Festival News

Zimbabwe: Hugh Masekela to Thrill Jazz Lovers

Source: Michael Ricci
February 25, 2010

Harare -- South African jazz crooner Hugh Masekela leads the list of performers at the Harare Jazz Festival scheduled for Harare Sports Club on April 17. Masekela is a trumpet player and arranger best known for the 1968 jazzy instrumental hit Grazing in the Grass. His other popular hits locally include Mandela (Bring Him Back Home) and Shebeen. The Independence eve festival will see Masekela sharing the stage with Zimbabwean groups among them, the Cool Crooners Mbare Trio and music ...

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Taiko Fest La Mirada Weekend

Source: All About Jazz
February 25, 2010

This weekend, Biola University will hold it's annual Student Congress on Racial Reconciliation (SCORR).

Now in its fourteenth year, the conference attracts over two hundred attendees, including students, faculty and alumni from various Christian universities across the nation, seeking to dialog on issues concerning social justice, diversity and reconciliation within Christian Higher Education.

Closing the conference on Saturday evening is Taiko Fest, a high-powered, energetic performance by two drum groups. Both Progressive Taiko, based in Los Angeles, and Koshin Taiko, ...

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George Wein and Carefusion Announce New York Jazz Festival Schedule

Source: Carolyn McClair Public Relations
February 25, 2010

CAREFUSION JAZZ FESTIVAL MAKES NEW YORK DEBUT JUNE 17 - 26 45 Concerts at 20 Venues Highlight CareFusion Jazz Festival New York NEW YORK, NY, February 25, 2010 - CareFusion, a leading global medical device company, and festival producer George Wein today announced the schedule for the CareFusion Jazz Festival New York, which takes over the city June 17 - 26 with 45 concerts at 20 venues. “I am grateful that CareFusion came forward to re-ignite the tradition of New ...

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John Bell and Sunny Join Jojo for Nola Jazz Fest Show

Source: JamBase
February 24, 2010

John Bell & Domingo 'Sunny' Ortiz Join JoJo's Mardi Gras Band For NOLA Jazz Fest Show

JoJo Hermann Half of Widespread Panic will come together for a Jazz Fest night show on Thursday, April 29 at The Howlin' Wolf. Billed as DOWN ON THE BAYOU II, the night will include JoJo's Mardi Gras Band featuring John Hermann, John Bell, Sunny Ortiz, George Porter Jr., Anders Osborne, Papa Mali and more artists to be announced.

Tickets and further details available at ...

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Abu Dhabi Festival 2010 to Feature Middle East Debut of Jazz Master Wynton Marsalis

Source: Michael Ricci
February 24, 2010

Abu Dhabi, UAE -- The Abu Dhabi Music & Arts Foundation (ADMAF) today announced that Wynton Marsalis will make his debut in the Arab World as part of the Abu Dhabi Festival 2010. The nine time Grammy Award winner will join one of the strongest line ups the festival has ever offered when he performs on 5th April at Emirates Palace, adding a new flavor to this three week manifestation of world class performances in traditional and classical music, drama, ...

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All Points West Festival in Jersey City This Summer in Doubt

Source: Michael Ricci
February 24, 2010

It may be only February, but for the concert industry the summer is already here, with artists completing their tour schedules and festivals releasing their lineups. Bonnaroo, in Tennessee in June, has announced most of its 100-plus acts, and blogs have been buzzing for weeks about who is expected for Lollapalooza in Chicago in August.

One name, however, has been conspicuously absent from the chatter: All Points West, the three-day festival at Liberty State Park in Jersey City. Begun two ...

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Jazz Fest Taps Pianist Miller as Resident Artist, Unveils Partial Lineup

Source: Michael Ricci
February 23, 2010

The Detroit International Jazz Festival announced today that pianist Mulgrew Miller will be artist-in-residence for the 2010 edition of the annual downtown Labor Day weekend festival. Miller, 54, a leading mainstream pianist known for his versatility and his swinging, harmonically acute style, will perform with several groups, including his own sextet Wingspan. He'll also be involved in education and outreach activities in the months leading up the festival. The Memphis-born Miller succeeds a pair of bassists as the festival's resident ...

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"The New York Observer," HSBC Bank USA and Fuel Outdoor Present the Inaugural HSBC Jazz Festival at the Nokia Theatre

Source: Michael Ricci
February 22, 2010

Al Jarreau, Spyro Gyra, Jonathan Butler and Patti Austin to headline three-night event in March: Tickets on sale NOW

New York City: 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 ...

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