Festival News

25th Annual TD Vancouver International Jazz Festival Announces Major Artists to Headline B.C. Honda Dealers Series at the Centre Plus Nikki Yanofsky and John Pizzarelli to Perform at Queen Elizabeth Theatre

Source: Michael Ricci
March 17, 2010

Tickets on sale March 25 at 10 AM Vancouver's signature festival--the TD Vancouver International Jazz Festival--celebrates its 25th anniversary June 25 - July 4, 2010. The Festival is pleased to announce that tickets will go on sale March 25 for Nikki Yanofsky and John Pizzarelli at the Queen Elizabeth Theatre Marquee Series (July 3) and for the eight-night B.C. Honda Dealers Classic Sounds at The Centre Series (June 25 - July 2). Fourteen-time Grammy-winning pianist Chick Corea, the 'I Believe' ...

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Soul'd out Music Festival

Source: JamBase
March 17, 2010

INNAUGURAL OUTING FOR EXCITING NEW FEST APRIL 11-24 IN PORTLAND, OREGON

The first annual Soul'd Out Music Festival will take place over two weeks, throughout eight of Portland's most prestigious venues. Featuring artists from across the musical spectrum, including jazz, funk, blues, hip-hop, soul and more, SOMF brings them all together under the banner of Soulful Music. Soul music, unlike any other, has the unique ability to unite us across perceived differences in race, culture or generation. ...

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Cape May Jazz Festival Aril 16-18, 2010

Source: Michael Ricci
March 16, 2010

At the 33rd Cape May Jazz Festival--April 16-18, 2010--presented by Bank of America and New Jersey Department of Travel and Tourism, every ballad tells a story you'll want to hear, and the blues takes you from from heartache to joy. Hard-bop to mellow sax, high-pitch to expressive-soul trumpet, Latin piano to kickin' keyboard, Cape May Jazz offers it all. Friday opens with Spyro Gyra's mix of straight-ahead jazz, blues, Latin, Brazilian, instrumental pop, funk and fusion. For three decades they ...

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24th International Folk Music Festival

Source: Michael Ricci
March 16, 2010

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Jazz Festivals Worldwide - March 2010

Source: JAZZzology by Richard Watters
March 16, 2010

Here is a list of the worldwide jazz fests (with links to their websites) for the month of March 2010... Festival Jazz Terrassa - 6 to 28Barcelona, SpainJazz a l'Auditori - TBAEl Vendrell, Tarragona, SpainMuzEnergo - 12 to 21Dubna, RussiaGrenoble Jazz Festival - 16 to April 3Grenoble, FranceBrandon Jazz Festival - 18 to 20Brandon, MB, CanadaSavannah Music Festival - 18 to April 3Savannah, GA, ...

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Steve Blanco Trio to Play LIC Jazz Festival on March 28th

Source: Michael Ricci
March 15, 2010

New York City) Steve Blanco Trio will be performing at The Secret Theater as part of the LIC Jazz Festival in Long Island City, NY on Sunday March 28th. The event will be a entire day of talented local Jazz musicians performing in a variety of different ensembles and settings. Long Island City is home to many professional artists and musicians, and the LIC JAZZ FEST will be another in a long line of cultural contributions to the community. The ...

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Pizarro: Tough Spot for San Jose Jazz

Source: Michael Ricci
March 15, 2010

Just a year after getting a much-needed rescue by AT&T, San Jose Jazz is struggling to keep its doors open until the late-summer festival. But the group's board isn't crying poor to the cash-strapped city. Instead, it hopes the thousands of jazz fans who flock to the festival each year or a company interested in those ears will help close a $120,000 shortfall before June. And leaders are putting their money where their hopes are. Board members Jan De Carli ...

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Add a Little Jazz to Your Life with the 33rd Annual Atlanta Jazz Festival

Source: Michael Ricci
March 15, 2010

ATLANTA - Whether it's out-of-this-world improvisation or boogie-woogie notes of Big Band music that moves you, the 33rd Annual Atlanta Jazz Festival embodies the spirit of Jazz and will unite the City of Atlanta for 31 days of amazing music during the “31 Days of Jazz" this May. The month-long celebration culminates in Piedmont Park on Memorial Day weekend, Saturday, May 29 and Sunday, May 30, with music from local and nationally-renowned artists including Marcus Miller “Tutu Revisited the music ...

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