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You can now see 40 pics of our fabulous wine-tasting fundraiser! Just go to our gallery on this site and enjoy!
The Boquete Jazz&Blues Festival wine-tasting event on Saturday Sept.24 was a roaring success! Everybody was having a fabulous time! The tapas were excellent, the wines were great, and Rigoberto Coba's Jazzband brought everybody up on their feet to dance the evening away! 122 patrons attended, 118 bottles of wine were emptied, and we're already planning the next event! At the end of the day we raised $ 677 for the festival. Doesn't sound much but it's a lot for Panama!
A big THANK YOU to everybody who attended to show their support for the festival! I'm sure there are a number of people visiting this website who have attended one of the last 5 Boquete Jazz Festivals. If you're one of those please consider writing a review on the Trip Advisor Boquete page. Just click on the link below and go to "Write review". This will help us tremendously to get better ratings. Thanks!
http://www.tripadvisor.com/Attractions-g298424-Activities-Boquete.html 3rd edition of "Sunday Morning in the Park" free concerts coming up on Oct. 9, 10am - 12 noon9/17/2011
The Boquete Jazz&Blues Foundation invites all music lovers to the next edition of free concert series "Sunday Morning in the Park" in Boquete. Performing artist will be Champaña, a solo artist from Panama City who was trained in the US and has played (among others) with Dizzy Gillespie, Wynton Marsalis, Branford Marsalis, Cassandra Wilson, and had shows at the Blue Note and the Village Gate in NYC. Presently he is playing with the Panamanian band Zuwira. We're proud to have him as a solo artist in performing in Boquete Central Park on Oct. 9th.
So there's another one of the all-time blues greats up there in blues heaven now. Sooo sad to hear the news of Willie's passing yesterday! I had the priviledge of meeting and hanging out with him several times at the Lucerne/Switzerland blues festival together with Bob Stroger....what a gentle, humble man he was, and an absolute master in his art! RIP Willie! And keep jammin' with your old pals Muddy Waters, Pinetop Perkins, and all the other greats!
We're exited to announce that the well-known pioneer of black female jazz artists Betty Bryant will be performing at the Boquete Jazz&Blues Festival 2012. At age 82 Betty is still performing in L.A. as well as in Tokyo, Japan. Check out her music and bio at her website http://bettybryant.com
Boquete's most famous wine-tasting event is baaaaaaaack!
Where: Casa del Risco, Hacienda Los Molinos, Boquete/Chiriqui When: September 24, 5pm – 8pm Come and enjoy Boquete’s most famous wine-tasting event in the casual athmosphere of beautiful Casa del Risco by the canyon! Come and taste 10 delicious wines together with the Chef’s sumptuous appetizers presented by our charming brigade of volunteer lady servers. Enjoy great wines and delicious food while listening to the songs of Loló Ledezma, a young Boquetena artist performing live for you! Dance the evening away to the swinging sounds of Rigoberto Coba’s Latin Jazz band! Don’t miss out on this famous event loved by all who ever attended! Attendance is limited to 140 persons. Tickets are $15 per person. Get your tickets while they last! Support the 2012 Boquete Jazz&Blues Festival by attending this great event! Tickets are available at Mailboxes Etc. in Boquete, at the Tuesday market or at the door. Please call 6519-7876 for tickets to be held at willcall. All proceeds of the event will go to the Boquete Jazz&Blues Foundation to fund the 2012 Boquete Jazz&Blues Festival. The Boquete Jazz&Blues foundation's second free concert in the park suffered a bit by the early rain on Sunday morning but it was still enjoyed by everybody who attended. Local singer/songwriters Loló Ledezma (solo) and Alcides Fuentes (with band) gave their best and continued to play even after the rain thinned out the attending crowd.
The third edition of the free concert series will take place on Oct. 9th from 10am - 12 noon. Performing artists will be Panama City's well known solo artist Champaña on acoustic guitar. This Panamanian born guitarist trained in the U.S. and has had a long career that has included performing as a Broadway road show pit musician in Godspel and Pippin, playing with Dizzy Guillespie, Branford Marsallis, and Wynton Marsallis, Cassandra Wilson, Carlos Garnett and playing at the Blue Note and Village Gate in N.Y.C. The Boquete Jazz&Blues Foundation has started a series of free concerts 'Sunday morning in the Park" in August thsi year. The second edition is due on Sept. 11, showcasing the two young local singer/songwriters Lolo Ledezma and Alcides Fuentes performing in the Boquete Central Park from 11am until 1pm. This concert series represents an effort by the Foundation to support young musical talents while raising awareness for the upcoming 2012 Boquete Jazz&Blues Festival.
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