The works of the volunteers, who are so very necessary to the festival—well, let’s just say they’re out of this world. You too can volunteer by visiting www.sweethot.org
This festival is like a wedding. Something old, something new, something borrowed, something blue. The old? Pianorama, hosted by Yve Evans (a festival favorite), is a festival fixture that features various pianists who are allotted 15 minutes each to ‘play his or her butt off’. The Divaset is fun also. One solid hour of your favorite ‘chick’ singers as they sing and give you an inside glimpse of the ‘diva world’. The new? Our first singing contest, “Americans Idle”. The winner will get a set at next year’s festival. With judges like James Janisse and Pat Yankee, there’ll be comedy, drama, magic, the bold, the beautiful, the young, and the restless, all served up with a little vaudeville on the side. Also new is the world-premiere of some unreleased Chet Bakerrecordings. Something borrowed is the legacy of the great musicians who came before. Something blue is Louis Thomas’ Pieces of Eight and their “blues a plenty” set. If dancing non-stop is your thing, whether your specialty is ballroom or swing, Johnny Vana, Jonathan Stout, and Mora’s Modern Rhythmists will be pumping the hits to keep your feet a tappin’. Or maybe you’d like to hang in the lobby and join in the never-ending jam session. Experience it firsthand. It’s a safe, fun, environment that the whole family can enjoy. So come on out to the Sweet and Hot 2008. Have your cake, and eat it too.
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