Jazz at the Ballroom presents "Accentuate the Positive"

Saturday, August 24, 2024 - 8:45 pm - 10:15 pm
The Main Stage

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The festival is excited to present a creative program by the Jazz at the Ballroom organization, which has presented special programs on the Great American Songbook at the country’s most respected venues such as the Kennedy Center, Skirball Cultural Center, Lobero Theatre, and at New York City’s famed Birdland. Jazz at the Ballroom will feature a lineup of rising stars led by the extraordinary jazz pianist Konrad Paszkudzki and featuring bassist Dylan Shamat, vocalist Olivia Chindamo, pianist/vocalist Champian Fulton, vocalist Vanessa Perea, vocalist Wyatt Michael, trombonist Rob Edwards, saxophonist Adrian Cunningham, and more.

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ACCENTUATE THE POSITIVE

It was in 1944 that Bing Crosby made the Johnny Mercer tune, Accentuate The Positive, a hit in film and on the radio. It later became known as one of the songs that got Americans through World War Two. The popular songs of the day, now called the American Songbook, became an unofficial catalog of tunes that comforted and connected Americans at home and abroad during hard times.

Taking inspiration from Bing Crosby’s hit song, Jazz at the Ballroom presents Accentuate the Positive, an evening of unforgettable music that brought Americans everything from inspiration to consolation during some of the country’s darkest moments from the 1920s through the 1940s.  Hear beloved songs such as "Tea for Two," "I've Got a Crush on You," "S'Wonderful," and more!