Festival News

Newport Riot, 50 Years Later

Source: JazzWax by Marc Myers
July 2, 2010

As I write in the Wall Street Journal today (here), Friday marks the 50th anniversary of the Newport Jazz Festival riot. On July 2, 1960, upward of 12,000 teens and college students poured into tiny Newport, R.I., for a weekend of excitement. Unfortunately for the partying crowd, 16,500 jazz fans had already purchased all the tickets to the festival's events and had reserved every available room in town. [Pictured: Rhode Island state police officer with a rioter]

Frustrated and cranky,thousands ...

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New Orleans is the Theme at 10th Annual Berklee Beantown Jazz Fest in Boston, September 15-25

Source: MassJazz: Jazz in Massachusetts
July 2, 2010

New Orleans, the birthplace of jazz, is the theme of this year's Berklee BeanTown Jazz Fest, taking place in Boston from September 15-25, 2010.

Jazz greats such as Terence Blanchard, Jonathan Batiste, and the Wild Magnolias, will bring the Big Easy to Boston, in part to commemorate the five year anniversary of Hurricane Katrina that devastated New Orleans.

They'll play alongside jazz musicians from around the world, including Paula Cole, Kurt Rosenwinkel, the Bad Plus, Nona Hendryx, Danilo Perez, Mendoza ...

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Wilco Solid Sound Festival set for August 13-15

Source: Ars Nova Workshop
July 2, 2010

On August 13-15, MASS MoCA will be transforming the sleepy Western Massachusetts town of North Adams into a paradise city for fans of critically acclaimed rock band Wilco. The Wilco Solid Sound Festival - a Wilco-curated 3 day music, art, comedy, and film event - will showcase numerous Wilco side-projects. In the same spirit, Ars Nova Workshop is pleased to announce that we will present two of these Wilco side-projects here in Philadelphia to conclude what has been an excellent ...

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Newport Folk Festival & Carefusion Newport Jazz Festival Partner with Hotels

Source: Carolyn McClair Public Relations
July 1, 2010

George Wein's Newport Folk Festival and CareFusion Newport Jazz Festival Partner with Newport Hotels for Special Promotions NEWPORT, RI - George Wein's Newport Folk Festival (July 30 - August 1) and the CareFusion Newport Jazz Festival (August 6 - 8) are partnering with some of Newport's finest hotels to offer special room and ticket promotions. The Preferred Festival Hotels are Hotel Viking, Newport Harbor Hotel & Marina, Newport Marriott and Hyatt Regency Newport. Hotel Viking, a Newport classic located near ...

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Enjoy a Handful of Keys at Carefusion Newport Jazz Festival

Source: Carolyn McClair Public Relations
July 1, 2010

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Freihofer's Saratoga Jazz Festival 2010

Source: Ken Franckling's Jazz Notes
June 30, 2010

Taking note of newcomers, up-and-comers

The Saratoga Performing Arts Center's annual jazz festival in bucolic Saratoga Springs, N.Y., is many different things to the thousands of attendees, some of whom seem to be there every single year. It's a chance for summer weekend reunions of families, extended families and groups of friends - who roll in with coolers, lawn chairs, tarps and tents each day and their own branded signage during the last weekend in June.

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Monterey Jazz Festival and Monterey Bay Aquarium Announce Weekly "Evenings by the Bay" Summer Concert Series

Source: Monterey Jazz Festival
June 29, 2010

Monterey Jazz Festival and Monterey Bay Aquarium Announce Weekly Evenings by the Bay" Summer Concert Series

Performances Feature Live Jazz by Professional Musicians and Students in MJF's Jazz Education Programs, Saturday and Sunday Evenings, July 3 - September 5, 2010

Monterey, CA; The Monterey Jazz Festival is proud to announce the third year of the Evenings by the Bay" concert series, produced in collaboration with the Monterey Bay Aquarium. Taking place Saturday and Sunday evenings from 6 - 8 p.m. ...

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ER Doctors Call for End to Raves at L.A. Coliseum

Source: Michael Ricci
June 29, 2010

Several emergency room physicians Monday called for an end to raves at the Los Angeles Coliseum and Exposition Park after a massive weekend event sent scores of teenagers and young adults to hospitals, mostly for drug intoxication.

At least two people were in the intensive care unit for drug intoxication at California Hospital Medical Center, including one minor. Another minor was rushed to Good Samaritan Hospital comatose; the minor had drunk from another attendees water bottle without realizing it had ...

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