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INTERNATIONAL SUMMER FESTIVAL GUIDE 2010: EAST COASTGeorge Wein’s CareFusionJazz Festival New YorkNew York, New YorkJune 17–26New York’s recuscitated summer fest averages$15 a ticket, with shows everywhere fromHarlem to Brooklyn to Queens, and musicstyles that run the gamut from Latin to avantgarde to rock or hip-hop-influenced. Thanks inlarge part to help from indie promoters likeRevive da Live’s Meghan Stabile, Winterfest’sBrice Rosenbloom and The Jazz Gallery’s RioSakairi, expect to see creative lineup combinationsand jams that last late into the night.Lineup: Herbie Hancock (with TerenceBlanchard, Wayne Shorter, Bill Cosbyand Joe Lovano); McCoy TynerQuartet featuring Ravi Coltrane,Esperanza Spalding, Stanley ClarkeBand, Queens Jazz Orchestra, more.More info: nycjazzfestival.comWest Oak Lane Jazz andArts FestivalPhiladelphia, PennsylvaniaJune 18–20This free outdoor event takes place on OgontzAvenue in northwest Philadelphia. A NewOrleans tribute is the theme for this year. Localvisual artists also take part in the festival.Fred Anderson @ Vision FestivalLineup: Dirty Dozen Brass Band,Preservation Hall Jazz Band,Dianne Reeves, George Duke,David Sanborn, more.More info: westoaklanefestival.comSyracuse Jazz FestivalSyracuse, New YorkJune 25–27The 28th anniversary of this free music festivalmixes the straightahead with smooth jazz andfusion. Concerts are held on the OnodagaCommunity College campus. The Jazz FestKEN WEISSeducation program offers free master classes,clinics, workshops, mentoring sessions, meetthe artist sessions and daily jam sessions.Lineup: Jeff Lorber, Natalie Cole, more.More info: syracusejazzfest.comVision FestivalNew York, New YorkJune 23–29The Vision Festival celebrates New York’s historicallyprogressive downtown scene. The majorityof the festival will take place at the Abrons ArtCenter on Manhattan’s Lower East Side.Lineup: David S. Ware, Billy Bang, NedRothenberg, Hamid Drake, DaveBurrell, Marilyn Crispell, Mat Maneri,Charles Gayle.More info: visionfestival.orgFreihofer’s Saratoga Jazz FestivalSaratoga Springs, New YorkJune 26–27This festival, held at the Saratoga PerformingArts Center, features a wide range of actsplaying throughout its two days and nights.Lineup: Al Jarreau & George Duke, TajMahal, Al DiMeola-World Sinfonia,Ramsey Lewis, Afro Cuban All-Stars,Linda Oh and J.D. Allen Trio.More info: spac.org72 DOWNBEAT May 2010