Fifth Annual Panama Jazz
Festival Set for January
The fifth annual Panama
Jazz Festival will not
only merge American and
Panamanian jazz, but
will also bring together
artists such as the
Stanley Jordan Trio,
Dave Samuels and the
Caribbean Jazz Project,
the Catherine Russell
Group and the Tia Fuller
Quartet. The festival,
which is presented in
part by the Danilo Pérez
Foundation (Pérez,
pictured), will take
place Jan. 21 to 26 in
Panama City, Panama.
The festival will
include a variety of
special events, such as
a formal Gala Concert at
the National Theater on
Jan. 23 and a special
family concert by
Panamanian children at
the Las Huacas theater
at the ATLAPA Convention
Center on Jan. 26. An
all-day, free concert
will also be held Jan.
26.
The festival will also
include a heavy
educational aspect, from
Jan. 21 to 25. A variety
of clinics will be held
by the New England
Conservatory, Berklee
College of Music, Puerto
Rico Conservatory and
other institutions and
hosted in the ATLAPA
Convention Center.
For details on all the
festival’s performers
and clinics, visit
Panama Jazz Festival.
Information on ticket
prices and travel
packages is also
available.
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