2009 Syracuse Jazz Fest Overview

When:         Friday, June 26th and Saturday, June 27th 
Where:       Onondaga Community College (OCC) 4585 West Seneca Turnpike, Onondaga Hill, Syracuse, NY, 13215
Site:            OCC Campus,  [ Click here for directions ]

Admission:  FREE Admission to ALL 2009 Events, Clinics, Concerts & Shows. Open to the Public. Non ticketed.

Optional (Limited) On-Campus Event Parking:  Optional. On Campus event parking is limited to 2,000 vehicles per day. The optional event parking fee for on-campus parking is $5 per vehicle,  per day. No exceptions. No re-entry. Once you're in, you're in. Once you're out, you're out.

Handicap Seating: a special seating area located at house right, stage left, has been reserved for individuals with special needs.

Seating: festival seating is non-reserved. 2009 festival seating policy is first come-first seated; Bring your own lawn chair. Please.

Start Times: as an outdoor festival, we're weather dependent. And we're also not a concert, but rather a live festival with multiple stages and many groups performing. Sometimes weather and encores have us running behind, but we stay pretty close to the published schedule as much as possible. But there are no guarantees and everything is subject to change.

2009 Festival Dedication: Jazz Guitar Hero Hiram Bullock

This year's 27th Annual Syracuse Jazz Fest is respectfully dedicated to the loving memory of a dear friend ~ a master showman, studio wizard, side man supreme, super session man, and front man extraordinaire ~ the late and forever great Hiram Bullock. Festival Dedication Press Release More Information About Hiram Bullock

Syracuse Jazz Fest Dedications:
Hiram Bullock (2009), Joe Zawinul & Michael Brecker (2008), Dave Brubeck, John Francis 'Jaco' Pastorius (2007), The Musicians & City of New Orleans (2006) • WAER-FM, Carol Jacobe (2005) • Michael “Peanuts” Hucko, Leo Rayhill (2004) • Debbie Sydow, Nicholas Pirro (2003) • Etta Jones (2002) • Louis Armstrong (2001) • Grover Washington, Jr.(2000) •  'Shay' Steinman (1997) • Larry Arlotta (1996) • John Birks 'Dizzy' Gillespie (1995) • Brian Bourke (1994) • Ray 'Raybo' Boyce (1993) • Miles Davis (1992) • Sal Nistico (1991) • “Big” George Plavocos (1986) • Carl Mano (1985)