Jazz To Be Green Announces The Ultimate Jazz Festival Artist Line Up

Riverside, CA - Jazz To Be Green led by Darryl Bundridge, President, and Sean Jones, Vice President, is a non-profit public benefit corporation that promotes Energy Efficiency, Green Environment, and Green Jobs, all through the Art of Jazz.

Jazz to be Green presents its first inaugural Ultimate Jazz Festival in Riverside at the beautiful Fairmount Park shaded with 50-year old oak trees.

This two-day Ultimate Jazz Festival begins Saturday August 22nd at 12pm - 9pm and continues Sunday August 23rd from 12pm to 7pm. Gates will open at 11am both days. Fairmount Park is conveniently located in Downtown Riverside close to hotels, shopping and dining.

Festival Goers’ will be able to enjoy the beautiful lake house with surrounding glass French doors that open to a wrap-around deck overlooking scenic Fairmount Lake, while sipping their favorite beverage and enjoying the festival on a wide-screen monitor.

Take a stroll along the walkways of Fairmount Park through the collection of merchandise, browsing each booth for treasures to remember this pleasurable weekend. Explore how you can preserve energy at home and help your community benefit by practicing care for the environment….all while listening to Jazz at its finest.

Performing artists will include the Sexy Sax sounds of Everette Harp, the extraordinarily smooth Pianist, Alex Bugnon, the Sultry Sax of Kim Waters, today’s hottest Violinist Karen Briggs (formally of Yanni), one of the largest (14 piece all headliner) sizzling caliente Jazz on the Latin Side All Stars, the all-time favorite smooth R&B vocals of Loose Ends, the ever-crowd pleasing Latin Jazz of L.A. Mambo Combo, and one of the hardest acts to follow, high energy R&B from the Polyester Players, with more to be announced.

“Even though this is a first-year festival, the carefully selected smooth jazz artists with a touch of Latin Jazz and a twist of R&B/Neo-Soul will rank with the likes of all first-rate festivals” said Darryl Bundridge.

Tickets for this amazing event will go on sale Monday, May 4th, 2009 at all Ticketmaster locations and at the Riverside Municipal Auditorium box office (951) 781-3168 or on-line at www.theultimatejazzfestival.com.

There will be a large amount of carefully selected food & beverage, arts & crafts, and apparel vendors to accommodate the festival.

VIP holders will enjoy the comfort and luxury of being escorted to a pre-assigned linen-dressed round table of ten close to the stage. A shaded structure will cover most VIP tables. Table seating will be assigned by first purchase. VIP tickets will include a full-course gourmet dinner and dessert, with beer, wine, coffee or tea, snacks, and water throughout the day. VIP will also include a private cash bar, VIP entrance, and up-graded executive restrooms.

For more information or to get involved with this spectacular event, please visit www.TheUltimateJazzFestival.com, or contact Darryl Budridge @ 909-466-4848 or Email – info@theultimatejazzfestival.com.

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