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The Monterey Jazz Festival @ 53

Source: The Independent Ear by Willard Jenkins
October 1, 2010

Strolling the Grounds at Monterey The fruits of the Monterey Jazz Festival (and let's give Verizon kudos for its multi-year commitment to this great event) lie in its smorgasbord lineup, simpatico audience, and clockwork sense of organization. Spread across the relaxed confines of the Monterey County Fairgrounds are the ticketed main venue the Jimmy Lyons Stage, catty-corner is the Coffee House Gallery, then stroll the food & crafts midway, and flanked at the back entrance you find the two large ...

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Red Cat Jazz Cafe Kicks Off First Annual Red Cat Jazz Festival In Downtown Houston

Source: Patrick Davis
September 30, 2010

Red Cat Jazz Café Kicks Off First Annual Red Cat Jazz Festival In Downtown Houston A Percentage Of Ticket Sales Fund Jazz Educational/Enrichment Programs in Houston Schools HOUSTON, TX—Red Cat Jazz Café, celebrates Houston's rich jazz heritage and legacy with the First Annual Red Cat Jazz Festival on Saturday, October 9, 2010, at Jones Plaza, 601 Louisiana Ave, from 4:00pm-10:00pm. The Columbus Day weekend long series of events features performances by Ronnie Laws, Bobby Lyle, Marion Meadows, Theresa Grayson, Dean ...

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Portland Jazz Festival Announces Bridges And Boundaries: Jewish & African Americans Playing Jazz Together

Source: DL Media
September 30, 2010

FESTIVAL HEADLINERS INCLUDE: ESPERANZA SPALDING, SFJAZZ COLLECTIVE, REGINA CARTER, AND JOSHUA REDMAN Past, present and future collaboration between African Americans and Jewish Americans is the message behind Bridges and Boundaries: Jewish & African Americans Playing Jazz Together, the theme of the 2011 Alaska Airlines/Horizon Air Portland Jazz Festival presented by US Bank. The festival, which annually selects a compelling musical and programming theme, will be held Friday, February 18 through Sunday, February 27 at venues throughout Portland. The complete festival ...

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All Star Line Up Set For 34th Cape May Jazz Fest

Source: gene boyd
September 30, 2010

The Friends of Cape May Jazz, organizers of The Bank of America Cape May Jazz Festival have announced the line up of artists for their 34th festival, set for November 12th through the 14th 2010. Kicking off Friday nights performances are the Yellowjackets. The popular jazz quartet features Russell Farrante on keyboard, Will Kenndy on drums, Jimmy Haslip on bass, and at the drums Bob Mintzer. Performing at other venues throughout this Victorian city by the sea on Friday night ...

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Angel City Jazz Festival Opens October 2nd at REDCAT with Henry Grimes's Return to the LA Stage plus the Dwight Trible/John Beasley Duo

Source: DL Media
September 30, 2010

Los Angeles' cutting-edge jazz celebration, the Angel City Jazz Festival, now in its third year, is pleased to open its 2010 edition with a very special return to the Los Angeles stage by Henry Grimes, the legendary “lost" bassist. Opening for Henry in this evening of astonishing music will be the Dwight Trible/John Beasley Duo, showcasing Trible's soulful vocals and Beasley's outrageous piano chops. On Saturday October 2nd, The Angel City Jazz Festival opening night event takes place at REDCAT, ...

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Jon Batiste Quintet Headlines Jazzfest in Falmouth on Cape Cod, October 1-3

Source: MassJazz: Jazz in Massachusetts
September 28, 2010

Jonathan Batiste Legendary jazz pianist Jonathan Batiste is headlining a great weekend of jazz at the annual JazzFest in Falmouth, a beautiful seaside resort on Cape Cod. Batiste and his quintet perform on Saturday, October 2, at the Cape Cod Conservatory, 60 Highfield Drive, at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $25 in advance and $30 the day of the event. The Festival kicks off on Friday, October 1 with a Jazz Stroll along Main Street, with performances at Museums on the ...

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Jazz in the belltower at JekerJazz Maastricht

Source: Gina Vodegel Writing Affairs
September 27, 2010

It's a blessing in disguise. André Rieu, the world famous violinist/conductor and composer from Maastricht (Netherlands) had to cancel his upcoming tour due to a vestibular infection. As such, the city's carillon player and violinist at Rieu's Orchestra, Frank Steijns, will be in town for the JekerJazz Maastricht festival. His weekly concert on Saturday afternoon, the 16th of October, will be dedicated to the 20th edition this year, so he'll be only playing J A Z Z in the city ...

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Sailing Away ... to Lake George (Roseanna Vitro, Mark Soskin, Christian Scott)

Source: RJ on Jazz by R.J. DeLuke
September 26, 2010

Blogging again. (apologies for the gap in submissions. Hectic summer with other things to deal with. Nuff said.) The festival season in the Northeast has wound down, but came to a nice end in lake George, NY, with the village's annual Jazz Weekend. It featured outstanding musicians like David Amran, Buster Williams—who carried Mulgrew Miller, Cindy Blackman and Stefon Harris in his band—and newcomer Sharel Cassity. But one of the most interesting bookings was the Randy Newman Project, featuring the ...

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