Presented by International Women in Jazz and The Jazz Committee at Saint Peter¡¦s Church/Midtown Arts Common

International Women In Jazz (www.internationalwomeninjazz.com) and The Jazz Committee at Saint Peter¡¦s Church/Midtown Arts Common (www.saintpeters.org/jazz) will present their third annual jazz festival honoring super jazz legend Etta Jones (displaying her history in photographs and music), and living jazz legend Annie Ross (featuring her in a panel discussion which will also include a close friend of Etta Jones). The festival will include: live jazz jam with students and other musicians, business management panel discussion, concerts featuring dynamic bands led by women jazz musicians, and major concerts Saturday and Sunday evenings.

Festival Event Schedule
Friday, April 24 7:00-10:00 pm Youth in Action-Camille Thurman, Tenor Sax, Dona Carter's IWJ Jazz Chorus, Arlee Leonard Trio (IWJ) and at 9:00pm a Jam session with The Linda Presgrave Trio (IWJ)

Saturday, April 25 4:00 ¡V 5:00 pm Panel Discussion: ¡Manager and Agent To Have or to Have Not¡¨ 5:00 ¡V 5:45 pm Panel Discussion with Living Legends Annie Ross and Remembrances of Etta Jones with a close friend 6:00 ¡V 7:00pm Reception - Deanna Witkowski, pianist (IWJ) 7:00-7:45 pm Taeko Fukao Quartet (IWJ) 7:45-8:30 pm L¡¦Tanya Mari Quartet (IWJ) 8:30 ¡V 8:45 pm Legends Award to Annie Ross, Vocalist 8:45 ¡V 10:00 pm Annie Ross Quartet

Sunday, April 26 5:00¡V6:30 pm Jazz Vespers 7:00-7:45 pm Mari Toussaint Quartet (IWJ) 7:45-8:00 pm Remembering Etta Jones, Vocalist 8:00 -8:45 pm Mercedes Hall with her Trio(IWJ) 8:45-10:00 pm Cynthia Scott, Vocalist

Tickets / Suggested Donation: Friday evening, April 24 ƒ­ Freewill Offering Saturday, April 25 ƒ­ Free Day Events ƒ­ $20 Evening Concert Sunday evening, April 26 ƒ­ Freewill offering for Jazz Vespers ƒ­ $20 Evening Concert 3-Day Weekend Special ƒ­ $35 for All Performances and Events For Tickets in Advance &/Or Donations: Tickets available on line: wwww.saintpeters.org/jazz or send check or money order payable to ¡§International Women in Jazz¡¨ with ¡§Women in Jazz Festival 2009 tickets¡¨ in the memo line. Include your name, phone number and specific event(s) you wish to attend. Additional donations are gladly accepted. Please send to ¡§International Women in Jazz¡¨ P.O. Box 230015, Hollis NY 11423. Tickets will be held for you at the door. Donations received by March 24 will have your name listed as a ¡§Sponsor¡¨ in the program. Phone 718-468-7376. International Women in Jazz and Jazz Committee at Saint Peter¡¦s Church/Midtown Arts Common are continuing their partnership and presenting this festival to recognize the achievements and significance of women jazz musicians, and to give women jazz musicians the opportunity to share their talent with other members of the jazz world. Saint Peter¡¦s Church (www.saintpeters.org or 212-935-2200) Lexington Avenue stop on ¡§E¡¨ and ¡§V¡¨ trains, 51st Street stop on the ¡§6¡¨ train