The Boston Symphony Orchestra announced the line-up for its annual Tanglewood Jazz Festival, which will be held Sept. 2-4 in Lenox, Mass.
Performers for the Labor Day weekend festival include Tony Bennett (pictured) with the Count Basie Orchestra, Sonny Rollins, Madeleine Peyroux, Toots Thielemans, Marian McPartland, Chris Botti, the Yellowjackets, Diane Schuur and the Caribbean Jazz Project.
Ticket prices range from $17 lawn seats to $81 for the headlining Tony Bennett and Count Basie Orchestra concert. Tickets and more information are available at the Boston Symphony Orchestra’s website.
The full schedule is as follows:
Friday, September 2, 8 p.m., Seiji Ozawa Hall
Diane Schuur With the Caribbean Jazz Project, Toots Thielemans, Kenny Werner, Oscar Castro-Neves and Airto
Tickets: $55, $47, $40; lawn tickets: $17
Saturday, September 3, 12 noon, Tanglewood Theatre
The Legends Trio featuring Skitch Henderson and Bucky Pizzarelli
Tickets: $35, $25
Saturday, September 3, 3 p.m., Seiji Ozawa Hall
Marian McPartland with Madeleine Peyroux (Live taping for NPR’s “Piano Jazz”)
Tickets: $45, $37, $30; lawn tickets: $17
Saturday, September 3, 8 p.m., Koussevitzky Music Shed
Tony Bennett and the Count Basie Orchestra
Tickets: $81, $61, $41; lawn tickets: $23
Sunday, September 4, 2 p.m., Seiji Ozawa Hall
Sonny Rollins
Tickets: $45, $37, $30 lawn tickets: $17
Sunday, September 4, 8 p.m., Seiji Ozawa Hall
The Yellowjackets and Chris Botti
Tickets: $65, $55, $42; lawn tickets: $20
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