Jazz Greats Come to Ontario for Inland Empire Jazz Festival

Jazz Greats Come to Ontario for Inland Empire Jazz Festival

ONTARIO, Calif., Aug. 7 /PRNewswire/ -- Jazz Great Brian Culbertson and Film Star Vivica A. Fox will host the First Annual Inland Empire Jazz Festival on August 24-26, 2007 at Cucamonga-Guasti Regional Park in Ontario, California. Featuring jazz styles including New Orleans, Dixieland, Bebop, Mainstream, Jazz Fusion, Free Funk and more, the event will benefit Operation REAPP which serves economically deprived and at-risk students.

   What:   Inland Empire Jazz Festival            Lakeside Jazz Festival, art walk, outdoor lakeside cafe, wine           garden, carnival, vintage car exhibit, shopping alley and choice           of select foods.    Where:  Cucamonga Guasti Regional Park           800 N. Archibald Ave. Ontario, CA, 91764    When:   August 24 - 26, 2007            Friday, August 24, 2007           11:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.           "Celebrate Community Day"           Special events and activities created especially for individuals           with developmental disabilities, their families, and           organizations.            3:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.           "Future of Jazz Celebrates Jazz" Competition Finals           A jazz competition featuring local artists as they compete for a           spot to share the stage with the stars in the Jazz Festival.            Saturday, August 25, 2007 Jazz Festival           12:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m.            Sunday, August 26, 2007 Jazz Festival           12:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.    Who:    Performers scheduled to appear:            Brian Culbertson, Steve Cole, Vivica A. Fox, A. Ray Fuller,           Michael Ward, Paul Jackson Jr., Marcus Coleman, Jakiem Joyner,           Jeanette Harris, Gerald Albright, L.A. Mambo Combo and others.    Ticket Information: 714-442-3874 or http://www.iejazz.com/.   For more information please call 909-912-1975   

"There will be two stages of live music plus roving bands throughout the park," says Annetta Bryant, executive director of the Inland Empire Jazz Festival. "Our company is proud to have been chosen by Operation REAPP to develop this event as a fundraiser and to bring awareness to the education challenges of our youth, who will be well represented during this event."

Operation REAPP is a 501(c) 3 non-profit organization founded in 1997 by Queen Mc Glone. The organization is dedicated to providing educational support to underprivileged and at-risk youth, grades K-12.

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CONTACT: Janine Perry, +1-909-945-9500, for Inland Empire Jazz Festival

Web site: http://www.iejazz.com/

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