Artistic Director John Clayton takes a few minutes out of the workshop week to welcome you to Jazz Port Townsend 2009. Highlights of the video: a) John compares Port Townsend's Festival club scene to New York's 52nd Street in 1940s and 1950s; b) John talks about some of the new voices featured this year, and welcomes familiar faces; c) John talks about the crumbling borders in jazz.

Watch the whole thing!

Thursday night club shows are sold out, and packages are also sold out. Individual tickets to everything else is still available, however. Call our fair-trade ticket partners at Brown Paper Tickets 24/7 at 800-838-3006, or purchase tickets online.