Festival News

18th Annual Las Vegas City of Lights Jazz and R&B Festival

Source: All About Jazz
March 15, 2010

18TH ANNUAL LAS VEGAS CITY OF LIGHTS JAZZ AND R&B FESTIVAL SATURDAY, APRIL 24TH 2010 THE BIGEST NAMES IN SMOOTH JAZZ

Michael Schivo Presents, celebrating 45 years as Nevada's premier Pop, Rock and Jazz concert promoter, has again teamed up with Las Vegas Events (LVE) the Las Vegas mega producers of the city's largest tourists events, and KJLH RADIO FREE and KTWV THE WAVE IN LOS ANGELES to co-sponsor the 18th Annual Las Vegas City of ...

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Entertainment St. Louis Announces Plans for Downtown Blues, Jazz Festivals

Source: St. Louis Jazz Notes by Dean Minderman
March 13, 2010

The production company Entertainment St. Louis has announced plans to stage a blues festival this summer in downtown St. Louis and also to take over and move an existing (but as yet unnamed) jazz festival to an unspecified downtown location.The Riverfront Times' Nick Lucchesi was at the news conference on Thursday at which these and several other downtown events were announced, and posted about it on the A to Z blog here.“Mike Kociela and K. Sonderegger, ...

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Furthur Fest at MTN Aire Memorial Day Weekend

Source: JamBase
March 13, 2010

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Asheville Earth Day NMS, Sal Santana, Afromotive

Source: JamBase
March 12, 2010

THE 3RD ANNUAL ASHEVILLE EARTH DAY CELEBRATES THE 40TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED EARTH DAY IN A BIG WAY

The New Mastersounds Greenlife Grocery and AMJam Productions have teamed up again, and the 3rd Annual Asheville Earth Day is set to take play on Saturday, April 17, 2010. The free event for the city of Asheville will once again be held at Martin Luther King, Jr. Park in Downtown Asheville, NC. This year's event will bring back ...

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Tri-C Jazzfest 2010 Lineup

Source: The Independent Ear by Willard Jenkins
March 11, 2010

Bass master Charlie Haden will be in residence at the 2010 Tri-C JazzFest 

  By John Soeder, The Plain Dealer February 23, 2010, 12:00PM Pianist Ramsey Lewis, a National Endowment for the Arts Jazz Master, and the Grammy-winning hip-hop group the Roots are among the artists booked for the 31st annual Tri-C JazzFests eclectic lineup. The festivities kick off Thursday, April 15, with a free parade around Clevelands Tower City Center and ...

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Bellevue Jazz Festival Announces Lineup

Source: Seattle Jazz Scene
March 9, 2010

The Bellevue Downtown Association today announced the featured lineup for the 2010 Bellevue Jazz Festival presented by First Tech Credit Union at the Theatre at Meydenbauer Center, June 3-6. Festival packages and individual tickets go on sale March 11 at bellevuejazz.com.

2010 FEATURED ARTISTS:

Terence Blanchard Quintet The Bad Plus Pat Martino Bill Charlap and Renee Rosnes plus Sachal Vasandani Quartet Seattle Repertory Jazz Orchestra also featuring the Bellevue Jazz Festival

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Hyatt Regency Newport Beach Jazz Festival

Source: Michael Ricci
March 9, 2010

Tickets on sale now! 3 Day Room Packages are currently on Sale Friday - May 14 - 8 pm Summer Jazz Amphitheater Gentlemen of the Night Marion Meadows, Michael Lington & Paul Taylor Saturday - May 15 Boney James * Brian Culbertson * R 'n' R * Bobby Caldwell & Eric Darius and more Sunday - May 16 Dave Koz * Guitars & Sax * Spyro Gyra * Euge Groove ...

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Sydney-Bay Day Festival and Viva the Duo

Source: Michael Ricci
March 6, 2010

Sydney Band at Tea Festival Viva the duo,a Local band from Northern Beaches of Sydney will be performing at Bay Day festival at Mcilwaine park at Rhodes on the 28th March. Bay day is free festival, celebrating the history of tea and the way different cultures love and enjoy the world's most popular beverage. In keeping with the multicultural aspect of the event, Viva the duo will be performing a special blend of music from their repertoire of world music ...

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