Saturday, April 23
SATURDAY ... THE DAY OF JAZZ!
Start your Saturday off with the Swedish Pancake Jazz Brunch and finish it up with our Mainstage Concert. We'll see you at the show!

Friday, April 22
BALLARD JAZZ WALK IS TONIGHT!
The Ballard Jazz Festival is underway with packed shows for both Brotherhood of the Drum and Guitar Summit. Tonight is the Ballard Jazz Walk ... here is what you need to know:

Yes, tickets are still available and they cost $25.00 which gets you into all of the Jazz Walk venues.

You can buy tickets at:

New York Fashion Academy ** This is also Will Call Pick-up
5201 Ballard Ave NW {map it}
Tickets available starting at 5:00pm

Sonic Boom Records
2209 NW Market Street {map it}
Tickets available starting at 10:00am

Egan's Ballard Jam House
1707 NW Market Street {map it}
Tickets available starting at 6:00pm

Tuesday, April 19
FESTIVAL STARTS TONIGHT!
The Ballard Jazz Festival kicks off tonight, Wednesday, April 20, with Brotherhood of the Drum at Conor Byrne Pub. Tickets are still available at the door starting at 7:30pm. You can still get on the reserved list if you purchase a Festival Pass.

Read a some of festival previews:

• The Seattle Times
• Ballard News Tribune
• Seattle Examiner

And a reminder ... you can order tickets online via our website or call us today at 206-219-3649. Tickets for the Jazz Walk and Mainstage Concert can also be bought at Sonic Boom Records in Ballard.

Wednesday, April 13
BALLARD JAZZ FESTIVAL PROGRAM
The 2011 Ballard Jazz Festival program is included within the print edition of Seattle Jazz Scene. Pick up your copy at various record stores, jazz clubs or cofeehouses around Seattle, or download a PDF version by clicking here.

Included is detailed information about all events, artist bios and more.

Sunday, April 10
JAZZ WALK MAP
You asked for and here it is! The Ballard Jazz Walk Map is your trusty companion for Friday's Jazz Walk.

A reminder ... you can buy tickets in advance and they will be waiting for you at Will Call at the New York Fashion Academy (you'll impress your friends as you bypass the line of people waiting to buy tickets!) You can also buy physical tickets in advance at Sonic Boom Records and show up at any of the 13 Jazz Walk venues ready to hear the music.

Sunday, April 10
SWEDISH PANCAKE JAZZ BRUNCH
Just a reminder that our Swedish Pancake Jazz Brunch has been moved to Saturday this year making it a full day of jazz from morning until evening. Discounts are still available on individual and family tickets.

Wednesday, April 6
FESTIVAL TWO WEEKS AWAY!
We are closing in on the 2011 Ballard Jazz Festival. We look forward to seeing everyone there. Discounted tickets for all events are available if you purchase online or you can purchase tickets in-person (Jazz Walk and Nordic Museum Concert only) at Sonic Boom Records in Ballard.

NEED A PLACE TO STAY?
We have two official hotels for the Ballard Jazz Festival each offering special rates:

Thursday, March 10
WE ALWAYS NEED VOLUNTEERS
The Ballard Jazz Festival could only happen with the help of our wonderful volunteers. Would you like to join the team? Click here to sign our Volunteer Form for the 2011 Ballard Jazz Festival.

Thursday, February 17
FESTIVAL PASSES NOW ON SALE
Get your Festival Pass today for the 2011 Ballard Jazz Festival. Festival Passes and Patron Tickets can be found on our Ticket Page.

Why buy early? Festival and Patron ticket holders get Golden Circle Reserved Seats to the Saturday night Mainstage Concert, a T-Shirt and so much more!

EARLY ARTIST LIST ANNOUNCED
The complete list of artists will be announced shortly, but we can tell you some of the artists performing at the 2011 Ballard Jazz Festival: Ray Vega, Thomas Marriott, Wayne Horvitz, Cuoug Vu, Kobie Watkins, Clark Sommers, Steve Treseler, Mark Taylor, Matt Jorgensen, Steve Korn, Greta Matassa, Gail Pettis, Dan Balmer, Upper Left Trio, John Stowell, Don Mock, Chad McCullough, The Kora Band, Bill Anschell and more!

Wednesday, April 28
AUDIO DOWNLOADS FROM 2010
Audio downloads from Brotherhood of the Drum and Guitar Summit and now available.

BROTHERHOOD OF THE DRUM:
Byron Vannoy
Matt Jorgensen +451
Chris Icasiano and Speak
Barrett Martin

GUITAR SUMMIT:
John Stowell and Ulf Bandgren
John Moulder
Corey Christiansen and Matthew Von Doran
Dan Phelps

Friday, April 23, 2010
SCENES FROM THE BALLARD JAZZ WALK
MyBallard.com has posted their coverage of the Ballard Jazz Walk.

Thursday, April 22, 2010
PHOTOS FROM BROTHERHOOD OF THE DRUM
Click on over to our Brotherhood of the Drum Photo Gallery for images from Night 1 of the 2010 Ballard Jazz Festival.

Check back for photos from each night of the festival and audio from some of the shows.