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The DuPont Clifford Brown Jazz Festival celebrates its 25th
anniversary when it returns to Wilmington, Delaware on June 19 to 22. This is one of the largest festivals of its
kind on the East Coast and draws audiences in excess of 35,000 every year for a
mix of traditional jazz performances punctuated by fusion, funk, blues and
rock.
Mayor Dennis P. Williams says "The DuPont Clifford Brown Jazz
Festival is a staple of Wilmington's performing arts culture. The City is excited to celebrate the 25th
anniversary and hopes the community gets involved and enjoys all the festival
activities."
The festival is a tribute to talented trumpeter and Wilmington
native, Clifford Brown. By the age of
25, Brown had already made an impact on the music world, playing with Lionel
Hampton, Charlie Parker and Max Roach.
He seemed destined to join the ranks of jazz greats like Dizzy
Gillespie. Brown's untimely death in a
car accident on the Pennsylvania Turnpike in 1956 abruptly ended a promising
career.
Sponsored by the DuPont Company and the City of Wilmington, the
festival is free, open to the public and held in Rodney Square in the heart of
Downtown Wilmington. This four-day
celebration traditionally brings some of the most exciting personalities in
jazz to the stage. This year's
headliners are Benny Golson and the Benny Golson Quartet, the Buster Williams
Quartet, To the Maxx, BWB, the Pedrito Martinez Group and Lalah Hathaway.
Two receptions with live music and refreshments are scheduled
following the performances on Friday and Saturday evening. Both receptions are free and open to the
public.
For the most up-to-date list of performers and schedule, go to www.CliffordBrownJazzFest.com.
Special overnight hotel packages are available in Downtown
Hotels during the festival and Amtrak is extending a 30% companion fare to
those traveling to Wilmington by train.
Go to www.VisitWilmingtonDE.com or call the Greater Wilmington Convention &
Visitors Bureau at (800) 489-6664 for more details.
The Greater Wilmington Convention & Visitors Bureau is a non-profit organization founded in 1978, chartered by the Governor of Delaware, the New Castle County Executive and the Mayor of Wilmington. Its mission is to serve as the community's customer-focused destination marketing organization, generating economic growth through leisure travel and meetings development by aggressively marketing attractions, facilities, amenities and services for visitors.
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