Karen is thrilled to have been asked to perform the opening set at the first-ever Yosemite International Jazz Festival.
Tickets are now on sale for the 3-day event put on by the Oakhurst Area Chamber of Commerce. Several well-known artists will be performing, including Spyro Gyra, Richard Elliot and Big Bad Voodoo Daddy.
The event will also give amateur musicians the chance to take part in musical workshops and other activities. Proceeds will go to the building fund for a new Visitors and Performing Arts Center in Oakhurst, California.
“We’re really excited about this jazz festival, which is the first of what will be an annual event. We hope to attract jazz enthusiasts from across the country,” said Kathy McCorry, executive director of the Oakhurst Area Chamber of Commerce. “We’ve timed it to be an extension of the West Coast Jazz Season allowing time for season followers to visit Yosemite and enjoy the beauty of the Sierras in the fall.
Ticket prices for the Yosemite International Jazz Festival start at just $25 and can be purchased at http://www.yijazz.com/#.
The festival website is currently under construction, so please check back soon for more information.
Karen will be performing ten sets at this year’s Mammoth Lakes Jazz Festival, including nine sets with Espacio, and one special set with pianist Jason Wanner.
This festival in the beautiful Sierras will feature 30 different bands playing at 10 venues over the course of 5 days. Born in 1989, this festival has an average attendance of 20,000 spectators. The co-directors, Ken and Flossie Coulter, search out the best bands they can find. In the early years, the festival featured primarily trad jazz, but Ken and Flossie have expanded the festival to now include a full variety of jazz.
For information and tickets, visit:
http://www.mammothjazz.org/index.html
Karen and Espacio will perform at the Fresno Chile Festival in downtown Fresno on Saturday, June 18th, at 2:00 pm.
This fun event will include salsa and recipe competitions, solar cooking demonstrations, chile eating contests, locally-grown foods, chile-themed arts and crafts, a variety of ethnic foods representing Fresno’s cultural diversity, and all the delicious picante food your taste buds can endure.
For details about the day’s events, and a full schedule of live music performances, visit this website:
Karen will be performing Saturday, May 14th for this event which will benefit 90.7 KFSR radio station. Her bandmates will include Tony Quinn, Brian Hamada, David Aus, and Adan Infante.
The evening will feature several bands, all playing classic country tunes. Tickets are available at www.myticketportal.com.
Thanks to Steve Ono for these videos from my recent show with Espacio at The Brick Wall.
Click-through to the video section of the site now to view them!
