FESTIVAL/CRUISE: Jazz Takes a Giant Leap with Bellevue Jazz Festival

The Bellevue Jazz Festival, with main stage acts Dianne Reeves, the Mingus Big Band, Kurt Elling, Mose Allison, Patricia Barber and Danilo Perez, takes place at Meydenbauer Center and other downtown Bellevue venues May 22-24, 2009. When Cooksie Kramer, a music teacher, longtime jazz fan and promoter, first envisioned presenting jazz in her hometown of Bellevue more than a decade ago, the idea seemed daunting and faraway...

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