The Berks Jazz Fest, held each year in Reading, PA and surrounding Berks County venues, has become one of the premiere international jazz events and among the top five jazz festivals in the country. It is presented by the Berks Arts Council and sponsored by VF Factory Outlets and many others.

The Berks Jazz Fest began in 1991 as a weekend event featuring Wynton Marsalis, Poncho Sancez and Diane Schuur and has grown to a ten-day festival with 140 events in 51 venues, drawing 40,000 persons from around the country and Europe.

I have been associated with the Berks Jazz Fest since its inception, serving seven years as a festival chairman. My church has hosted the annual Jazz Worship Service with a jazz band assembled and directed by Dr. Frank H. Siekmann, On these pages are a collection of photos with many of the featured artists, as well as some of the sermons that I preached at the jazz services.

The Nineteenth Annual Berks Jazz Fest will be held March 27 through April 5, 2009.

For more information, please visit the web site at www.berksjazzfest.com.