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2017 Festival Cancelled

We are taking this year off and plan to be back in some form or fashion next year. 

Hello everyone, after a lot of effort and heart felt thought on this, based on the sponsorship minimum it takes to produce the festival, sadly I have to let everyone know we are canceling until I can find the sponsorship and support to bring back the Tacoma Jazz & Blues Festival.

I want you all to know, particularly the committee for these last two years and all our friends and sponsors who helped us put it on, on South Tacoma Way, your help and support is appreciated more than you know, more than I can say. We can all be proud of a well done quality event in 2014 and 2015, nothing to feel bad about.

Thanks again to all of you and the committee members the last two years and to the business district and the City of Tacoma.

At this point I just want to take some time off and re-evaluate if I want to do the festival again, or some other location or format, or just go back to producing a few special guest artist concerts each year instead with my band.

 On a positive note, live music, live jazz and blues is still alive all around Tacoma including great clubs like Stonegate, Dawsons, and more so please get out and enjoy music there and watch for special concerts I will be producing all around the area too. Thank you all for your support these last two years in particular.

 

Sincerely,

 

Rich Wetzel

Festival founder, director

Tacoma Jazz & Blues Festival

www.tacomajazzandblues.com

1-253-227-0335 Cell


s America's artform contribution to the world and is still thriving when we attend events like this.


Volunteers, Sponsors, Community Support and Donations

Be a part of making it all happen

Want to help?  How do you get involved?

Tax deductible non profit donations
through
The Greater Tacoma Community Foundation

Make checks payable to:   “The Greater Tacoma Community Foundation”   and note on the check it is specifically for The Tacoma Jazz and Blues Festival. Mail checks to:

The Greater Tacoma Community Foundation
*For The Tacoma Jazz and Blues Festival*
950 Pacific Ave, Ste 1220
Tacoma, WA 98402

*** Or, if you prefer... the fast, easy and secure way to donate and help the festival:

You can use a credit card to donate your sponsorship or individual contributions, by clicking on this link:  http://www.gtcf.org/festival

*and do the drop down menu, top left down, to the "Tacoma Jazz and Blues Festival" choice to make sure your donation goes to our fund, specifically for "The Tacoma Jazz and Blues Festival".



Sponsors for The Tacoma Jazz and Blues Festival

If you can help with a tax deductible sponsorship or donation, please contact me directly at your earliest convenience. Call or email me now if you would like to help make this all possible.

Musically yours,

Rich Wetzel
Founder, Director, and CEO
Tacoma Jazz & Blues Festival
(253) 227-03335
emeraldse@aol.com