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A Central Jersey Jazz Weekend

Source: The Augmented Ear by John Patten
September 11, 2010

This weekend offers local jazz fans a feast and a festival ... Princeton's Jazz Feast on Saturday, and Sunday's Somerville Jazz Festival. Both have great lineups—can you make both? Princeton's feast opens with the Princeton University Jazz Ensemble—a top notch group—and follows with the New Legacy Jazz Band. Bucky Pizzarelli returns at 2:30 to help accompany Nicki Parrott—that will be a great treat. The afternoon is rounded out with The Fins and Vince Giordano and the Nighthawks will wrap things ...

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North Coast Music Festival | Review | Pics

Source: JamBase
September 10, 2010

Words by: Amy Ravit Korin | Images by: Chad Smith & Dave Vann North Coast Music Festival :: 09.03.10-09.05.10 :: Union Park :: Chicago, IL To see Dave Vann's massive gallery pop over here. Hippies, hipsters and hip-hop fans united in Chicago's aptly named Union Park to celebrate Summer's Last Stand over Labor Day weekend, making the inaugural North Coast Music Festival one of the most celebrated festivals of the summer. Independently produced, the North Coast Music Festival featured an ...

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4th Annual New Jersey Blues & Jazz Festival

Source: Daniel Grossman
September 10, 2010

State Theatre presents the annual New Jersey Blues & Jazz Festival at the Backstage Jazz Club featuring: Sugar Blue: Thursday, September 23 at 8pm Eddie Palmieri: Friday, September 24 at 8pm & 10pm Maria Muldaur: Saturday, September 25 at 8pm & 10pm Regina Carter's “Reverse Thread": Sunday, September 26 at 11:30am Ticket Office: 732-246-SHOW (7469) New Brunswick, NJ (August 25, 2010)—The State Theatre presents the annual return of the New Jersey Blues & Jazz ...

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Telluride Blues Fest: First Annual Sunset Blues Concert

Source: JamBase
September 8, 2010

FREE CONCERT KICK-OFF ON THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 16 FEATURING MATT SCHOFIELD AND THE GOLD KINGS The Telluride Blues & Brews Festival is delighted to announce the addition of a free concert to kick-off the weekend's festivities. The Sunset Blues Concert, which will be held on Thursday, September 16, 2010, will feature British blues sensation, Matt Schofield, and hometown favorites, the Gold Kings. Tickets for the 17th Annual Telluride Blues & Brews Festival are on sale now! A three-day pass is available ...

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JazzFest Berlin 2010 Programme Available & Tickets On Sale

Source: Chris M. Slawecki
September 7, 2010

JazzFest Berlin 2010—Goes Europe! This year's edition of the Berlin Jazz Festival (JazzFest Berlin 2010) will take place from November 3 to 7. Artistic director Nils Landgren and the Berliner Festspiele treat you to a resounding jazz experience with 23 events, more than 30 jazz ensembles and roughly 250 musicians. The recent festival focusses on the colourful varieties of European jazz in a multi-faceted five-days programme. Different generations of German jazz are represented—by elder statesman Emil Mangelsdorff, by visionary avant-garde ...

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Jazz on the Green :review of New Haven Jazz Festival August 21, 2010

Source: Notes on Jazz by Ralph A. Miriello
September 7, 2010

The end of summer is always hectic and I find myself knee deep in things that I should have already written about. The free jazz concerts that are offered almost every summer in New Haven, on the beautiful New Haven Green, are amongst the most enjoyable jazz events of the year in the Connecticut area. So if its not too late, here is a brief summary of the last concert in that series that took place on Saturday August 21, ...

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Phillip 'Doc' Martin Returns to Catalina Island Jazztraxx Festival

Source: JamaicaMusic Offbeat
September 5, 2010

Jamaican-American saxophonist Phillip “Doc" Martin is among 40 Smooth Jazz stars set to shine at the 24th Catalina Island JazzTrax Festival over 3 weekends beginning September 30 in the spectacular Avalon Casino Ballroom (Looking out to Sea) and unplugged under the nighttime skies at the Wrigley's Ranch on exquisite California island. The dentistry grad and saxophonist, with a new CD Realization, makes his third appearance at JazzTraxx on Saturday, October 2 when he lines up with Swiss keyboardist Alex Bugnon, ...

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