Festival News

Honoring Heroes of Jazz, with Words, Silence and Improvisation

Source: Michael Ricci
June 26, 2010

Jazz has a long tradition of heroism, both in practice and reception, in the acts of musicians and how they are understood. For the last few generations, hard-core jazz audiences have spent a lot of time worrying that the academic might be riding up on the intuitive, and that the sense of heroism might be slipping away. But this is never a problem at the Vision Festival, where American free jazz has its annual rites.

Thursday nights Vision Festival bill ...

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Chicago Blues Festival | 06.11-06.13 | Chicago

Source: JamBase
June 25, 2010

Words by: Mark Korosa | Photos by Norman Sands

Chicago Blues Festival :: 06.11.10-06.13.10 :: Grant Park :: Chicago, IL

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Grant Park on Chicago's lakefront was home to the 27th Annual Chicago Blues Festival from June 11 - 13 of this year, celebrating 100 years of the late Chester Burnett, aka Howlin' Wolf. The Wolf would have ...

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Red Rocks Kickoff: Kyle Hollingsworth Brew Fest

Source: JamBase
June 26, 2010

KYLE HOLLINGSWORTH ANNOUNCES KYLE'S BREW FEST,A STRING CHEESE INCIDENT RED ROCKS KICKOFF PARTY AT DENVER'S GREAT DIVIDE BREWERY ON THURSDAY, JULY 22

Kyle Hollingsworth In anticipation of this summer's sold-out String Cheese Incident run at Red Rocks July 23-25, Kyle Hollingsworth will host Kyle's Brew Fest, a kick-off party at Denver's Great Divide Brewery on Thursday, July 22, to benefit Conscious Alliance. In addition to being a prolific musician, Hollingsworth has long been a fan of microbrews and specialty ...

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North Coast Music Fest: Umph, Disco Biscuits, Pretty Lights

Source: JamBase
June 24, 2010

CHEMICAL BROS, UMPHREY'S MCGEE, DE LA SOUL, NAS, DAMIAN MARLEY, DISCO BISCUITS, AND MORE

Umphrey's McGee The North Coast Music Festival, set to take place on September 3-5, have announced their single day lineups, and are offering single day tickets for only $35.

For a limited time, additional 3-day passes will remain available at $75. Local consumers who wish to avoid the convenience of e-commerce can grab a physical ticket at North Coast Music Fest's exclusive retail partners, Gramaphone ...

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Miles Davis Jazz Festival Adds to 2010 Lineup

Source: St. Louis Jazz Notes by Dean Minderman
June 26, 2010

Organizers of the Miles Davis Jazz Festival, which is scheduled for Saturday, August 14 at Lewis & Clark Community College in Godfrey, have informed StLJN of a couple of additions to this year's musical lineup.Along with the previously announced acts - saxophonist Michael Anthony Fitzgerald, guitarist Brian White, and the Howard Neal Band - the 2010 MDJF also will feature sets from Chicago-based saxophonist Michael Salter's 5-piece band Freakjar and Kansas City saxophonist Dave Panico.Salter (pictured) ...

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Postmortem: Undead Jazzfest

Source: Inverted Garden by Eric Benson
June 26, 2010

The Undead Jazzfest is safely back in its grave. The CareFusion and Vision festivals are in full-swing, and Undead co-organizer Adam Schatz is skipping town for a cross-country tour with his “zombie jazz" band Father Figures. (Catch their album release show on June 30th at 45 Bleecker.) So it's a little late for a full review, but nevertheless, I wanted to note a few observations for internet posterity.

Ben Ratliff wrote in his Undead recap that perhaps one of every ...

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Programme Jazz Middelheim 2010 Complete with Cassandra Wilson and Archie Shepp Quartet Feat. Roswell Rudd & Leon Parker

Source: Michael Ricci
June 25, 2010

This year the 29th edition of Jazz Middelheim takes place from August 12th through August 15th in Park Den Brandt in Antwerp, Belgium. With Cassandra Wilson and the Archie Shepp Quartet with Special Guests Roswell Rudd & Leon Parker the last two names are added to the programme. Toots Thielemans comes to Jazz Middelheim with his Quartet. Earlier the festival announced artists like Wayne Shorter Quartet, Ahmad Jamal, McCoy Tyner Trio feat. Joe Lovano, Dave Holland Flamenco Project for the ...

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Pearl Jam to Join Van Morrison and Aretha Franklin at New Orleans

Source: Michael Ricci
June 24, 2010

They may call it the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival, but a lineup of pop and rock performers including Pearl Jam, Drake and My Morning Jacket will be making their debuts at that annual Louisiana music series next year.

On Tuesday, organizers of the 41st edition of Jazz Fest said that Aretha Franklin, Van Morrison, Lionel Richie, the Allman Brothers Band, Widespread Panic, the Black Crowes and B.B. King would be among the festival veterans returning in the spring; ...

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