The Arts Council of Beaufort County Presents The Bluffton Jazz & Blues Festival

To Benefit The Junior Jazz Foundation

Saturday, October 3rd, 2009

11:00 AM to 8:00 PM

M.C. Riley Field & The Promenade

Tickets $20

ONLY 2000 Tickets Available for Advanced Purchase
(parking passes will be issued with ticket purchases)

The Main Event @ M.C Riley Field
6 Live Bands
B-Town Playaz, Deas Guyz, The Bobby Ryder Quartet
The Martin Lesch Band Featuring Whitley Deputy
The Scott Giddens Trio & The Eric Culberson Blues Band

* Beer & Wine Tents * Local Food Vendors * Kids Zone

M.C. Riley Field will be open to ticket holders only

The Promenade will be open to the public for additional festivities

Our Mission

To hold a family friendly jazz and blues festival which will offer food, beverage, fun and quality live entertainment from which 100% of the ticket sales generated will be donated to The Junior Jazz Foundation, a fund of the Community Foundation of the Lowcountry.

Bob and Lois Masteller, owners and operators of The Jazz Corner on Hilton Head Island, created the Junior Jazz Foundation with the sole purpose of keeping the American art form of Jazz alive. With this purpose in mind, the foundation will donate 75% of the proceeds from this annual event directly to all of the participating Bluffton schools to help fund their music programs. The remaining 25% will be used to foster additional educational programs for all ages to aid in the preservation of the art form of jazz.

Our Goals

To get 100% sponsorship of the event to allow 100% of the ticket sales to be donated to The Junior Jazz Foundation

To annually increase the size of the event so that the music programs in Bluffton will never suffer due to lack of funding

To educate and stimulate the public with the music program in hopes of them wanting to learn, play and keep the American Art Form of Jazz alive

To be a leader in the community in the way we present the event so others may use our formula for success to put on events that support Jazz and help fund school music programs nation wide