Panama City Beach, Fla., is the new home of the Gulf Coast’s annual
Seabreeze Jazz Festival. Panama City Beach’s Pier Park sets the stage for
a jazzy, all-star weekend, April 16 - 19, expected to draw music lovers near and far. The lineup includes nationally acclaimed smooth jazz artists:
Boney James, Wayman Tisdale, Will Downing, Nick Colionne, Warren Hill, Joyce Cooling, and more.

The weekend kicks off Thurs., April 16, 7:00 p.m., with the three-hour
Smooth Jazz Dinner Cruise on beautiful St. Andrew’s Bay presented by the
Bay Point Marriott Resort and Spa.  Enjoy the upbeat, funky-style performance of the renowned jazz keyboardist Alex Bugnon aboard the Solaris, a 125-foot yacht known for exceptional cuisine.

Friday begins with a performance by the Urban Jazz Coalition, 6:00 p.m.,
followed by The Smooth Jazz All-Star Jam Show featuring festival host Nick
Colionne, Four80East, Alex Bugnon, Brian Simpson, Shilts, Nils, Matt
Marshak, Althea Rene and Jackiem Joyner. The evening concludes with dancing and revelry at the Jazz Under the Stars party at Pier Park’s Reggae
J’s.

Great performances continue all day Saturday, starting 10:00 a.m., with
high-energy artists and ending with another Jazz Under the Stars party that
will send all your blues away.  Saturday’s performers include Wayman
Tisdale, Will Downing, Joyce Cooling, Four 80 East, Eric Darius, Althea
Rene’ and more. The weekend finale is a day of live entertainment,
Sunday, beginning 9:30 a.m., with performances throughout the day and evening by Boney James, Warren Hill, Nick Colionne, Brian Simpson, Nils, Jackeim Joyner, Roman Street, and Jones and Company.

The festival celebrated it's 10th year anniversary in 2008.  Sponsors
include ResortQuest, The Panama City Beach Visitors and Convention Bureau,
Pier Park/Simon Corporation, Bay Point Marriott Resort and Spa,
Smoothjazz.com, JazzIZ Magazine, and Smoothlounge.com.

For more information and to purchase tickets, visit
www.seabreezejazzfestival.com or call 1-800-595-4849.