"Fancy a long weekend away from the panting tourists? Try not to resign yourself to another $19 Caesar salad in Montauk; up in the wonderfully temperate Hudson Valley, near Albany and West Point, the Warwick Valley Jazz Festival offers a solid lineup nuanced enough for most jazz appreciators. The thrice-daily offerings include electronic, salsa, and trad artists—the opening-night "Music in the Courtyard" gala, in rustic downtown Warwick Village, promises the Skye Jazz Quartet, and should be an especially cozy Americana evening."