High Country Jazz Festival
presented by Mast General Store
with additional support from Explore Boone & Hampton Inn & Suites by Hilton
The High Country Jazz Festival is excited to offer an “all-event” ticket to this year’s event. This ticket includes admission to all three headliner performances.
PREMIER Seating Package: $110* (preferred VIP seating Orchestra Level Rows A-F & Balcony AA-EE)
REGULAR Seating Package: $95* (seating sections Orchestra Level Rows G-P & Balcony FF-PP)
*Includes fees and tax
Preferred seating locations for three headlining Jazz performances at the Appalachian Theatre & Chetola Resort
including:
Count Basie Orchestra - Friday, June 9, 2023 at 7:30PM at the Appalachian Theatre
Emmet Cohen Trio - Saturday, June 10, 2023 at 7:30PM at the Appalachian Theatre
Reggie Buie Group - Sunday, June 11, 2023 at 5PM at the Chetola Resort - Lakeside Blowing Rock, NC
Select your reserved seats in the designated PREMIER or REGULAR seating sections of the Appalachian Theatre and reserve your General Admission seat at Chetola Resort at one inclusive price.
Select the individual performance to begin selecting your reserved seats for events presented at the Appalachian Theatre and reserve your General Admission seat at Chetola Resort.
The High Country Jazz Festival brings a first-rate jazz experiences to Boone and Blowing Rock North Carolina. The headline events will take place in the newly reopened Appalachian Theatre in Boone with a host of affiliated jazz venues featuring outdoor concerts, late night jams, jazz lunches, films and more. Visit High Country Jazz Festival for more.
A fabulous roster of events beginning Friday, June 9, 2023 & concluding Sunday June 11, 2023, with headline performances by:
The Legendary Count Basie Orchestra -The preeminent 4/4 Swing band! Mixing blues and 4/4 swing rhythms with a driving beat, bands in Kansas City were the precursors and the standard bearers of the Swing Era and Modern Jazz. Taking band members from two KC bands and starting his own, the Count Basie Orchestra remains a driving force in the Jazz world today with an ensemble featuring band members hired by the legend himself.
In the history of Jazz music, there is only one bandleader that has the distinction of having his orchestra still performing sold out concerts all over the world, with members personally chosen by him, for over 30 years after his passing. Pianist and bandleader William James “Count” Basie was and still is an American institution that personifies the grandeur and excellence of Jazz. The Count Basie Orchestra, today directed by Scotty Barnhart, has won every respected jazz poll in the world at least once, won 18 Grammy Awards, performed for Kings, Queens, and other world Royalty, appeared in several movies, television shows, at every major jazz festival and major concert hall in the world. For more information, music, and news visit TheCountBasieOrchestra.
Emmet Cohen Group -Multifaceted American jazz pianist and composer Emmet Cohen is one of his generation's pivotal figures in music and the related arts. Leader of the Emmet Cohen Trio and creator of the Masters Legacy Series, he is an internationally acclaimed jazz artist, a dedicated educator, the winner of the 2019 American Pianists Awards, and a finalist in the 2011 Thelonious Monk International Piano Competition. Cohen headlines regularly at Jazz at Lincoln Center, the Village Vanguard, and Birdland, and has appeared at the Newport, Monterey, and North Sea jazz festivals.
Reggie Buie Group -A resident of Winston-Salem, Reggie Buie began his musical journey at the American Conservatory of Music in Chicago. From there, he attended Florida A & M and was a member of the famed “Marching 100.” He has earned both writing and recording credits on the national level while living in Miami. Now, the Reggie Buie Group is a regular on stage in Greensboro, Charlotte, and Raleigh swinging between smooth jazz and standards.
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THIRD PARTY SELLERS / SECONDARY MARKET
Tickets for events at the Appalachian Theatre of the High Country are sold exclusively through the theatre box office and online at AppTheatre.org . We DO NOT partner with third party sellers. We DO NOT accept tickets sold on a secondary market. We reserve the right to decline entry if you are not the original ticket buyer.
Tickets purchased from alternative sources may be any or all of the following:
· Not authentic
· Over-priced
· Invalid (cannot be used to enter the event)
The Appalachian Theatre of the High Country (ATHC) is not responsible for tickets purchased from third party vendors and is not able to honor, replace, or refund invalid tickets. Please purchase your tickets from only approved sources.
PARKING INFORMATION
Please be sure to carefully read the information and instructions below to have the best experience when you visit the theatre.
Metered street parking & pay lots are monitored and parking is enforced Monday – Saturday from 8 a.m. until 5 pm except on town observed holidays.
Parking is $1.00/hour at all metered parking spaces.
Metered & lot parking is free all day on Sundays and every day after 5 p.m.
Parking in Appalachian State parking lots (e.g. the Peacock Lot accessed off Howard Street) is available for free on week nights after 5 p.m. and on non-gameday/event weekends on Saturday and Sunday.
Accessible Parking:
Parking at metered accessible parking areas is free, as long as the correct placard/license plate is displayed and up to date.
ATHC does not own or operate any parking lots or meters and cannot accept responsibility for any parking mishaps or fees.
