Brad Mehldau, Bill Frisell, and Joshua Redman will be among the participants in this year's JVC Jazz Festival New York, for which tickets went on sale today. The event will run from June 15 through 28 in multiple venues, including Carnegie Hall---hosting a broad range of artists like João Gilberto, Herbie Hancock, Al Green, and Mos Def---and a new venue, Le Poisson Rouge, programmed exclusively by Festival organizers, Festival Network.
Brad Mehldau will perform in Carnegie Hall's Zankel Hall on June 22. Bill Frisell's trio will perform at the new space, on June 19, as will Joshua Redman, on June 26 and 27, in performances with the band Soulive.
The New York Times' Ben Ratliff calls recent structural changes at the Festival organization one that left the event itself "undiminished and newly energized." He finds this year's programming "edging closer to a truer reflection of serious jazz, with one of the more promising lineups in recent years." To read his article on George Wein, the event's founder, and the 2008 Festival, visit nytimes.com.
For full program and ticket information, visit festivalnetwork.com.
