{"id":13260,"date":"2010-08-03T04:00:06","date_gmt":"2010-08-03T08:00:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ny\/?p=13260"},"modified":"2025-08-21T09:40:39","modified_gmt":"2025-08-21T13:40:39","slug":"provincetown-jazz-festival-2010","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/offmetro.com\/ny\/13260\/provincetown-jazz-festival-2010\/","title":{"rendered":"The 6th Annual Provincetown Jazz Festival in Cape Cod"},"content":{"rendered":"

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What:<\/strong> The 6th Annual Provincetown Jazz Festival
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Where:<\/strong> 212 Commercial St., Provincetown, MA<\/p>\n

<\/strong>When:<\/strong> August 13th-14th<\/p>\n

Why:<\/strong> To celebrate and strengthen the presence of jazz music and the New Orleans culture in the wake of Hurricane Katrina. Both days feature a stellar lineup of venerated jazz musicians, including saxaphonist Greg Abate, vocalist Dane Vannatter, pianist Janice Friedman, and the Berklee Rising Stars, a talented compilation of students and professors from the Berklee College of Music in Boston. Whether you plan to visit all the shows or just one, a stroll through the artsy, eclectic, and classically beautiful port town is a must. For information on whale watching, boating and fishing, golf, tennis, beaches and places to stay, visit the town\u2019s web site at provincetown.com<\/a>.
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Cost:<\/strong> Tickets are $25 for each concert and can be purchased online or by calling 866.811.4111. Free admission for children under 11. A portion of the event profits will be donated to New Orleans Musicians\u2019 Clinic, an organization that provides discountd health services to New Orleans-based jazz musicians, in an effort to keep the music alive.
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How to get there: <\/strong>The two-leg trip from NYC to Provincetown can take a variety of forms-land, sea and air.\u00a0 One option is to take the Bonanza Bus Line from Port Authority and transfer to a Plymouth and Brockton bus in Hyannis.\u00a0 Another option is to first get to Boston (consult offManhattan\u2019s Manhattan to Boston Public Transportation Guide<\/a>).\u00a0 From Boston, take the Plymouth & Brockton Street bus\u2014bikes can be brought on the buses for a small fee. Set out to sea and hop on a high-speed ferry or take a quick flight with Cape Air. If you\u2019d rather carpool in a rented car, consult offManhattan\u2019s guide to renting Hybrids in Manhattan<\/a>, however parking can be a pain and everything in Provincetown is within walking distance. Visitors are also welcome to dock their boats in the main marina.<\/em><\/p>\n

(Provincetown Jazz Festival, 212 Commercial St., Provincetown, MA, 508.274.2513, provincetownjazzfestival.org<\/a> )<\/em><\/p>\n

Photos: Courtesy of Provincetown Jazz Festival <\/em><\/p>\n

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