO: Fred Boyle, Alex Brown, Fabiano de Castro, Matt DeChamplain, Joe Delaney, Lee Donais, Suzanne Davis, Janice Friedman, Chris Grasso, Kevin Harris, John Harrison III, Takumi Kakimoto, Debra Mann, Janette Mason, Paul McWilliams, Tim Ray, Matt Richard, Daryl Sherman, Alex Smith, and Billy Stritch
ORGAN: Adrienne McKay
GUITAR: Henry Acker, Victor Acker, Howard Alden, Gerry Beaudoin, Alan Clinger, Fred Fried, Keith Ganz, Josh Hindmarsh, Patrick Lawler, Jane Miller, Jim Robitaille, Pat Ryan, Paul Sanchez, and Andy Solberg
BASS: Dana Acker, Laird Boles, Michael Lavoie, John Lockwood, Mary Ann McSweeney, Bill Miele, Ron Ormsby, Nicki Parrott, Chris Rathbun, Max Ridley, Michael Ryle, Avery Sharpe, Will Slater, Joey Spampinato, Katie Thiroux, Kate Wolf, Marshall Wood, and Dave Zinno
DRUMS: Lisa Brown, Lee Fish, Michael Gross, John Jamison, Bob Kaufmann, Miki Matsuki, Barbara Merjan, Joe McCarthy, Chris Poudrier, Sylvie Richard, Buddy Siroonian, Phil Vitali, Mark Walker, and Bart Weisman
VIBES: Gerard Beaudoin III
BIG BAND: New York's Finest Jazz Ensemble and Stage Door Canteen
LATIN JAZZ: Afro Bop Alliance