Festival News

UCLA Live Abandons What Set It Apart

Source: Michael Ricci
June 24, 2010

Feeling a touch more provincial lately? You should. With the cancellation of UCLA Lives International Theatre Festival, Los Angeles status as a cultural world capital has suffered a serious blow.

The fall program that brought cutting-edge theater from across the globe to the Westwood campus has been officially put on ice.

It's a depressing though not unexpected development. In May, UCLA Live executive and artistic director David Sefton resigned in response to the cost-savings edicts coming down from above that ...

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New Festival Productions Re-Instates Ticket Discount Offers at Newport Folk Festival and Carefusion Newport Jazz Festival

Source: Carolyn McClair Public Relations
June 23, 2010

To Celebrate Independence Day, New Festival Productions Re-instates Ticket Discount Offers at Newport Folk Festival and CareFusion Newport Jazz Festival

NEWPORT, RI, June 22, 2010 - George Wein, CEO of New Festival Productions, LLC, announced today that he is re-instating the $50.00 General Admission ticket for the Newport Folk Festival and CareFusion Newport Jazz Festival to give local buyers another chance to get this special price. The discounted tickets (regularly priced at $69.00) must be purchased in person at the ...

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The Preservation Hall Jazz Band Presents Contemporary Approach to Traditional New Orleans Sound

Source: Carolyn McClair Public Relations
June 23, 2010

The Preservation Hall Jazz Band Presents Contemporary Approach to Traditional New Orleans Sound at Newport Folk Festival on Sunday, August 1

NEWPORT, RI, June 22, 2010 - Of all the acts confirmed for this year's eclectic Newport Folk Festival, perhaps none better personify the 51-year cultural institution than does the New Orleans-based The Preservation Hall Jazz Band, a half-century tradition in its own right.

Under the guidance of founder and producer George Wein, Newport Folk has long The Preservation Hall ...

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Taos Mountain Music Fest: Gov't Mule, Ymsb, S. Copeland

Source: JamBase
June 23, 2010

MORE ACTS TO BE CONFIRMED IN THE COMING DAYS

Gov't Mule The Taos Ski Valley Chamber of Commerce will present the Second Annual Taos Mountain Music Festival in Taos Ski Valley, New Mexico on September 5, 2010. The Taos Ski Valley is situated on four acres of fenced land and surrounded by the towering Sangre de Cristo Mountains.

This year's lineup includes Gov't Mule, Yonder Mountain String Band, Shemekia Copeland, and Mia Borders, with more bands to be announced. ...

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Academic Series in Jazzy Surroundings

Source: Michael Ricci
June 23, 2010

Maybe location really is everything. When Mannes College the New School for Music presents its annual summer festival concerts in its auditorium on the Upper West Side, they seem low key and academic, no matter how vividly played and well attended they are. But following in the footsteps of the Keys to the Future festival, which was held at the similarly quaint Greenwich House Music School until this year, Mannes has moved a few of the concerts in its Institute ...

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Glastonbury Calls to Music Lovers

Source: All About Jazz
June 23, 2010

More than 177,000 attendees and millions of TV viewers will celebrate Glastonbury Festival this week as the world's biggest -- and many say best -- annual live music event marks its 40th anniversary.

As a nod to this milestone, producers have lined up a list of artists from previous fests, including headliners Gorillaz, Muse and Stevie Wonder. More than just a music festival, a goal of Glastonbury is to be a promotional venue for environmental and social causes. This year,WaterAid, ...

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New York "Play Me, I'm Yours" 60 Public Pianos

Source: All About Jazz
June 23, 2010

Two Week Public Art Project Kicks Off on June 21 at the Make Music New York One-day Festival Featuring 1,000 Free Musical Performances throughout New York City

For Locations of Pianos and Performances and More Information, Call 311 or Visit NYC.gov

Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg, First Deputy Mayor Patricia E. Harris, Sing for Hope Co-Founding Director Camille Zamora and Make Music New York Founder Aaron Friedman today announced Play Me, I'm Yours, a two-week citywide music program that will feature ...

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Joao Gilberto Concert at Carnegie Hall Canceled

Source: Michael Ricci
June 22, 2010

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