In 2008, there were 102,000 attendees with over 50% coming from outside the Silicon Valley area. From the attendees we interviewed this year, it seems most contend that this year’s attendance is higher than last.

Although there are a lot of people, the event was well organized and there were plenty of places to get food and drinks. The air was filled with aromas of grilled meats, sizzling sauces and baked goods. Buckets of ice cold beers and water quickly emptied as the hot sun made everyone thirsty for something cold.

Many people had pitched a lawn chair in front of one of the stages, set up colorful umbrellas to stave off the harsh rays of the sun while others set up a picnic blanket full of goodies.

For those that forgot their sunscreen at home, Hawaiian Tropic had a stand set up and were handing out little packets of sunscreen to the foot traffic that passed through.

Overall, a well-organized and fun festival. Looking forward to next year’s.

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The 20th Annual AT&T San Jose Jazz Festival
August 7-9, 2009, Downtown San Jose
Admission: $15 per day/ $30 for all 3 days. Children 12 and under receive free admission.
Website: http://jazzfest.sanjosejazz.org/

Loni Kao Stark
Co-Founder StarkSilverCreek, Creative Director and Wine Collector

Loni is a self-professed foodie, adventure travel seeker and aspiring artist. It’s been said her laugh can be heard from San Jose all the way to the Golden Gate Bridge. The former Ms. Global Petite runner-up is host of several SSC shows including WineTube TV, StarkSilverCreek Presents, Loreto Live, and the new series The Artist Diaries. Between busy travel schedules to Washington, Napa and global destinations such as Australia, the Baja and Europe, she expends the rest of her energy collecting wines, practicing “escape artist”-style cooking, and building what she hopes, one day, will be a real estate empire. She catches her breath by writing about her adventures.
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