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 World-class Jazz & Blues on the slopes of Volcan Baru

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   The Boquete Jazz&Blues Festival is supported by the Panamanian Tourist Authority and the mayor of Boquete        
                                                                     Artwork by Karin Carney -
www.maritamade.com


Download the BJBF2016 program booklet here:
BJBF2016 Program Booklet
File Size: 6989 kb
File Type: pdf
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Festival Program (subject to change)

New addition:

Wednesday, Feb 24
7pm - 12:30am
Warm-up jam with the Edgar Vargas Trio and Andy Egert at Baru restaurant. Donation $5, at the door. Included in jam package.


New addition:
Friday, Feb. 27:

Luca Ciarla Quartet from Italy at the garden party at the Panamonte hotel
. With support by and in cooperation with the Italian Embassy in Panama. This will be the band's only show during the festival.

Thursday, Feb 25
12 noon - 1:00 pm  Our traditional New Orleans style street parade, this year for the first time                                                      including folkloric Panamanian Pollera and Diablos & Congo dancers.
​                                   Don a costume and join the fun!
1:00 pm - 4:00 pm
  Music in the park, with Deanna Bogart, Lee Oskar, Shakura S'Aida, L.A. Smith                                         and more, and 24 students of local schools as part of our Music for Schools program
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm  Open mic at Baru restaurant, donation $5, at the door, included in jam package
8:00 pm - 12:30am  Jam at Mike's Global Grill, hosted by John Carney and Rigoberto Coba,
                                    donation $15, at the door
.
Included in jam package.

Friday, Feb 26

1:30 pm - 5:00 pm   Garden party at the Panamonte hotel hosted by Deanna Bogart. With YELLA FEVER
                                   and the new 
addition of the
Luca Ciarla Quartet from Italy (in cooperation with
                                   the
Italian Embassy in Panama).  Please see the artists' bio page for more
                                   information. Donation $15 at the door.
  
Included in jam package                                                                                        
6:00pm - 7:30pm     Shakura S'Aida unplugged at the BCP theater
, admission $20
After hours:
8:30pm - 12:30am   Jam at the Sabor restaurant, Tommy Castro, Ronnie Baker Brooks, Deanna Bogart
                                   donation $20, at the door.
Included in jam package.

Saturday, Feb 27, shows at the amphitheater at Valle Escondido

1:30pm - 2:30pm    John Carney
3:00pm - 4:00pm    Scott Ambush
4:30pm - 5:30pm    Ronnie Baker Brooks
6:00pm - 7:00pm    Curtis Salgado

After hours:
8:30pm - 12:30am  Jam at The Rock restaurant, hosted by Lee Oskar, Curtis Salgado, Shakura S'Aida
                          donation $20, at the door.
Included in jam package.

Sunday, Feb 28, shows at the amphitheater at Valle Escondido
1:30pm - 2:30pm   Rigoberto Coba Big Band
3:00pm - 4:00pm   Marshall Keys

4:30pm - 5:30pm   Tommy Castro
6:00pm - 7:00pm   All-Star band with Lee Oskar with associate producers,  Shakura S'Aida and
                                  Deanna Bogart
and special guest Matt Shofield
After hours:
8:30pm - 12:30am Jam at Mike's Global Grill, hosted by Marshall Keys & Scott Ambush & Alex Brown
                         donation $15, at the door.
Included in jam package.

The offical BJBF2016 program booklet is now available for downloading here:
BJBF2016Program.pdf
File Size: 6994 kb
File Type: pdf
Download File


BJBF 2016 Program
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