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The Eighth Cherokee Jazz Blues Festival 2008
Music from the Rocky Mountains to the Atlantic Ocean


Friday Afternoon: Music Clinic

Friday Evening: Pub Crawls

Saturday Afternoon: Jam Session

Saturday Evening: Main Concert & Pub Crawls

Sunday Afternoon: Jazz Brunch Buffet


Pub Crawls

FRIDAY
January 4th
Pub Crawls

SATURDAY
January 5th
The Copper Cup, 7 p.m. to 10 p.m.
NW Iowa Musicians

*NON Smoking Venue

425 W. Main Street
Cherokee,IA 51012
712-225-5287

Bright Side Lounge
9 to Midnight
The Hatchlings

225 West Main St
Cherokee, IA 51012
712-225-9919


Brightside Lounge
9 to Midnight
Hooterville All Stars


225 West Main St.
Cherokee, IA 51012
712-225-9919
Cherokee Bowl, Blue Room Lounge
9 to Midnight 
Something Underground

Highway 59 South
Cherokee, IA
712-225-4311
Cherokee Bowl, Blue Room Lounge
9 to Midnight
The Hatchlings


Highway 59 South
Cherokee, IA
712-225-4311
The Other Place
9 to Midnight
Jim Oatts Sextet


200 West Main Street
Cherokee, Iowa 51012
712 225-1155
The Other Place
9 to Midnight
Something Underground


200 West Main St
Cherokee, IA 51012
712-225-1155
The Gathering Place
9 to Midnight
Paul Tillotson Trio

*NON Smoking Venue

207 W Main St
Cherokee, IA 51012
712-229-3956
The Gathering Place
9 to Midnight
Tom Gary Blues Band

207 W Main St
Cherokee,IA 51012
712-229-3956
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Music Clinic
Friday January 4th


MUSIC CLINIC
conducted by the Jim Oatts Sextet and members of the Des Moines Big Band

Friday January 4th, 2008 10 a.m.-3 p.m.
Cherokee Middle School
206 Indian Street
Cherokee, IA

* FREE to area high school band directors and their high school music students. *
NOTE: Due to space and time limitations, we are only accepting the first seven schools who indicate they want to participate in the music clinic.



Info about the music clinic:
Paul McEntaffer, Band director
Washington High School
600 W. Bluff St.
Cherokee, Iowa
712-225-6755

spmack@cableone.net

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Jam Session
Saturday January 5th


JAM SESSION!!! 
Hosted by The Hatchlings
Noon - 3 p.m.

The Gathering Place
207 W. Main Street
Cherokee, Iowa

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Main Concert
Saturday January 5th


Western Iowa Tech Convention Center
6:30 - 9pm
200 Victory Drive
Cherokee, IA
712-225-0238


Opening Act:
Something Underground
From Denver, Colorado


Headliner:
Paul Tillotson Love Trio
including Paul Tillotson, James Wormworth, and Mike Merritt


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Jazz Brunch Buffet
Sunday January 6th

Jazz Brunch Buffet, 11:30am - 2:00pm

Paul Tillotson Trio including Paul Tillotson, James Wormworth, and David Klee (Bass, Cherokee)

An afternoon of jazz , 11:30am - 4:00pm

The Gathering Place, 207 W Main St, Cherokee, IA 51012

Holly Ohlson Catering, 712-443-8816

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* Acts and Locations are Subject to Change *


Lodging available at:
Best Western La Grande Hacienda Motel
1401 North 2nd Street, Cherokee, IA 51012
712-225-5701

Special promotion package for the Festival, call 800-924-3765 for reservations

Tickets available at the following locations in Cherokee:

Cherokee Chamber of Commerce, 712-225-6414
The Copper Cup, 712-225-5287
State Farm Insurance, 712-225-5747


Ticket Prices:

Pub Crawls Friday and Saturday night = $10.00 per person (for the general public) - a one-time fee which authorizes entry for the patron to each pub crawl venue for that night only.

Jam Session = $5.00 per person for non-musicians (general public)
= FREE for each musician, whether high school or adult.

Concert = $15.00 per person for the general public
Jazz Brunch Buffet and an afternoon of jazz with the Paul Tillotson trio = $15 per person
(For buffet reservations call Holly Ohlson Catering at 712-443-8816 by Noon on January 3, 2008.)



Lodging available at:
Best Western La Grande Hacienda Motel
1401 North 2nd Street, Cherokee, IA 51012
712-225-5701

Special promotion package for the Festival, call 800-924-3765 for reservations