Seabreeze Fest Returns To Panama City
By: Stephen Crews
Updated: April 12, 2012
The 14th Annual
Seabreeze Jazz Festival returns to Panama City Beach April 19th-22nd at
the Pier Park Amphitheater ( Aaron Beasant Park ) for another
star-packed weekend of stellar performances. The
event has attracted attendees from 48 of the 50 U.S. states and over
six countries and was named "Top 10 Jazz Festival in the USA " by JazzIZ
Magazine and a "Top 100 Event in North America " by the North American
Tour Bus Association.
Artist to perform include Dave
Koz, Brian Culbertson, Fourplay, Trombone Shorty and Orleans
Avenue, Richard Elliot, Rick Braun, Down To The Bone, Phil Perry, Nick
Colionne, Mindi Abair, Four 80 East, Maysa, Jeff
Golub, Cindy Bradley, Jeff Lorber, David Pack, Eric Darius Alexander Zonjic, Brian Simpson, Althea Rene', Shilts,
Urban Jazz Coalition, Karen Briggs, Matt Marshak, Gail Jhonson, Mariea
Antoinette, Vincent Ingala, Chris Geith, and Street Corner Renaissance.
To add excitement and an element of comedy to this year's show, the Seabreeze Jazz Festival Host for 2012 will be comedian Alonzo Bodden -- known for his specials on SHOWTIME and
his appearance on NBC-TV's Last Comic Standing. Alonzo Bodden has recently hosted the Smooth Jazz Cruise to rave reviews as well.
Tickets are $80 per single
day, $150 for a Weekend Pass good for Friday-Sunday, and $200 for a
Four Day Pass. Now thru Monday, April 16th, tickets are available for purchase online
at www.seabreezejazzfestival.com or by phone at 800-595-4849. Tickets purchased
online or by phone will be available for pickup at the Will Call tent at the front of the festival venue.
Local ticket outlets in Northwest Florida include:
Panama City Beach: Coastal Market at Pier Park (near Target)
(Cash and Credit Cards)
Panama City: Knology on West 15th Street
Playground Music Center on Harrison Ave. Downtown
(Cash Only)
Destin: Kitchenique at City Market on Highway 98 (Cash Only)
Ft. Walton Beach: Playground Music Center at Uptown Station
(Cash Only)
Any remaining tickets will
be available at the festival gates for purchase. The box office opens
one hour before gates open each day.
Special hotel accommodation
packages are also available through the festival's supportive hotel
sponsors. Presenting Sponsor and featured festival accommodations
partner ResortQuest is offering
free shuttle service from select ResortQuest properties
for the best jazz festival experience ever. Call 855-227-8221 for
reservations or see the entire listing of hotels and special offers
at www.seabreezejazzfestival.com.
A toll-free information
hotline is available for festival details at 800-653-7519. Complete
lineup, tickets, and schedule information is online at www.seabreezejazzfestival.com with
weekly updates on Facebook keywords "seabreeze jazz festival".
General Admission seating
is lawn seating so attendees need to bring a lawn chair or a blanket as
event is festival seating. No alcohol allowing inside or glass
containers. A cash bar will be available inside the venue.
Only small personal insulated totes no taller than 12 inches high
allowed inside.
See website for additional restrictions.
The 2012 Seabreeze Jazz Festival presented by ResortQuest by Wyndham
Vacation
Rentals is also sponsored by The Smooth Jazz Cruise, The Panama City
Beach Visitor's and Convention Bureau, Pier Park, Quality BMW,
BookIt.com, Knology, Viamedia, Fly VPS, Smooth Jazz.com, Smooth
Lounge.com, Sterling Resorts, Lake Town Wharf, Oaseas
Resorts, The Panama City News Herald, The Northwest Florida Daily News,
PCB Daily.com, SoWal.com, Epiphone Guitars, Creative Gems of Panama City
and WSBZ Radio The Seabreeze 106.3FM.
Another Seabreeze Radio Smooth Jazz Concert Event.
