In deference to past relationships developed by Vieregge, a few bands that were considered for previous festivals but couldn't make the gig for one reason or another were put on this year's list. There were the bands that Paul thought were hot, and we dutifully jotted down the names. After some discussion, a little hand-wringing and a lot of laughing, I set out to fill the bill. In a few weeks, the lineup started to take shape. Our wish list became shorter and shorter due to scheduling conflicts with the bands we were after.
Choice begins to become a factor.
There are some artists you'd really like to see play the festival, but as you determine the design of your festival, those same musicians suddenly don t seem to fit the venue or the philosophy, or we've already booked a similar group. And sometimes, it just comes down to negotiation. There's no one on the bill that we aren t excited to present to jazz lovers from all walks of life. Internationally renowned trumpeter and friend to the Big Sur JazzFest Roy Hargrove brings his quintet back to perform songs from the album he recorded in Big Sur. The Monterey Jazz Festival String Quintet , who played with Hargrove's group last year at Kuumbwa will rejoin the ensemble on Sunday, while a Saturday night performance at Hawthorne Gallery will feature just the trumpeter and his quintet.