{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Podcast 979: Previewing the Freihofer's Saratoga Jazz Festival with Danny Melnick","description":"  An early highlight of the summer for jazz fans in the US Northeast is always the Freihoer's Saratoga Jazz Festival, held on the grounds of the lovely  Saratoga Performing Arts Center (&quot;SPAC&quot;). This year's lineup should please almost any jazz fan, bringing ta wide ranging lineup to two stages on June 29 and 30. Want the inside scoop on the festival? listen to Podcast 979 as festival organizer Danny Melnick talks about the acts, the scene and the background on a great weekend of music.   The Festival scehdule (subject to change) is:   Saturday, June 29th   Amphitheater Stage  \u00b7&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; 12:00PM \u2013 The New Orleans Groove Masters featuring Herlin Riley,&amp;nbsp;Jason Marsalis &amp;amp; Shannon Powell  \u00b7&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; 1:45PM \u2013 Joey Alexander Trio with special guest Theo Croker&amp;nbsp;\u200b  \u00b7&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; 3:30PM \u2013&amp;nbsp;The&amp;nbsp;Yussef&amp;nbsp;Dayes Experience  \u00b7&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; 5:15PM \u2013&amp;nbsp;Samara Joy\u200b  \u00b7&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; 7:00PM \u2013&amp;nbsp;Cimafunk&amp;nbsp;with special guest Pedrito Martinez\u200b  \u00b7&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; 8:55PM \u2013 Lake Street Dive\u200b   Charles R. Wood Discovery Stage  \u00b7&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; 11:00AM \u2013&amp;nbsp;Sara Caswell Quartet  \u00b7&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; 12:20PM \u2013&amp;nbsp;Harold L\u00f3pez-Nussa: Timba a la Americana\u200b  \u00b7&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; 1:40PM \u2013 Tia Fuller\u200b  \u00b7&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; 3:00PM \u2013 Steven Bernstein\u2019s Millennial Territory Orchestra\u200b  \u00b7&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; 4:20PM \u2013 Theo Croker\u200b  \u00b7&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; 5:40PM \u2013 Coco Montoya\u200b   Sunday June 30th   Amphitheater Stage  \u00b7&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; 12:30PM \u2013 Terence Blanchard Sextet  \u00b7&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; 2:00PM \u2013&amp;nbsp;Cory Henry  \u00b7&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; 3:30PM \u2013&amp;nbsp;Laufey\u200b  \u00b7&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; 5:15PM \u2013&amp;nbsp;Stanley Clarke N*4Ever\u200b  \u00b7&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; 7:00PM \u2013 Norah Jones\u200b   Charles R. Wood Discovery Stage  \u00b7&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; 11:30AM \u2013 Skidmore Jazz Institute Faculty All-Stars&amp;nbsp;Centennial Celebration of&amp;nbsp;Max&amp;nbsp;Roach, Bud Powell &amp;amp; J.J. Johnson&amp;nbsp;featuring&amp;nbsp;Clay Jenkins, Steve Wilson,&amp;nbsp;Steve Davis, Mike Moreno, Bill Cunliffe, Todd Coolman &amp;amp; Dennis&amp;nbsp;Mackrel&amp;nbsp;\u200b  \u00b7&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; 12:55PM \u2013 Helen Sung:&amp;nbsp;JazzPlasticity  \u00b7&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; 2:20PM \u2013 Miguel Zenon Quartet\u200b  \u00b7&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; 4:00PM \u2013 Olatuja  \u00b7&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; 5:35PM \u2013 Pedrito Martinez Group  &amp;nbsp;   &amp;nbsp; ","author_name":"Straight No Chaser - A Jazz Show","author_url":"http:\/\/straightnochaserjazz.libsyn.com","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/31623612\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/88AA3C\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/content\/172979177"}