Jazz Bash By the Bay at Portola Hotel & Spa and the Monterey Conference Center

The annual Jazz Bash By the Bay is all about numbers: This year marks number 33 for the event. Eight world-renowned musicians will be on hand including Tin Pan Alley, swing vocalist Banu Gibson. 17 bands will be rousing folks to the dance floor, like the 10-piece, big band outfit from San Francisco, Royal Society Jazz Orchestra. There will also be three youth bands showing off their talents and a Thursday night kick-off Gala Swing Dance Party featuring a 15-piece big, big band that calls themselves ClickTrax. Here's one last number: 36,000. That's the number of seconds Saturday's Dance Marathon lasts. [AJ]
7:30pm Thursday; 11am Friday; 10am Saturday; 9am Sunday. Portola Hotel & Spa and the Monterey Conference Center, 2 Portola Plaza, Monterey. All-Event Badges $95; $45 Friday; $60 Saturday; $45 Sunday. 675-0298. www.jazzbashbythebay.com.

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