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Earl Klugh's Annual Weekend Of Jazz Returns To Kiawah Island Golf Resort November 6-8, 2014 For Fifth Year

Source: Audrey Birnbaum
August 1, 2014

Since 2004, GRAMMY-winning guitarist Earl Klugh has been bringing world-renowned artists together with jazz enthusiasts for his one-of-a-kind musically-driven lifestyle getaways. His Weekend of Jazz is now held at two Forbes Five-Star, AAA Five-Diamond properties each year; The Broadmoor in Colorado Springs, and The Sanctuary at Kiawah Island, South Carolina. Klugh’s 5th annual Weekend of Jazz at Kiawah Island will be held November 6-8, 2014 and features three incredible days of entertainment from multiple GRAMMY-winning vocalist Natalie Cole; versatile multi-instrumentalist, ...

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Ed Motta 2014 US Tour! Plus Katia Moraes, Daniel Carneiro & DJ Potira

Source: Patricia Leao
July 26, 2014

At The King King in Hollywood on August 3, 2014 at 8:00 p.m. “Ed Motta pushes all the right retro buttons. There are blasts of soul-jazz and blues-rock and a library of funky dance grooves, replayed in the spirit of the originals.” John L. Watters, The Guardian Los Angeles – Brazilian Nites Productions, presenters of the top Brazilian musical talent since 1989, is proud to present the multifaceted singer, musician and composer Ed Motta on his 2014 US Tour at ...

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Memorial Concert For Tenor Saxophonist Jeff Marx

Source: Jeff Siegel
July 26, 2014

Friends of saxophonist Jeff Marx, former Woodstock area resident, who passed away December 16, 2013 will present a memorial concert at the Colony Cafe, Rock City Rd, Woodstock, NY on Sunday, August 3, 4-7 pm. Admission is $10 and proceeds from the concert will go to the Jazz Foundation of America’s Jazz Musicians Emergency Fund. Artists performing will include Emma Alabaster Ben Bierman Frederick Berryhill Carlo DeRosa Dave Douglas Peter ...

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Trumpeter Ian Carey To Premiere "Interview Music: A Suite For Quintet+1" In Berkeley, Sept. 20

Source: Terri Hinte Publicity
July 25, 2014

“The first thing you need to know about ‘Interview Music,’” says Bay Area trumpeter and composer Ian Carey about his new jazz suite, “is that it’s not about trying to get more interviews.” (Though he’s not averse to the idea, he adds.) The piece, which will be premiered at the California Jazz Conservatory (formerly the Jazzschool) in Berkeley on Saturday, September 20, at 8:00 pm, is a 45-minute, four-movement adventure and Carey’s longest composition to date. It is a vehicle ...

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1st International Zbigniew Seifert Jazz Violin Competition Won By Bartosz Dworak

Source: All About Jazz
July 23, 2014

The 1st Zbigniew Seifert International Jazz Violin Competition was won by twenty six year old Polish violinist Bartosz Dworak. The competition was conceived of and organized by the Zbigniew Seifert Foundation in order to honor the memory and promote the musical legacy of the great Polish jazz violinist Zbigniew Seifert, who died in 1979 from cancer at the age of 32. More famous abroad than in his native Poland, Seifert’s unique, John Coltrane-esque jazz violin style continues to inspire jazz ...

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Patterson Blues Festival On Sat July 26 Showcases Regional And Local Talent

Source: 9th Floor Music
July 22, 2014

The annual Patterson Blues Festival features some of the best in southern blues, soul, and r&b acts locally from Tennessee as well as regional southeast acts. The 2014 festival features headliner touring act Sol Roots, Tennessee's r&b act Al Rich, harmonica master James Eddie, and more. The Patterson Blues Festival showcases fantastic music, soul food, and a down home old school party atmosphere. The festival site is located close by the Nashville and Murfreesboro TN areas, in the beautiful country ...

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Newport Festivals Foundation Kids Concert: Bari Koral + Oran Etkin’s Timbalooloo

Source: Carolyn McClair Public Relations
July 19, 2014

Newport Festivals Foundation Continues Tradition of Bringing Great Music to Generations of Fans at Second Annual Family Concert Wednesday, July 30, 6:00 pm, at Fort Adams State Park FREE TO THE PUBLIC NEWPORT, RI – If you ask the Newport Jazz Festival and Newport Folk Festival staff what they like about the festivals, no doubt each and every one will get around to talking about the excitement of watching young people enjoy, share and eventually grow up to love music. ...

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Zbigniew Seifert Jazz Violin Competition Draws World's Greatest Upcoming Violinists To Kracow

Source: All About Jazz
July 5, 2014

The first edition of the International Zbigniew Seifert Jazz Violin Competition will be held from July 16-19, as part of the 19th Summer Jazz Festival in Piwnica pod Baranam in Kracow, Poland. In addition to commemorating the great Seifert, the organizers of the competition, which is open to entrants from all over the world, hope that it will unearth new violin talent, possibly even another Zbigniew Seifert. Seifert is widely considered as one of Poland’s most important jazz musicians and ...

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