The Yosemite International Jazz Festival is an annual event that will debut in October of 2011. The Festival is organized by the Oakhurst Chamber of Commerce and is positioned to be one of the concluding shows of the West Coast Jazz Season.

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The Yosemite International Jazz Festival is a 3-Day event that will be held on October 28-30, 2011. It will feature a mix of regional, national and professional musicians. The musicians participating for the 2011 festival are Big Bad Voodoo Daddy

Big Bad Voodoo Daddy

Big Bad Voodoo Daddy is a contemporary swing revival band from southern California. Their notable singles include "Go Daddy-O", "You & Me & the Bottle Makes 3 Tonight ", and "Mr. Pinstripe Suit". The band played the Super Bowl XXXIII half-time show in 1999.The band was originally formed in Ventura,...

, Spyro Gyra

Spyro Gyra

Spyro Gyra is an American jazz fusion band that was originally formed in the mid-1970s in Buffalo, New York, USA. With over 25 albums released and 10 million copies sold, they are among the most prolific as well as commercially successful groups of the genre...

, Richard Elliot

Richard Elliot

Richard Elliot is a Scottish-born saxophone player.He was a member of the funk band Tower of Power playing tenor sax for 5 years during the 1980s. He also worked on Stacy Lattisaw's 1986 album "Take Me All The Way". His solo career took off when he remade the Percy Sledge classic "When a Man...

, Greg Adams, Karen Marguth, Alice Lui, Tim and Myles Thompson, Dana Abbott, Rich Severson, and the Yosemite Jazz Band. The festival will be held at Chukchansi Gold Resort & Casino in Coarsegold, California

Coarsegold, California

Coarsegold is a census-designated place in Madera County, California. It is located south-southwest of Yosemite Forks, at an elevation of 2218 feet...

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