The DC Traveler

The annual 3-day Capital Jazz Fest is next weekend, at Merriweather Post Pavilion in suburban Washington, DC.
The list of performances by jazz and smooth jazz headliners includes some great names, including:

Justin Young, Boney James and Brian McKnight – Friday, June 6, 2008 – 7:30 p.m. $36.50 
Spyro Gyra, Kim Waters, Roberta Flack, Wayman Tisdale,  Dianne Reeves, and Chris Botti — Saturday, June 7, noon – 10:00 p.m. $45.50
Down to the Bone, Rick Braun & Richard Elliot, Randy Crawford & Joe Sample, Jonathan Butler and Brian Culbertson  – Sunday, June 8, noon – 10 p.m. $45.50

Capital Jazz Fest 2008Merriweather Post Pavilion 10475 …read more

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In San Francisco during the Summer of Love in 1967, a little known Latin-influenced rock band that incorporated congas and timbales into their sound had just signed a contract with CBS Records. Led by a quick-fingered guitarist named Carlos Santana, the band had just completed completed recording their first record album, simply entitled Santana.
 
But before it was released, Phil Gram, the legendary San Francisco music promoter and owner of the famous Fillmore West Auditorium, convinced the promoters of an upcoming summer music festival, that Santana should be on the bill.
Santana played a seven song set, including an eleven-minute instrumental of …read more

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