April
26
Basel
Swiss
buffet
breakfast.
Guided
walking
tour
of
Basel.
Afternoon
on
one’s
own
to
get
acquainted
with
Basel
and
its
many
unique
shops.
Group
dinner.
Evening
concert
featuring
Dave
Weckl
&
Band.
Backstage
reception
with
artists
and
festival
director.
April
27
Daytrip:
Germany
and
France
Swiss
buffet
breakfast.
Three-country
tour
consisting
of
a
visit
to
the
Black
Forest
in
Germany
and
crossing
the
Rhine
River
to
Alsace,
France
for
a
wine
tasting
at
a
local
vineyard.
Enjoy
Roman
picnic
lunch.
Back
in
Switzerland
for
dinner
at
a
traditional
Swiss
restaurant.
Return
to
Basel
in
evening.
Optional
concert
at
jazz
club.
April
28
Basel
Swiss
buffet
breakfast.
Guided
museum
tour
of
Basel
with
Baselcard
Museum
Pass
and
of
the
city’s
famous
paper
factory.
The
afternoon
is
independent;
dinner
is
on
one’s
own.
Evening
concert
featuring
the
Richard
Galliano
Septet
in
a
tribute
to
Astor
Piazzolla.
April
29
Bern
Swiss
buffet
breakfast
and
hotel
checkout.
Transport
via
motor
coach
to
Bern.
Arrive
at
Allegro
Hotel
in
Bern.
Afternoon
independent
to
discover
Bern.
Outdoor
dinner
and
concert
in
the
festival
tent.
April
30
Bern
Swiss
buffet
breakfast.
Morning
walking
tour
of
Bern.
Lunch
on
one’s
own.
Afternoon
to
explore
Bern.
Jazz
lecture
by
Eric.
Dinner
at
Hotel
Inner
Enge,
the
world’s
only
jazz
hotel
and
museum
combined
in
one,
and
home
to
Marian’s
Jazz
Club.
Evening
concert
at
Marian’s,
following
by
a
private
tour
of
the
hotel’s
suites
commemorating
jazz
musicians
from
the
past.
May
1
Bern
Swiss
buffet
breakfast.
Full-day
guided
excursion
to
the
Bernese
Oberland
and
Kleine
Scheidegg.
Depart
Lauterbrunnen
by
cogwheel
rail
up
to
the
top
of
Kleine
Scheidegg,
where
we’ll
enjoy
a
three-course
lunch.
Option
to
continue
to
top
of
Jungfrau.
Continue
to
the
glacier
village
of
Grindelwald,
stopping
en
route
in
Interlaken
for
shopping.
Return
to
hotel.
Special
farewell
dinner,
after
which
Eric
will
address
the
group.
Optional
evening
concert
at
Marian’s
or
another
festival
concert
in
the
city.
May
2
Departure
Breakfast
and
checkout.
Transfer
to
Zurich
Airport.
Return
flight
home
on
Swiss
International
Airlines.
Optional
Extension:
May
2–5,
Zurich
Optional
three-day
extension
for
those
who
wish
to
experience
Zurich,
one
of
Switzerland’s
most
vibrant
cities.
May
2
Zurich
Settle
into
the
Hotel
Central
located
in
Centrale,
the
heart
of
Zurich
near
the
main
Bahnhof
(railway
station).
Dinner
at
one
of
Zurich’s
famous
restaurants,
Jacky’s
Stapferftube.
May
3
Zurich
Morning
walking
tour
to
explore
the
old
city.
Balance
of
day
for
shopping
and
sightseeing.
Group
dinner.
Visit
Moods
Jazz
Club.
May
4
Lausanne,
Montreux
Visit
the
city
of
Lausanne
on
Lake
Geneva
and
the
Official
Olympic
Museum.
Steamer
cruise
on
Lake
Geneva
to
Chateau
Chillon,
with
a
visit
to
the
city
of
Montreux,
the
pearl
of
the
Swiss
Riviera.
May
5
Departure
Take
Swiss
Rail
to
Zurich
airport
for
the
return
flight
home.
Trip
Cost
and
Facts
Your
tour
price
of
$3,900
(single
supplement
$175)
includes:
•
Round-trip
airfare
on
Swiss
International
Airlines
from
Boston
Logan
Airport.
•
Deluxe
motor
coach
transportation
within
Switzerland.
Includes
airport/hotel
transfers
and
tour
excursions.
•
Admission
to
five
nights
of
terrific
jazz
concerts
in
Bern
and
Basel.
•
Hotel
occupancy
in
single
or
double
rooms
at
the
Basel
Hilton
Hotel
and
Bern
Allegro
Hotel,
and
use
of
hotel
facilities.
•
Basel
guided
walking
tour;
Basel
guided
museum
tour
and
Baselcard
Museum
pass;
three-country
tour;
Bern
guided
walking
tour;
full-day
guided
tour
of
Bernese
Oberland,
with
stopover
in
Interlaken.
Tours
conducted
by
local
English-speaking
guides.
•
All
breakfasts;
group
dinner
in
Basel;
Roman
picnic
lunch;
dinner
in
Swiss
Hinterlands;
group
dinner
in
Bern;
lunch
during
Jungfrau
Alps
tour;
group
farewell
dinner.
•
An
English-speaking
Swiss
host.
An
optional
three-day
excursion
to
Zurich
is
available
for
an
additional
fee.
Travelers
must
have
a
current
passport
for
travel
to
Switzerland.
Visas
are
not
required
when
visiting
the
country
for
less
than
three
months.
Independent
transportation
or
excursions
not
mentioned
in
the
official
trip
itinerary
will
be
at
the
traveler’s
own
expense.
Basel
Hilton
Hotel
is
the
host
hotel
for
Basel’s
Offbeat
Jazz
Festival,
housing
all
visiting
artists.
The
hotel
is
located
in
the
heart
of
Basel
near
the
main
train
station
and
offers
all
amenities,
including
a
swimming
pool.
The
main
concert
halls
of
the
Basel
festival
and
city
center
are
within
a
short
walking
distance
or
tram
ride.
Bern
Hotel
Allegro
is
located
directly
outside
the
heart
of
downtown
Bern,
which
is
easily
accessible
via
a
five-minute
walk
or
tram
ride.
It’s
a
modern
hotel
with
all
amenities,
including
a
health
club.
Return
your
reservation
form
and
deposit
to
Brickhouse
Productions.
Questions?
Call
888-865-5786.
About
Your
Travel
Host:
Eric
Jackson
Eric
Jackson,
widely
considered
to
be
the
dean
of
Boston
jazz
radio,
has
been
heard
nightly
on
WGBH
89.7
for
more
than
20
years.
Jazz
with
Eric
in
the
Evening
has
been
voted
radio’s
“Best
Jazz
Show”
numerous
times
by
readers
of
The
Boston
Globe.
Artists
from
Wynton
Marsalis
to
Ornette
Coleman
and
Dizzy
Gillespie
have
appeared
or
performed
live
on
his
show.
And
countless
music
writers
and
record
companies
routinely
call
him
for
inspiration
and
direction
for
their
projects.
Jackson
began
his
broadcast
career
in
1969
while
attending
Boston
University
as
host
of
three
music
shows
(offering
rhythm
&
blues,
jazz
and
what
he
calls
“mixed
music”)
on
the
school’s
closed-circuit
AM
station.
Continuing
his
work
in
college
radio,
he
went
on
to
host
WBUR’s
The
Grotto
at
Boston
University
(1970)
and
WHRB’s
Going
East
at
Harvard
University
(1971)
before
moving
to
the
commercial
airwaves
with
a
Sunday
afternoon
jazz
program
on
WILD
(1972).
Directly
prior
to
joining
the
89.7
family,
Jackson
hosted
a
contemporary
mixed-music
show
for
WBCN,
where
he
also
produced
and
hosted
Third
World
Report,
a
weekly
public
affairs
program.
Jackson
got
his
first
taste
of
WGBH
when
he
wrote
and
narrated
Essays
in
Black
Music,
a
35-part
chronology
of
African
American
musical
history
which
aired
on
89.7
in
1975.
But
it
wasn’t
until
1977’s
Artists
in
the
Night,
an
overnight
showcase
for
many
different
styles
of
jazz,
that
he
began
to
develop
the
personal
manner
of
presentation
that
has
since
become
his
signature.
Jazz
with
Eric
in
the
Evening
debuted
in
1981
and
with
it
Jackson
became
one
of
WGBH’s
most
popular
personalities—and
remains
so
in
his
third
decade
with
the
station.
An
active
promoter
of
jazz
throughout
the
region
and
across
the
country,
Jackson
makes
numerous
appearances
each
year.
He
lectures
on
the
history
of
jazz
at
the
Longy
School
of
Music
and
has
taught
a
course
on
the
history
of
African
American
music
at
Northeastern
University.
He
was
also
instrumental
in
developing
exhibits
for
the
American
Jazz
Museum
in
Kansas
City,
Missouri.
Listen
to
Jazz
with
Eric
in
the
Evening
Monday–Thursday
from
7pm–12midnight
on
WGBH
89.7,
or
online
at
www.wgbh.org/webcasts.
Travel
the
world
with
WGBH
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on
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of
WGBH.
Our
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offer
opportunities
to
explore
a
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range
of
exciting
destinations
while
underscoring
your
relationship
with
WGBH
and
public
broadcasting.
You’ll
be
enriched
by:
•
Dynamic
learning
experiences
•
Interesting
travel
companions
•
The
wisdom
of
knowledgeable
guides
•
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behind-the-scenes
visits
•
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travel
•
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