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Festival Schedule Friday, Aug 10 MAIN STAGE (in the Plaza de Cesar Chavez) 5:30pm: Vivendo de Pao 7:30pm: Pete Escovedo Orchestra Saturday, Aug 11 MAIN STAGE noon: Marcus Shelby Orchestra 2pm: Joe Locke's Storytelling featuring Mark Ledford 4pm: Papo Vasquez' Pirates & Troubadours 6pm: Angelique Kidjo Sunday, Aug 12 MAIN STAGE 12:30pm: Jose Neto Band 2:30pm: Kenny Barron and Regina Carter 4:30pm: The Steve Turre Quintet 6:30pm: Dee Dee Bridgewater Saturday and Sunday performances will also be held all day at the following stages, starting approximately between noon and 1pm each day: Smith Dobson Tribute Stage (San José Repertory Theatre, 101 Paseo de San Antonio, off Second Street, between San Fernando and San Carlos streets) Blues 'n' BBQ Stage (San Fernando Street at Almaden Boulevard) World Music Stage (Park Avenue at Almaden Boulevard) Fiesta Latina de Jazz Stage (San Fernando Street, across from Gordon Biersch) Ford Salsa Stage (San Fernando Street at Market Street) Women in Jazz Stage (Club Ibex, 55 S. Market St, between San Fernando and Post streets) VH1 Youth Stage (Park Avenue, patio behind the Tech Museum of Innovation) Other Events Saturday Night All-Star Festival Jam. Aug 11 at 8:30pm at the San José Repertory Theatre. $10 donation to benefit the San Jose Jazz Society's outreach programs. Jazz Masses. Aug 11 at 4:30pm, Aug 12 at 11:30am at the Cathedral Basilica of St. Joseph. Free. Jazz Journalist Panel Discussion. Aug 12 at 4:30pm at the Tech Museum. Free. Jazz Master Classes (All classes are held at the Tech Museum and are free and open to the public) "Jazz Latino, America's Music" with John Santos. Aug 11, 1-2:30pm. "Count Basie-The Man and the Music" with Dennis Wilson. Aug 11, 3-4:30pm. "Women in Jazz Voice Workshop" with Dee Dee Bridgewater and Madeline Eastman. Aug 12, 1-2:30pm. The AT&T San Jose Jazz Festival takes place throughout downtown San Jose, Aug 8-12. Unless otherwise noted, all events are free. For more information, call 888.SAN.JOSE or see www.sanjosejazz.org. In the interest of full disclosure, Metro is an official media sponsor of the festival. [ San Jose | Metroactive Central | Archives ]