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San Francisco, CA September 22, 2004 -- The West Coast's greatest Big Bands play head-to-head on two stages, as Bay Area teams compete for an exciting and one-of-a-kind Barbecue Showdown.

The Fillmore Jazz District Promotions Office and Merchants Association present the first annual, "Fillmore Jazz District Big Band Duel & BBQ Cook-off" on Sunday, October 10, 11:00am to 6:00pm. The corner of Fillmore and Eddy Streets will be transformed into an open-air supper club, complete with two stages and a 2,000 square foot dance floor.

This event will feature six of the Bay Area's preeminent big bands that will provide a musical gumbo of swing, jazz and Latin music in a serious yet friendly battle. The amazing line-up will feature Lavay Smith and the Red Hot Skillet Lickers, Marcus Shelby Jazz Orchestra, The Asian American Jazz Orchestra, The Fillmore Jazz Preservation Big Band, The SFJAZZ All-star Youth Orchestra, and Latin big bands Quimbombo and Jesus Diaz and QBA.

Activities will kick-off with a performance by the stellar SFJAZZ All-star Youth Orchestra as a celebration of the future of jazz. The music will continue throughout the day in the spirit of the great big band duels at the Savoy Ballroom in Harlem, where jazz orchestras like Duke Ellington's and Chick Webb's vied for the attention of the New York City's feverish swing dancers. The big bands will be paired and play side-by-side on two stages, creating unique opportunities for dancers and listeners to enjoy the Bay Area's most exciting groups as they create a call-and-response style friendly duel as well as perform their solo repertoires.

The intoxicating aroma of barbecue will fill the air as teams of families, friends, community organizations and faith-based groups compete for prizes and prize money for the best barbecue. A team of local celebrity judges will have the daunting task of sampling and selecting the "best" in the chicken and pork ribs categories. Judges will be assigned to each category and select the first, second and third place winners based on taste, appearance and creativity.

The entry fee for the barbecue cook off is $100.00 and entitles a "2-10" person team to a 10'x15' cooking space, table, chairs and an official Fillmore Jazz District Big Band Duel and Barbecue Cook-off T-shirt. Contestants can enter one or all of the categories. Forms, guidelines and event schedules are available online at www.fillmorejazz.com. The deadline for entry is September 15, 2004.

About the Fillmore
The history of jazz performance in the Fillmore district is legendary. The Fillmore district of San Francisco has long been called "Harlem of the West". In its heyday, the district was a haven for legendary musicians like Duke Ellington, Louis Armstrong, Count Basie and Billie Holiday who filled the clubs like Bop City, the Long Bar, the New Orleans Swing Club, the Blue Mirror and the Booker T Washington Hotel with the most celebrated sounds of jazz.

Calendar Information:

Date: Sunday, October 10, 2004

Time: 11:00 A.M. - 6:00 P.M.

Location: Fillmore and Eddy Streets

No Admission Fee

Music: Lavay Smith and the Red Hot Skillet Lickers, Marcus Shelby Jazz
Orchestra, SFJAZZ All-Star Youth Orchestra, Latin Youth Ensemble, Fillmore Jazz Preservation Big Band, Quimbombo, Jesus Diaz Y QBA, Anthony Brown's Asian American Jazz Orchestra

Barbecue Judging Times:
12 Noon - Chicken
2:00 P.M. - Pork Spare Ribs
4:00 P.M. - Open (specialty category)
5:00 P.M. - Award Presentation

It's a family affair! All ages are welcome.

Food and beverages are available for purchase. Picnic tables on-site.

Entry forms, guidelines and event schedule are available online at www.fillmorejazz.com.

For further information, call 415.346.0199.





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