The Bar Harbor Jazz Festival is one of many such festivals along the coast, offering non-profit artistic entertainment for jazz lovers, attracting large crowds of locals and tourists.
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Dates: 08/16/2012 - 08/19/2012 update info
Time: 1:00:00 PM - 1:00:00 PM
Event Cost: Free unless noted
Venue: Various Locations in Bar Harbor,ME
Contact: The Bar Harbor Jazz Festival
Phone: (207) 288-5829
Email:
Website: www.barharborjazzfest.com
Event Details:
The Annual Bar Harbor Jazz Festival is held each August. New faces, new sounds and something for every musical taste. Check out the schedule for a full list of performances. All events are FREE of charge unless noted http://www.barharborjazzfest.com/index.html for details.
Ned Ferm
Featuring: Ned Ferm
Venue: Great Harbor Maritime Museum
Date: Thursday, August 16th
Time: 4:30 pm - 6:30 pm
Brooke Sofferman Trio
Featuring: Brooke Sofferman
Venue: The Village Green
Date: Thursday, August 16th
Time: 6:00 pm - 8:30 pm
Bill Trowell
Featuring: Bill Trowell
Venue: Bluenose Inn
Date: Thursday, August 16th
Time: 7:00 pm - 11:00 pm
Open Mic
Featuring:
Venue: Lompoc Cafe
Date: Thursday, August 16th
Time: 10:00 pm - 1:00 am
The Van Burens
Featuring: The Van Burens
Venue: Carmen Verandah
Date: Thursday, August 16th
Time: 10:00 pm - 1:00 am
Van Burens Jazz Band
Featuring: The Van Burens
Venue: Carmen Verandah
Date: Friday, August 17th
Time: 4:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Greg Abate Quartet
Featuring: Greg Abate
Venue: The Village Green
Date: Friday, August 17th
Time: 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Kevin Morse Solo
Featuring: Kevin Morse
Venue: Havana
Date: Friday, August 17th
Time: 6:00 pm - 9:30 pm
Bill Trowell
Featuring: Bill Trowell
Venue: Bluenose Inn
Date: Friday, August 17th
Time: 7:00 pm - 11:00 pm
DJ Jeff Buffington
Featuring: DJ Jeff Buffington
Venue: Carmen Verandah
Date: Friday, August 17th
Time: 9:00 pm - 1:00 am
Ryan Blotnick Quartet
Featuring: Ryan Blotnick
Venue: Finback Alehouse
Date: Friday, August 17th
Time: 10:00 pm - 1:00 am
Vermont Joy Parade
Featuring: Vermont Joy Parade
Venue: Lompoc Cafe
Date: Friday, August 17th
Time: 10:00 pm - 1:00 am
Matt Lawson Quartet
Featuring: Matt Lawson
Venue: The Village Green
Date: Saturday, August 18th
Time: 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Bob Lombardi Duo
Featuring:
Venue: Havana
Date: Saturday, August 18th
Time: 6:00 pm - 10:00 pm
Bill Trowell
Featuring: Bill Trowell
Venue: Bluenose Inn
Date: Saturday, August 18th
Time: 7:00 pm - 11:00 pm
Trisha Mason Band
Featuring: Trisha Mason
Venue: Side Street Cafe
Date: Saturday, August 18th
Time: 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
DJ "A"
Featuring: DJ "A"
Venue: Carmen Verandah
Date: Saturday, August 18th
Time: 10:00 pm - 1:00 am
Juliane Gardner & The Shades of Blue
Featuring: Juliane Gardner
Venue: Rupununi
Date: Sunday, August 19th
Time: 2:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Ned Ferm Quartet
Featuring: Ned Ferm
Venue: The Village Green
Date: Sunday, August 19th
Time: 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Bill Trowell
Featuring: Bill Trowell
Venue: Bluenose Inn
Date: Sunday, August 19th
Time: 7:00 pm - 11:00 pm
Brian and Friends
Featuring: Brian and Friends
Venue: Carmen Verandah
Date: Sunday, August 19th
Time: 8:00 pm - 10:30 pm
Robert Sarazin Blake
Featuring: Robert Sarazin Blake
Venue: Lompoc Cafe
Date: Sunday, August 19th
Time: 10:00 pm - 1:00 am
- The free concerts take place throughout Bar Harbor
- The festival runs in late August.
- Each year thousands flock to the town’s streets for a variety of jazz events.
Overview: The Acadia Region is home to many festivals, including musical ones. Jazz is a popular choice of many music lovers and Bar Harbor in Maine offers no exceptions when it comes to jazz entertainment. The Bar Harbor Jazz Festival is unique, combining local, international and regional jazz talents, ranging from professionals to amateurs. In fact, the festival is one of the main contributing voices of jazz across the United States.
Where: The concerts take place throughout Bar Harbor including Bar Harbor’s Agamont Park,Lompoc and the Village Green
When: The festival runs in late August.
Cost: A free event for everyone
Details: The Bar Harbor Jazz Festival has a large following. Each year thousands flock to the town’s streets for a variety of jazz events.
The first events are held at the Lompoc and the Village Green. Featured jazz bands and musicians showcase their talents in the evenings from 6pm until the wee hours of the night. Other events include the Aurora Jazz Project, a jazz jamming session held in Bar Harbor’s Agamont Park. However, the jazz festival runs rain or shine, retreating into Carmen Verandah which is situated near the Village Green.
There are seven main venues that host the Bar Harbor Jazz Festival. Agamont Park is located on Main and West Streets, close to Bar Harbor’s main waterfront harbor. The Village Green is situated on the corner of Mount Desert and Main Streets. The Bar Harbor Club is on West Street and offers food, drinks, dancing and live jazz music. Carmen Verandah is a local restaurant on Main Street, hosting varied jazz musicians and fine dining and drinks. The Lompoc Cafe on Cottage Street offers a small, but lively jazz location with a more sophisticated flair. McKay’s Public House is the local Main Street pub that attracts a lively jazz loving crowd and offers drinks and food well into the wee hours. Rupununi is a fine restaurant with a great setting for jazz and dining.
Jazz is the main highlight of the Bar Harbor Jazz Festival. It is a major Maine event that for jazz lovers should not be missed. However, it is a free event and encourages jazz music appreciation, not just for the adult crowd. Even children get into the musical flow.
