New Orleans Ascona Jazz Festival 2000   Dwayne Burns. Photocredit: Stefano. Ximage, Locarno, Switzerland Photocredit: Stefano. Ximage, Locarno, Switzerland   Go to Royal's Ascona Journals  June 30 -July 9th 2000 Ascona Journal I Ascona Journal II Ascona Journal III Ascona Journal IV Ascona Journal V Ascona Journal VI Ascona Journal VII   Umbria Jazz 2000, which I covered in July, was of a very high caliber and a grand event of the first order, and not least of the pleasures attendance thereat provided was exposure to the charming city in which the event took place. Had one had any time and energy left over from attending performances from early or mid-afternoon to the wee hours for ten days, one could have investigated the art, architecture, and natural beauty that Perugia, the site of the festival for three decades, abounds in.   For the complete review and more photos go to: Umbria Jazz 2000   Monk Tentet-- Reed Section: Howard Johnson, Harold Land, Johnny Griffin, Steve Lacy, Phil Woods Photocredit: Giancarlo Belfiore, Perugia, Italy.

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