About the Cabo San Lucas Jazz Festival

THE CABO JAZZ FESTIVAL
WILL NOT TAKE PLACE AS PLANNED

Future plans for the Festival to be announced soon


Los Angeles (April 29, 2004) – Festival officials announced today that the 2nd Annual Cabo Jazz Festival scheduled to be held at Pueblo Bonito’s Sunset Beach Resort, 22nd – 25th of July has been cancelled for this year.

Tim Goodwin, the Festival’s Executive Producer stated, “To properly organize a festival of this magnitude in Cabo requires a myriad of things to fall in place. Due to our current world climate, several of the valuable participants in this endeavor are apprehensive about rising to the commitment level that is required to make this event a success. We regret that we will not be doing the festival this year as envisioned, but feel confident that we will be able to return next year.”

The festival was scheduled for the last weekend in July. Slotted performers included such greats as Eddie Palmieri, Albita, Poncho Sanchez, Patti Austin and more with one night’s entertainment located downtown Cabo San Lucas and then two night’s of entertainment on the main stage set on Sunset Beach under the stars at the famed Pueblo Bonito resort. Plans are currently being drawn for 2005.

Goodwin continued stating, “the public response to the festival has been overwhelming and we are way ahead of last year with ticket sales. Our main sponsors and travel partners, especially Pueblo Bonito Resorts, Alaska Airlines & Costco have remained our champions but they alone cannot support this kind of undertaking. We had hoped that on the success of last year’s festival that other sponsors would step to the plate but that has failed to materialize. This is a great event that is designed to be a main destination piece for Los Cabos and Mexico and we hope to make that happen.”



Media Contacts: Caron Rodriguez
Cabo Jazz Festival
818.762.5660
crodriguez@cabojazz.com
www.cabojazz.com

Cabo Jazz Escape - Join the Fun December 3, 4 & 5, 2004 - Annual Jazz festival held in Cabo San Lucas, Los Cabos, Mexico is produced by the Cabo Jazz Festival Foundation, a 501(c)3 non-profit organization in the United States. The funds generated from the event each year will be used to develop and support music programs in the Cabo San Lucas public schools.