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The 2007 NYC Winter Jazzfest

Wednesday January 10th – Jazz Alternatives Showcase (IAJE)

Saturday January 20th – Arts Presenters Showcase (APAP)

January 10th, 2007

Antoine Hervé with Francois and Louis Moutin

Eyal Maoz's Edom

Geraldine Laurent Time Out Trio

Gutbucket

IsWhat?!

Jazz Traditions Project

Joel Harrison’s End Time

Liberty Ellman Quintet

Lionel Loueke

Lucien Dubuis Trio

Maurice Brown Quintet

Michel Reis

Mina Agossi

Mino Cinelu

Rudresh Mahanthappa Quartet

Slavic Soul Party

Steve Lehman’s Blueprint Trio

Wonderful World with Guillaume de Chassy & Daniel Yvinec

plus a Very Special Surprise Guest!!!

January 20th, 2007

2 Foot Yard

Claudia Acuña

Dana Leong Ensemble

Gary Lucas

Gino Sitson 4

Greg Lamy Quartet

Gregoire Maret & Federico Gonzalez Pena

Heidi Martin’s Hide Experience

Henry Grimes Spaceship On The Highway

J Viewz

Jean Michel Pilc

Jenny Scheinman

Kellylee Evans

Marc Cary Focus Trio

Misja Fitzgerald Michel with Ravi Coltrane and Drew Gress

Robert Glasper Trio

Skerik's Maelstrom Trio

Steven Bernstein's Millennial Territory Orchestra

New York, December 18th, 2006 – Brice Rosenbloom in association with The Knitting Factory is proud to present the 2007 NYC WINTER JAZZFEST, to be held on January 10th and 20th, 2007 in New York City. This marks the third year of the annual Winter JazzFest, and its continued mission to showcase top quality jazz and experimental music.

The 2007 NYC WINTER JAZZFEST expands from the one date of years past during the Arts Presenters (APAP) conference to two dates including the opening night of the Jazz Educator’s conference (IAJE) on January 10th. Similar to the past 2 years both festival dates will provide the opportunity for artists to showcase in front of presenters, promoters, talent buyers, educators, musicians and avid fans. Over 5000 arts professionals will be in New York City for the annual International Association of Jazz Educators (IAJE) conference from January 10-13, and the Association of Performing Arts Presenters (APAP) conference from January 19-23. As there will be hundreds of showcases scheduled throughout these weekends around the city both at the Hilton Hotel and in alternative venues, the Knitting Factory offers IAJE and APAP conference attendees, and the general public, the opportunity to experience the best of today's new live jazz and experimental music in a club venue setting. NYC's Knitting Factory allows the ideal showcase opportunity with three intimate performance spaces and a rich jazz and experimental music heritage.

The 2007 festival will include over 36 of todays most interesting jazz artists from New York, Washington DC, New Orleans, Chicago, Philadelphia, Cincinnati, France, India, Argentina, Chile, Benin, Canada, Cameroon, Israel, Switzerland and Luxemburg.

Currently new jazz artists are under represented, yet they are culturally essential to the continued development and future of jazz and the cultivation of new audiences for jazz. Jazz artists need support and exposure to the significant institutional booking forum that the Jazz Educators and Arts Presenters conferences represent. The Knitting Factory is pleased to offer a forum for presenters and music enthusiasts to experience and support jazz artists.

The Knitting Factory welcomes all Arts Presenter conference badge-holders to RSVP and reserve their Full-Club Pass to the 2006 NYC WINTER JAZZFEST on January 22nd, by emailing rsvpjazzfest@knittingfactory.com. Only 2007 APAP Conference attendees are able to RSVP. Tickets / Full-Club Passes are available to the General Public for $25 at www.knittingfactory.com