Festival News

Legends Festival in South Carolina to Honor Natives and Other Jazz Greats

Source: Michael Ricci
May 17, 2010

By Larry Reni Thomas

South Carolina is the native state and former home of several distinguished jazz musicians, including the most well-known, John Birks “Dizzy" Gillespie, the trumpeter, composer, bandleader and co-creator of bebop, who was born in Cheraw, South Carolina. There are several others, like the high note trumpet master, Cat Anderson, a former member of the famed Jenkins Orphanage Band of Charleston, who was a member of Duke Ellington's orchestra; and Charleston native, guitarist/composer, ((Freddie Green}}, who was ...

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Carmen Lundy Performs Ocho Rios International Jazz Festival June 13

Source: JamaicaMusic Offbeat
May 17, 2010

World-renowned American jazz vocalist, songwriter, and actress Carmen Lundy who is also celebrated painter, is among the international artists to perform at the week-long Ohio Rios International Jazz Festival, June 13-20.

Lundy has been performing for 3 decades, with a focus on original material, during which she has earned positive comparison to Aretha Franklin, Ella Fitzgerald and Sarah Vaughan.After studying at Miami University, Carmen Lundy moved to New York in 1978 and worked with Grammy Award-winning Puerto Rican jazz ...

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2010 Temecula Valley International Jazz Festival

Source: Michael Ricci
May 16, 2010

July 9, 10 and 11, 2010, the 7th annual Temecula Valley International Jazz Festival, located in the Southern California Wine Country City of Temecula, has announced a change of venue from Main St. in Old Town, to the new Home of the Chuck Niles Memorial Jazz Library and the Temecula Valley Cultural Arts & Music Center at 27455 Tierra Alta Way. This year's festival is in honor of the “first lady of song, “ Ella Fitzgerald. Tributes to Ella include ...

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Joshua Tree Music Festival

Source: All About Jazz
May 16, 2010

When it comes to desert music festivals, Coachella isn't the only game in town. The eighth annual Joshua Tree Music Festival offers three days of eclectic live music under the expansive sky of the Mojave.

Scheduled performers include the cross-cultural electronica act Mexican Institute of Sound, the Afrobeat artist Wunmi and the Bulgarian-born singer-songwriter Geri X.

May 14-17 2010 Joshua Tree Lake Campground 2601 Sunfair Road, Joshua Tree. 6 p.m.-midnight Fri. 11 a.m.-midnight Sat. ...

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31st Annual Detroit Jazz Festival

Source: All About Jazz
May 16, 2010

Subtitled “Flame Keepers: Carrying the Torch for Modern Jazz," the 31st annual Detroit Jazz Fest will pay homage to six trailblazers of modern jazz: Art Blakey, Ray Brown, Miles Davis, Horace Silver, Betty Carter, and Gil Evans.

The talents of these geniuses burned brightly not only through the movements they created, but also through their investment in and 'schooling' of young players - now seasoned and carrying the torch for their mentors. Terri Pontremoli Executive and Artistic Director ...

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Montreal Jazz Festival Announces Full Indoor Lineup

Source: All About Jazz
May 16, 2010

Herbie Hancock performs June 27 at Montreal's Theatre Maisonneuve of Place des Arts.

Keith Jarrett, Gary Peacock and Jack DeJohnette will perform July 3, organizers for the Montreal International Jazz Festival revealed Tuesday while announcing the festival's final group of ticketed indoor shows. The three musicians last appeared together at the festival three years ago. DeJohnette's incomparable drum work will also be present - in spirit, at least - when an eclectic group of Miles Davis disciples put their own ...

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53rd Monterey Jazz Festival

Source: All About Jazz
May 16, 2010

Welcome to the Monterey Jazz Festival 3-Day Celebration of the Best in Jazz, with over 500 artist appearing on 8 stages on 20 acres in the heart of Monterey, California!

Monterey Jazz Festival Artist Highlights September 17-19 2010

* The return of jazz legends Chick Corea, Dianne Reeves, Roy Hargrove, Chris Potter, Christian McBride, Billy Childs, Kenny Garrett, and more

* The MJF debut of Harry Connick, Jr., Ahmad Jamal, Angelique Kidjo, Les Nubians, Delbert McClinton, Trombone Shorty, ...

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Summer Stages: Pop and Jazz

Source: Michael Ricci
May 16, 2010

California

HOLLYWOOD BOWL June 12-Oct. 8. It's become somewhat de rigueur to pair a pop act with an orchestra (one gets a little extra bombast, the other a little extra edge), and each summer, the Hollywood Bowl plays matchmaker. On June 15 Sting will perform with the Royal Philharmonic Concert Orchestra; on July 2-4 Vince Gill will team up with the Los Angeles Philharmonic; on Aug. 13-14 Harry Connick Jr. and his Big Band will do the same; ...

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