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The French Quarter, a Jazz in the Pines venue for dancing, food and fun, is always popular and always packed. File photo<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Jazz as a form is delicious, surprising, exciting and inspirational \u2014 oh yes, and fun.<\/p>\n

This year\u2019s menu, as crafted by festival gastronomists Marshall Hawkins and John Newman, has power, praise, passion and persuasion. And this musical m\u00e9lange happens on all three stages \u2014 the main stage Holmes Amphitheatre for festival headliners, Stephens Hall for intimate-listening straight-ahead jazz and the French Quarter for dancing, food, fun and, oh yes, that absolutely necessary cold beverage.<\/p>\n

The French Quarter lineup this year is robust, instrumentally and vocally varied, and swings from an extraordinarily talented singer songwriter soloist, Los Angeles street busker Eric Kuffs, to large groups such as the Dr. Gregory Jones Band with his tribute to Al Jarreau, the seven-piece Euphoria Brass Band with its classic New Orleans street-band roots, to the sweet and soulful as expressed by Yve Evans and her trio.<\/span><\/p>\n

There\u2019s Cajun and Zydeco as offered up by Andre Thierry and his Accordion Soul Music, Chicago blues, classic soul, psychedelic \u201960s, rat-pack jazz and \u201970s funk as proffered by the Gand Band, familiar faces Gilbert Hansen and his band, and Chuck Alvarez and his Satellite Voodoo with special guest Barnaby Finch on keyboards.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Quarter will be a place to shake, rattle and roll, pause for refreshment and return to the floor. There will be effervescent musical fun on Saturday and Sunday from 10:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.<\/p>\n

Stephens Hall, with its limited seating and solid acoustics, will be jammed to hear jazz greats Harry Pickens on piano, Marshall Hawkins on bass and Roy McCurdy on drums on Sunday. Pickens, long a festival favorite for his expressive playing, pairs with festival founder Hawkins and jazz elder statesman McCurdy. Pickens, a teacher, musician, musical mentor and motivational speaker, believes that music serves the greater good. \u201cAt the very core of our being is a reservoir of joy, of love and of possibility,\u201d he said. All of that can be heard in Pickens\u2019 musical journeys.<\/p>\n

Also on Sunday, Henry \u201cSkipper\u201d Franklin, renowned jazz double-bassist, returns to give his many fans the kind of jazz they want to hear. Franklin\u2019s pedigree includes playing on Hugh Masekela\u2019s number one 1968 single \u201cGrazing in the Grass\u201d with Count Basie, Stevie Wonder, Al Jarreau, Freddie Hubbard, Willie Bobo and O.C. Smith. Franklin has played on more than 100 albums, many of them produced under his leadership.<\/p>\n

On Saturday, Evan Christopher and his Clarinet Road headlines in the Holmes Amphitheatre with Bob Boss on guitar, Joshua White on piano, IAA alum Daniel Sazer-Krebbers on bass and Andy Fraga Jr. on drums.<\/span><\/p>\n

Holmes Amphitheatre features pianist Tamir Hendelman on Sunday. This is Hendelman\u2019s first time at the festival leading his group. He has previously appeared with Jeff Hamilton and Graham Dechter. Hendelman is pianist with the Clayton Hamilton Jazz Orchestra and the Jeff Hamilton Trio.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span>When dusk gathers on Sunday evening, as the last notes of Jazz in the Pines year 24 fade, as patrons move out the gate toward waiting buses, planning begins for the festival\u2019s silver anniversary. \u201cThis one\u2019s going to be really incredible,\u201d said Hawkins.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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