Festival News

All Good Adds: Keller Bassnectar, Garage, McCourys

Source: JamBase
March 5, 2010

14th Annual All Good Music Festival Adds: KELLER WILLIAMS, BASSNECTAR, GARAGE A TROIS, & TRAVELIN' MCCOURYS Already Confirmed Performers Include FURTHUR WIDESPEAD PANIC, UMPHREY'S MCGEE, YMSB & MORE

Walther Productions has announced the following additions to the 2010 All Good Music Festival lineup. The festival will take place July 8-11 in Masontown, WV on Marvin's Mountaintop. Over 40 bands will be featured with no overlapping sets allowing fans to see every set and every band on ...

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Al Jarreau, Spyro Gyra, Jonathan Butler and Patti Austin Headline Three-Night HSBC Jazz Festival in March

Source: Michael Ricci
March 4, 2010

Tickets on sale NOW!

New York, NY -- For the first time, The New York Observer, HSBC Bank USA, N.A. ("HSBC") and Fuel Outdoor are teaming up to present the HSBC Jazz Festival, a three-night musical event at the NOKIA Theatre Times Square on March 25, March 27, and March 28, featuring artists including Al Jarreau, Spyro Gyra, Jonathan Butler and Patti Austin.

Produced by Marquee Concerts, the festival kicks off with two acts that are sure to keep audience ...

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Star-Studded Line-up for Capetown International Jazz Festival 2010

Source: Michael Ricci
March 4, 2010

US keyboardist Jeff Lorber; a Dutch hip-hop duo called La Melodia and Cape Town-based guitarist Allou April are the newcomers to the programme. This brings to 42, the groups that will perform at the festival that takes place on Saturday 4 and Sunday 5 April at the Cape Town International Convention Centre (CTICC). Like we do in our programming, in finalising our lineup we had to ensure that there was something for different audiences and tastes. Jeff Lorber will definitely ...

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Splendid and Diverse Offerings and Venues with Care

Source: Ken Franckling's Jazz Notes
March 3, 2010

Impresario George Wein hasn't lost his touch. In fact, a year off from producing a full blown jazz festival in the Big Apple, seems to have enhanced that touch. Wein's New Festival Productions, LLC organization and his new corporate benefactor, CareFusion, have rolled out the details for the CareFusion Jazz Festival, which runs June 17 to 26 throughout New York City. “Throughout" is the significant word here. The festival has expanded its venues - ...

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Seabreeze Jazz Festival to Sizzle Northwest Florida Gulf Coast with Stellar Weekend of Smooth Jazz April 15-18th

Source: Michael Ricci
March 2, 2010

Jazz-lovers and sun-seekers across the nation are getting ready to shake off those winter blues --- with a remedy of white sands, beautiful water, and a dose of the best in smooth contemporary jazz. The coastal beach setting of Panama City Beach will come alive for the 2010 ResortQuest Seabreeze Jazz Festival, April 15th-18th at the Pier Park Amphitheater. Celebrating its 12th year on Floridas Northwest Gulf Coast, the event will provide an oasis for music lovers and a beach ...

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Third Annual Wine, Dine and Jazz Festival in Belleville Scheduled for June 11 and 12

Source: St. Louis Jazz Notes by Dean Minderman
March 2, 2010

The third annual Wine, Dine and Jazz Festival has been scheduled for Friday, June 11 and Saturday, June 12 in and around the main square in downtown Belleville, Illinois. The fest will run from 5:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. Friday and 2:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. Saturday.Although the music lineup is TBA and the fest's website still features last year's info, the event's Facebook fan page promises “eight regional jazz bands...including a jazz quartet from Scott Air Force ...

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The Portland Jazz Festival

Source: Rifftides by Doug Ramsey
March 2, 2010

I was unable to cover the Portland Jazz Festival this year, to my regret. For reasons of economy, the festival came in compact form; one week instead of two. Jack Berry of Oregon Music News tells me he thinks that smaller was better. Berry wrote about two of the festival artists. This is some of what he had to say in advance about Pharaoh Sanders, for forty years among the freest of the free.

Hot Club of Detroit Presents Seventh Annual Detroit Django Reinhardt Festival

Source: DL Media
March 2, 2010

Hot Club Of Detroit Presents Seventh Annual Detroit Django Reinhardt Festival Features Special Guests Howard Alden and Anat Cohen Mack Avenue recording artist Hot Club of Detroit presents their seventh annual Detroit Django Reinhardt Festival, Friday, March 19th through Sunday March 21st. Featuring special guests, guitarist Howard Alden and clarinetist/saxophonist Anat Cohen, Hot Club of Detroit is proud to bring this festival in celebration of Reinhardt's centennial to Detroit and Cleveland; two cities that Reinhardt himself performed in during ...

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