The main stage program. Jazz and Blues in a wonderful tropical setting!
Below you have the program schedule of shows at the beautiful Valle Escondido amphitheater on the weekend of February 27 and 28. The full festival program with all additional events is available for download on our website. At this point in time it is still subject to change. Please check it out on our site and check back frequently for changes: http://www.boquetejazzandbluesfestival.com/program2.html
Saturday, Feb 27, shows at the amphitheater at Valle Escondido
1:30pm - 2:30pm John Carney
3:00pm - 4:00pm Scott Ambush
4:30pm - 5:30pm Ronnie Baker Brooks
6:00pm - 7:00pm Curtis Salgado
After hours:
8:30pm - 12:30am Jam at The Rock restaurant, hosted by Lee Oskar, Curtis
Salgado, Shakura S'Aida
donation $20, at the door. Included in jam package.
Sunday, Feb 28, shows at the amphitheater at Valle Escondido
1:30pm - 2:30pm Rigoberto Coba Big Band
3:00pm - 4:00pm Marshall Keys
4:30pm - 5:30pm Tommy Castro
6:00pm - 7:00pm All-Star band with Lee Oskar with associate
producers Shakura S'Aida and Deanna Bogart and
special guest Matt Shofield
After hours:
8:30pm - 12:30am Jam at Mike's Global Grill, hosted by Marshall Keys &
Scott Ambush & Alex Brown
donation $15, at the door. Included in jam package.
The full festival program is available for download on our website. At this point in time it is still subject to change. Please check it out on our site and check back frequently for changes: http://www.boquetejazzandbluesfestival.com/program2.html
Festival tickets
Festival tickets are selling very fast this year! Hurry to get yours! The festival will sell out much earlier this time than ever before!
Limited amounts of general admission tickets, and jam packages are still available for online purchase via our website at http://www.boquetejazzandbluesfestival.com/the-ticket-page.html
General admission: Only a limited amount still available!
Ticket prices: 1-day ticket $70*, 2-day ticket $125*
* There is an additional 7% sales tax on these prices
VIP tickets: One-day VIP tickets are completely sold out! Only a few weekend VIP tickets still available!
Fedora Club membership (by invitation only). Donation requested $350
The very exclusive 2016 Fedora Club will be limited to 50 members only. A club membership includes:
2-day VIP ticket, value $185
Jam package, value $75
Admission to our special show at the Boquete communal theater BCP, value $20
A special 10th anniversary festival tile, value $30
A high quality Fedora hat, value $35
Special room rate of $49 at the Wyndham Albrook Mall hotel in Panama City, valid before and after the festival for multiple stays until Dec. 31, 2016 (savings of $120 per night!), based on availability.
For booking details for VIP's and Fedora Club members please see the Wyndham Albrook Mall hotel section below.
Jam package: $75 (savings of $20, includes the garden party and open-mic session but not the BCP show) Packages are available for online purchase. Price will go up to $95 after Dec. 31, 2015! Only a limited amount still availaible online!
The jam package will give you admission to five after hours jams, the open mic session and the garden party: Admission at the door will be granted on donations basis, but may be restricted based on space available.
BCP show with Shakura S'Aida unplugged: $20, (Only 90 seats available. Online and local ticket sales will start on February 11). THIS SHOW WILL SELL OUT FAST!
Please stay tuned for further publications in this newsletter and on the ticket page of our website: http://www.boquetejazzandbluesfestival.com/tickets.html
Already a tradition: Our beautiful annual festival tiles!
Started in 2012 our series of 6"x6" festival tiles have quickly become much sought-after collectible pieces of art. Made by the local TUCAN TILE shop in Boquete. Individual tiles of previous years will also be available at the festival.Price per tile is $20. Get discounts when buying more than 1 tile!
Other festival merchandise will also be available locally. For cost reasons we're unfortunately not able to ship anything from Panama.
Good news for foreign visitors!
Getting to Boquete has become much easier for foreign visitors since COPA Airlines (Panama's international airline) have started direct flights from Tocumen, the international airport of Panama City, to David, the capital of the province of Chiriqui, just 35 minutes by road from Boquete. No more cab rides necessary to get to the domestic airport of Albrook in order to get on an Air Panama flight to David. And it's much cheaper, too! Copa, a Star Alliance member, is serving a large number of cities in the US, and they have a code-share agreement with United. These flights between Tocumen and David v.v. can only be booked in conjunction with an international flight. For purely domestic travel you'd still have to book a flight with Panama's domestic airline Air Panama or go by bus or rental car.
And if you haven't booked your flight yet here's the icing on the cake:
The Panama Tourism Authority is offering a 15% discount on Copa flights to either Panama City or David for everyone traveling to the 2016 Boquete Jazz and Blues Festival's 10th Anniversary!!
COPA is offering non-stop flights to Panama City from a number of cities in the US and Canada like New Orleans, Houston, Las Vegas, San Francisco, Ft. Lauderdale, Washington D.C., Montreal, Toronto...
To book your flight go to www.copaair.com/
Use coupon #C6705
Offer is valid for travel in economy class between February 20th and March 4th, 2016. No other promotions apply.
The Blues Bus will be rolling again!
Everybody who rode the Blues Bus to get to BJBF 2015 will be happy to hear that Marie Willis, our bus lady, will do it again! A great way to get from Panama City and Coronado beach to Boquete and back! See Marie's contact info below.
NEW: Extended shuttle bus service to the festival venue
We will have a bus service available running between various Boquete hotels, the Boquete central park and the main stage at Valle Escondido on both days of the festival weekend. A one-way trip is just 1 dollar! (free for musicians). More details with schedules will be published later.
Wyndham Albrook Mall hotel: Our festival hotel in Panama City!
Get great discounts by booking the Wyndham for your stay in Panama City. Here's the truly amazing deal for festival visitors:
BJBF VIP ticket holders:
- Special rate of $89 incl. breakfast and high speed internet access for two.
Fedora Club members only:
- Special rate of $49 incl. breakfast and high speed internet access for two.
Both special rates are based on availability. Both are valid until Dec. 31, 2016 for multiple stays from the time of booking before and after the festival dates.
Online Fedora Club membership or VIP ticket purchasers should mail a copy of their online purchase confirmation. In addition the hotel will have a list of all Fedora Club members and VIP ticket holders
All bookings must be made directly with the hotel via phone +507-307-0243 or email at reservations @ tryphotel-am.com (omit spaces)
Looking for more information and a place to stay in Boquete?
Several of our fine Boquete hotels are offering great discounts to festival visitors. To find out about them as well as lots of other information please go to the information page of our website. Be quick! Boquete only has a limited lodging capacity. Hotels are selling out fast!
4 days full of fun, excitement and great music in a tropical environment are waiting for you! A New Orleans style street parade, a free concert in the Boquete Central Park, a party in a lush, tropical garden, five all-star jam sessions at night, and two open-air festival days in the most beautiful venue Panama has to offer!
Beautiful Boquete is waiting for you! We can't wait to see you here!
If you like this newsletter please forward it to your friends and ask them to sign up also. Help us to spread the word and to place Panama firmly on the world-wide blues map!
See you in Boquete in February!
Hans Lebuser,
retired (oh well, kind of...) director/producer of BJBF 2012 - 2015
Stop press! More exciting news about the 2017 festival!
Yes, that's right...we're already planning for next year's festival! Mark it in your calendars: The 2017 BJBF will be held from February 9 - 12. A preliminary 2017 line-up will be announced on the last day of BJBF2016, Sunday, Feb. 28.
Check this:
Online ticket sales for BJBF2017 will start right away at 6pm local time on Sunday, February 28, 2016!
During the first 48 hours after 6pm that day you will have the opportunity to purchase tickets for BJBF2017 at special discount advance sale prices!
Ticket prices for BJBF2017 will be announced during the upcoming 2016 festival.
Be a sponsors of the Boquete Jazz&Blues Festival!
A work in progress: Below are the logos of fine businesses which are supporting the festival. More will be shown later. Your logo will show up here as well as on our website and printed material if you decide to become a sponsor for BJBF2016. Our website is attracting up to 30,000 visitors per month, and our postings via the social media have a potential outreach of 100,000+ people. Find more information about the various sponsoring options on our online sponsor page.
Please click on the logos below to learn more about our sponsors and their businesses.
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