San Jose Jazz Festival.

The San Jose Jazz Society announced a phenomenal line-up of musicians that will be featured at this year’s AT&T San Jose Jazz Festival, world’s largest free outdoor festival. The festival will maintain its tradition of offering a full spectrum of jazz styles in the 90 performances scheduled for August 7-11 on nine stages situated throughout downtown San Jose.

Headliners on the Main Stage, sponsored by Chevron and KICU, include Oleta Adams, Larry Coryell, George Duke, and Jon Faddis. Adams, whose voice has been called “exquisite” and “inspirational” is a crossover artist with both hot-selling jazz and pop CDs to her credit. Innovative acoustic guitarist Coryell has released numerous recordings and played alongside the best jazz has to offer. George Duke has been a solo pianist since the mid-70s and best known by general audiences for his hit single, “Sukiyaki,” that sold 2 million copies. Trumpeter Faddis is musical director of the 18-piece Carnegie Hall Jazz Band.

Other stages scheduled at the 2002 AT&T San Jose Jazz Festival include:

— Blues Stage, sponsored by Michelob, featuring astounding vocalist Chris Cain, Papa Grows Funk, and six other acts.

— Ensemble/Big Band Stage, including the emotional singer Rhiannon and her trio, and seven other acts.

— Latin Stage, sponsored by Applied Materials, with electric jazz violinist Susie Hansen and her 10-piece band from Los Angeles, QBA and Jesus Diaz from Cuba, and six other acts.

— Salsa Stage, sponsored by Ford Motor Company, including the 12-piece, five-horn Johnnie Polanco Band and seven other acts.

— Sisters in Jazz Stage, featuring trumpeter Ingrid Jensen from New York, Bay Area vocalist Madeline Eastman, and six other acts.

— World Music Stage, sponsored by Hilton San Jose & Towers, including Atsuko Hashimoto and Midori Ono, two female Hammond B3 organ players from Osaka, Japan, plus musicians from Cuba, Brazil, Mexico, Venezuela, and Africa

— Smith Dobson Tribute Stage, sponsored by San Jose Convention & Visitors Bureau, honoring the well-known Bay Area musician and musical director of the San Jose Jazz Society who was killed in an auto accident last year, will feature eight jazz pianists.

— The Youth Stage, sponsored by All Stars Helping Kids, will showcase the next generation of promising jazz musicians, including 13-year-old Yuma Sung and 12-year-old Hale Baskin, both of whom were recognized recently by Downbeat Magazine. Also scheduled is the final “youth” performance of 17-year-old Taylor Eigsti who has performed in seven consecutive San Jose Jazz Festivals and will enter University of Southern California this fall.

Performances on all nine stages run from 12 noon to 8 p.m., August 10-11, and are all free.

The Opening Night Gala, “Tiny Bubbles and Big Stars,” will be held Wednesday, Aug. 7, and features the premier performance of the San Jose Jazz Orchestra, conducted by Dennis Wilson and featuring Count Basie Orchestra vocalist Jamie Davis. This is the only event in the festival line-up with an admission charge of $25. Furthermore, for the first time this year, the event will be recorded live and broadcast over 140 National Public Radio (NPR) affiliate stations.

The Thursday night (August 8) “Music in the Park” concert at 5 p.m. puts R&B artist Michael Spiderman on center stage to inspire downtown workers, residents, and visitors with a preview of the fun weekend to come.

Friday night’s Main Stage Opening, sponsored by Chevron, promises to heat up San Jose’s balmy downtown evening with a dual performance by fusion Latin group Quetzal at 5:30 and Los Hombres Calientes of New Orleans at 7:30 p.m. The group has won numerous awards for its contemporary Latin style that blends African and Brazilian beats with a New Orleans flair.

Other activities planned for the festival weekend include jazz master classes, two jazz masses at St. Joseph Cathedral, and an All-Star Jam Session open to any member of the public who wants to play along with the pros.

Special festival hotel rates have been arranged by the San Jose Convention & Visitors Bureau, 1-888-SAN-JOSE to help jazz fans find their way to San Jose.

The festival is one of many programs offered year-round by the San Jose Jazz Society, a nonprofit organization with a mission of celebrating jazz through performance and education in order to enrich and improve the lives of Silicon Valley residents and visitors. Proceeds from the festival help support the Society’s education and outreach programs, including an in-school program that teaches 10,000 schoolchildren a year about jazz and innovation, while also delivering an anti-tobacco message.

Additional information about the AT&T San Jose Jazz Festival, including schedule updates, is available at the www.sanjosejazz.org.