(PITTSFIELD, Mass.) – The Brubeck Brothers Quartet, featuring Chris and Dan Brubeck, will perform a tribute to their father, the late jazz legend Dave Brubeck, at the Colonial Theatre on Saturday, October 19, 2013, at 8pm, as part of the 2013 Pittsfield CityJazz Festival, kicking off Friday, October 11, 2013, and running through Sunday, October 20.

In addition to the Brubeck Brothers, the festival lineup includes rising tenor saxophonist Geoff Vidal (Friday, October 18, at Baba Louie’s Backroom); Jazz About Town, opening the festival on Friday, October 11, with local musicians performing in restaurants and lounges throughout downtown; and, in the Jazz Prodigy series, alto saxophonist Zoe Obadia, Outstanding Soloist award winner at the 2013 Essentially Ellington festival at Lincoln Center, at the Berkshire Athenaeum on October 16.

In addition to Dan Brubeck (drums) and Chris Brubeck (bass and trombone), the Brubeck Brothers Quartet includes guitarist Mike DeMicco and pianist Chuck Lamb. They have performed at concert series, colleges, and festivals across North America and Europe, including the Newport, Detroit, Ravinia, Las Vegas, Sedona, Spokane and Monterey Jazz festivals. The Berkshires Jazz Youth Ensemble, comprising young musicians from Berkshire County, will open the evening’s festivities; Chris and Dan Brubeck will also appear as guest soloists with the youth ensemble.

In addition to these programs, Cultural Pittsfield is collaborating with Berkshires Jazz in presenting Michael Bellar and the AS-IS Ensemble, as part of the Third Thursday block party on October 17 (5-8pm, free, downtown Pittsfield).

Founded in 2004, the Pittsfield CityJazz Festival has become a signature cultural event of the Berkshires fall foliage season, with music spanning the spectrum of jazz.