Festival News

Jazz This Week: The Jazz Crusaders, Wine Dine and Jazz Festival, Sylvia McNair, Coco Soul, and More

Source: St. Louis Jazz Notes by Dean Minderman
June 9, 2011

Mid-summer heat has arrived in St. Louis several weeks ahead of schedule, but if you can brave the unseasonable temperatures, there are a number of jazz and creative music events worth checking out over the next few days. Today at lunchtime, the band Swing Set will play a free concert from noon to 1 p.m. at the Old Library Plaza at 8th and Locust as part of the St. Louis Public Library's “Not So Quiet" concert series. Tomorrow, there are ...

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MIA 2011: Free Improvisation Festival in Portugal

Source: paulo chagas
June 8, 2011

MIA 2011—Festival of Improvised Music of Atouguia da Baleia—Portugal, held last week-end of May in the Auditorium of the Philharmonic Society, having been deemed a success by the Organization and by the vast majority of those who participated and attended this second edition of an event that has gained international status. The 44 musicians who passed through that stage this year, these included 11 foreigners from France, Italy, Germany and England here who might know each other and exchange experiences ...

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Peter Brotzmann Rises and Shines on Wednesday at Vision Festival 16.

Source: Chris Rich
June 7, 2011

TRIBUTE TO A LIVING LEGEND

Peter Brotzmann:Celebrating A Lifetime of Achievement

Each year, the Vision Festival honors the achievements of one living artist who has greatly influenced the world around them and paved the way for other innovators to move forward. On Wednesday, June 8th, 2011 Arts For Art and The Vision Festival will celebrate a Lifetime of Achievement by Peter Brotzmann. This great improviser was one of the first practitioners of the Free Jazz movement in Europe. Brotzmann has ...

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B-52s to Headline Outdoor Concert at Montreal International Jazz Festival

Source: Chris M. Slawecki
June 7, 2011

With the Festival International de Jazz de Montréal just around the corner, organizers are thrilled to announce the players in our three major free outdoor events: Ben l'Oncle Soul opens the festivities with the Rio Tinto Alcan Opening Event on Saturday, June 25, with Misteur Valaire taking over on Tuesday, June 28 to keep Festival fans dancing 'til they drop, before passing the baton to the B-52s on Monday, July 4 for the TD Grand Closing Event in collaboration with ...

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Monterey Jazz Festival Announces Summer Jazz Camp June 13 - 24, 2011

Source: Monterey Jazz Festival
June 7, 2011

Monterey, CA—The Monterey Jazz Festival is pleased to announce its two-week Summer Jazz Camp for middle and high school students, taking place at Monterey Peninsula College, June 13-24, 2011. This year, 150 students from 30 schools from Monterey County and beyond will have the opportunity to immerse themselves in jazz study and performance with a star-studded line-up of professional musicians and educators. Through the generosity of its supporters, the Monterey Jazz Festival provides subsidies for students in need to make ...

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Finding My Way Through Thursday, June 16th at the XRIJF

Source: Jazz@Rochester
June 7, 2011

My Thursday of the XRIJF finds me starting out with an artist who has returned to Rochester quite a few times and ends with one who is about to leave Rochester, with some Finns, a Norwegian and Canadians in between to get my international jazz thing on.  The links below on the artists' name in bold will take you to the artist's page on the XRIJF site. I've mined a few sources and video (in addition to those on the ...

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Vision Festival 16 Monday Night Vocals and Much More

Source: Chris Rich
June 6, 2011

Monday night at this years Vision Festival is like a miniature of the festival overall. We have a panel event, a special vocal project, and participation from gifted people of many cultures. And there will be a panel to lead off. Most Vision Festivals include an ad hoc vocal ensemble and this year is no exception. Ms Kitamura, Ms Rodea and Ms Victor weave voice sounds with their lore to evoke the original muses who gave this human activity its ...

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It's Trumpet Time with the Festival of New Trumpet at Vision Festival 16

Source: Chris Rich
June 6, 2011

Festival of New Trumpet makes its contribution to Vision Festival 16 and offers a detailed interview with Ted Daniel including this summary below. FONT: What is your relationship to King Oliver's playing? TD: King Oliver's improvisations were blues based, rhythmically intricate and his sound, which he constantly worked on, was highly personal and original. He was not conservatory- trained and his style and technique were a response of his own musical vision and influenced by his environment. I am also ...

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