The legacy of Gene Harris is so wonderful. You can hear it in the talent of Paul Titlitson, Curtis Steigers, or his beautiful daughter Niki. It also lives in the many students that have been enlightened at the classes taught at BSU as part of the Jazz festival. Keeping Gene's vision of music and kindness alive in Boise is important. That is what the annual Gene Harris Jazz fest is all about. Start off with club night on the Thursday April 6th and enjoy a whole weekend of world class music. Update from the comment section--__--anonymous wrote: Hey Don't forget Jason Parra and the X factor is also playing. That means your buddy Wayne Levy is Flying in to town to play some jazz keys.
BTW the festival needs volunteers. It is a fun way to participate and get behind the scene. Here are the volunteer details from Gary Siegars: It's that time of year again when we are recruiting for volunteers for the Gene Harris Jazz Festival 2006 on April 6 to 8.
This year's headliners are absolutely exciting. Niki Harris and her Quintet (with Trumpeter Marvin Stamm with the BSU Big Band) will be performing on Friday night and Poncho Sanchez and his Latin Jazz Band on Saturday night. And, of course, a great list of local and national artists on Club night. You can get details about the Festival at http://www.geneharris.org/
The form can be emailed back to me. Please don't hesitate to call me if you have any questions at 869-5363 (cell).
We�???re looking forward to seeing you again this year.
Gary Segers
Gene Harris Jazz Festival
Volunteer Coordinator