Festival News

2010 Women in Jazz Fest Honoring Robin Bell Stevens, Emme Kemp and the Centennial of Mary Lou Williams

Source: Jim Eigo, Jazz Promo Services
February 5, 2010

A note from the International Women In Jazz:

Dear Friends: April is “Jazz Appreciation Month." We are happy to announce that the International Women in Jazz is producing the Women in Jazz Festival 2010. IWJ will recognize and pay tribute to the achievements and significance of women Jazz musicians and give them the opportunity to share their talent with other members of the Jazz world. Our Festival will be held on Friday, April 23 and Saturday, April 24, at ...

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Oxford Jazz Festival Returns for 2010 Bigger and Better

Source: All About Jazz
February 3, 2010

Inspired Jazz Oxford is set to play host to a four-day jazz spectacular once again after the success of 2009, with over 40 performances taking place across the prestigious city's most historic and exciting venues. Taking place over Easter weekend (1st to 4th April), the second Oxford Jazz Festival features performances from some of the leading lights from the world of jazz including Liane Carroll, Mornington Lockett, Pete Oxley's Flight of Hand featuring Dave O'Higgens, Kairos Quartet, Clara Sanabras, BD ...

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Cornet Chop Suey, St. Louis Rivermen to Play Central Illinois Jazz Festival

Source: St. Louis Jazz Notes by Dean Minderman
February 3, 2010

St. Louis bands Cornet Chop Suey and the St. Louis Rivermen are headed up the road this weekend to perform at the Central Illinois Jazz Festival, which will take place Friday, February 5 through Sunday, February 7 at the Decatur Conference Center and Hotel in Decatur, IL.This is the 35th year for the Central Illinois Jazz Festival, which presents traditional New Orleans and Chicago-style jazz, swing, ragtime and Gypsy jazz. Other groups performing at this year's event will ...

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32nd Annual Playboy Jazz Festival

Source: All About Jazz
February 2, 2010

Your Guide to the Playboy Jazz Festival 2010 Saturday and Sunday June 12 and 13 at The Hollywood Bowl, Presented in Cooperation with The L.A. Philharmonic Association

Tickets Available NOW By Mail Order Ticket Prices Start at $20!

The 32nd annual Playboy Jazz Festival is in the works! This landmark event continues its rich tradition of featuring the biggest names in jazz, along with future jazz headliners delivering an exciting mix of everything from standards and blues to ...

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Philadelphia International Festival of the Arts, April 7 - May 1, 2011

Source: Michael Ricci
February 2, 2010

Philadelphia, PA - Lights on, curtains up. It's Philadelphia's moment, as the Philadelphia International Festival of the Arts (PIFA) turns a bright spotlight on the city's arts and cultural scene. For three weeks, from April 7 through May 1, 2011, audiences will revel in an array of one-time, only-in-Philadelphia productions by some of the region's top talents--many of whom will partner with or present international performers. PIFA will feature music, dance, fashion, fine arts, poetry, cuisine and more--all generously flavored ...

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Paris, 1910-1920 Inspires the Philadelphia International Festival of the Arts

Source: Michael Ricci
February 2, 2010

Philadelphia, PA -- The time was 1910 through 1920, the waning days of the “Belle Epoque" (or the “Beautiful Era"). The place was Paris, where a previous generation of artists had already changed the rules with their groundbreaking leap into Impressionism. The City of Lights was a magnet for artistic rebels who reshaped and redefined art, and the atmosphere was one of unprecedented imagination and creativity that would dictate how the world defined and interpreted art for the rest of ...

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Tony Bennett Paints the 2010 New Orleans Jazz Festival Poster

Source: Michael Ricci
February 2, 2010

Legendary performer and 15-time Grammy Winner Tony Bennett graced the stage at the New Orleans Jazz Festival in 2009 to the delight of fans that attended that exhilarating performance. This year, the singer who paints under his family name Benedetto, will participate as the official visual artist of the Festival by painting the image to be displayed on the Festival's annual poster. Bennett's portrait of his friend and colleague, the late Louis Prima will be reproduced as the 2010 New ...

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Shorecrest High School Jazz Festival

Source: Seattle Jazz Scene
February 2, 2010

Today, Shorecrest student Alexa Peters is producing a jazz festival at her high school to raise funds to buy a new piano for the music program.

The show starts at 7:00pm and features performances by Pearl Django, Dawn Clement and Susan Pascal.

Shorecrest High School 15343 25th Ave NE Shoreline, WA 98155

Tickets available at the door.

The Greatest Gig of His Life On Tuesday Feb 2, local jazz guitarist Ron Peters will be ...

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