Festival News

4th Annual Red Hook Jazz Fest at the Urban Meadow, Brooklyn

Source: Michael Golub
April 21, 2011

Big Bang productions presents The 4th Annual Red Hook Jazz Festival 2011 in the Urban Meadow on the corner of President & Van Brunt Streets, Brooklyn Once again the Urban Meadow will be hosting the Red Hook Jazz Festival in June, 2011. This is the fourth year of a homegrown jazz festival featuring an amazing line-up of mostly local talent. When we say local we mean they mostly live and work in ...

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More funders, more needed: Jazz fest spending down endowment

Source: Michael Ricci
April 21, 2011

The three new corporate funders introduced last week by the Detroit International Jazz Festival represented a small coup for the organization. The festival will need plenty more sponsors if its annual Detroit Jazz Festival and year-round community and educational programs are to survive long term. Gretchen Valade, chairwoman of Dearborn-based clothier Carhartt Inc. and CEO of Detroit's Mack Avenue Records, made a highly publicized $10 million gift to save the festival six years ago. She also quietly made an additional ...

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Calvin Jones Big Band Jazz Festival Celebrates 25 Years of World Class Jazz at the University of the District of Columbia

Source: Felix E. Grant Jazz Archives
April 21, 2011

On Monday, April 25, 2011 at 8:00 PM, the BIG BAND sound returns to the University of the District of Columbia for a milestone 25th anniversary at the Calvin Jones BIG BAND Jazz Festival. Once again the powerhouse jazz ensembles from the University of the District of Columbia (directed by Allyn Johnson), Howard University (directed by Fred Irby III), and the University of Maryland (directed by Chris Vadala) will cap off Jazz Appreciation Month with a hand-clapping, finger-snapping, foot-stomping good ...

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5th Annual Longwood Gardens Wine & Jazz Festival Set for June 4th

Source: Michael Ricci
April 20, 2011

Experience a day full of jazz greats, Pennsylvania fine wines and local fresh fare amid spectacular gardens during the 5th annual Wine & Jazz Festival. Longwood's outdoor stage overlooking the picturesque meadow comes alive with sizzling performances by the finest jazz artists of today! Tickets $34 Members/$21 Designated Driver $40 Non-Members//$25 Designated Driver Price includes Gardens admission. Groups of 15 or more can receive a discounted price of $34 per adult. Contact our Group Visits office for more ...

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54th Annual Monterey Jazz Festival September 16 - 18

Source: Chris M. Slawecki
April 20, 2011

The 54th Monterey Jazz Festival, three-time winner of the JazzTimes Readers poll for “World's Best Jazz Festival" takes place September 16 to September 18 at the Monterey Fairgrounds, home to the Festival for 54 consecutive years. Described as “a cultural colossus" by the San Jose Mercury News and “a mecca for true jazz fans" by the San Francisco Chronicle, the Festival features 500 artists, 90 performances, 8 stages and more than 30 hours of live music over 2 days and ...

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2nd Annual NYC Undead JazzFest | 4 days, 11 venues across 2 boroughs, 50+ groups!

Source: Kim Smith Public Relations
April 20, 2011

BOOM Collective & Search & Restore proudly announce The 2nd Annual NYC UNDEAD JAZZFEST June 23rd though 26th 2011 BOOM Collective and Search & Restore bring back the Undead Jazzfest expanded to 4-days, in 11 venues across 2 boroughs and featuring 50+ groups. Undead Jazzfest 2011 is coming! Founded in June 2010 the Undead Jazzfest is new kind of festival, bringing together an incredible array of artists from the new jazz and improvised music community currently exploding in New York ...

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Additional Security Measures in Place for Robert Plant Show

Source: AAJ Staff
April 20, 2011

Ottawa—Additional security measures will be in place for Robert Plant & the Band of Joy's festival-opening performance on June 23. In order to insure the safety and well being of the performers the TD Ottawa Jazz Festival must insist on forbidding the following items from festival grounds:

No cans, bottles or refillable containers of any kind will be permitted. Water will be provided on site free of charge. No chains or sharp spikes will be permitted now Absolutely no video ...

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Blue Note Jazz Club Celebrates 30th Anniversary With Inaugural Blue Note Jazz Festival In New York City

Source: Michael Ricci
April 19, 2011

Chris Botti, Dave Brubeck, Chaka Khan, Bobby McFerrin, The Roots and Many More to Perform in June at this Year's Largest New York Jazz Festival June 1—June 30, 2011 New York, NY—In honor of its 30th anniversary, the Blue Note Jazz Club is opening its doors throughout New York City during the month of June for the inaugural Blue Note Jazz Festival. More than 80 shows featuring many artists who have performed at the Blue Note for years will take ...

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