Media Room
Thank you for your interest in the 2008 Lansing JazzFest! Artist bios and a schedule of performances are available elsewhere on our site, as is an electronic media kit for the festival.
Festival contacts
Our current list of press contacts is available here.
Media releases
2008 JazzFest Features Jazz Greats from Hollywood to Motown
14th Annual Lansing JazzFest - August 1 & 2, 2008
JazzFest video PSAs
The 2008 JazzFest PSA:
Also, some of our past festival PSAs are available for download:
- JazzFest 2007 PSA - smaller MP4 (3.7 MB) and JazzFest 2007 PSA - larger MP4 (6.6 MB)
- JazzFest 2006 PSA - QuickTime (2.8M) and JazzFest 2006 PSA - MP4 (2.9 M)
- JazzFest 2005 PSA - QuickTime (2.8 M) and JazzFest 2005 PSA - MP4 (2.9 M)
Photos
High-resolution images of 2008 performers are available in ZIP format, updated July 29, 2008: JF08_highres_performers.zip (28.5 MB).
High-quality photos of JazzFest 2007 are also available as a ZIP archive, updated May 11, 2007: JF07crowd.zip (47.4 M).
Recent coverage
Jazz Police, 07/25/08: 14th Annual Lansing Jazz Festival - August 1 & 2, 2008
WLAJ, 07/24/08: Lansing Jazzfest
The HUB, 07/24/08: Go later: Events from 7/30-8/6
Absolute Michigan, 07/17/08: August Michigan Event Calendar
Janson Art Blog, 07/10/08: Lansing JazzFest - August 1 & 2, 2008!
City Pulse, 05/28/08: Summer Guide 2008 - It's Alive!
Lansing Area Events: Lansing JazzFest
Downbeat: DownBeat's Annual International Summer Jazz Festival Guide
WLNS TV 6, 08/09/07: Local Jazz Fest Breaks Record
AM-Lansing, 08/05/07: Lansing Jazz Fest 2007
Lansing State Journal, 08/04/07: Music & Memories
WLNS TV 6, 08/04/07: Local Jazz Fest
Lansing State Journal photo gallery, 08/04/07: Creole Gallery set to reopen
Lansing State Journal, 08/03/07: Close-knit community breathes life into Old Town
WILX TV 10, 08/03/07: JazzFest Boogies In Old Town
WKAR NPR Morning Edition, 08/03/07: Ena Busby Reopens Gallery In Old Town
WILX TV 10, 08/03/07: Old Town JazzFest Begins
Lansing Dept. of Planning & Neighborhood Development, 08/03/07: Street Closures for the JazzFest in Old Town
The Hub, 08/02/07: Blues, jazz great brings artistry to JazzFest
The Hub, 08/02/07: JazzFest a growing gig
The Hub, 08/02/07: Front row center: C/d Project is onstage downtown, in Old Town
The Hub, 08/01/07: Sizzling summer sounds: 20 bands play free JazzFest in Old Town
Fox47, 08/03/07: 13th Annual Lansing JazzFest
City Pulse, 08/01/07: Mose Allison: 'I'm dealin' with the essentials'
WKAR, 07/27/07: WKAR Personalities Intro Acts at Jazz Fest
The Hub, 07/26/07: Old Town's Creole Gallery to reopen Aug. 3
LSJ, 06/25/07: Mose Allison to perform at Old Town JazzFest
Melodytrip.com, 06/16/07: Mose Allison Headlines 13th Annual Lansing Old Town JazzFest, August 3rd and 4th
Jazz Police, 06/13/07: Mose Allison Headlines 13th Annual Lansing Old Town JazzFest, August 3rd and 4th
Jazz Review, 06/06/07: 13th Annual Old Town JazzFest Boasts Best Line-up Yet
