Festival News

At Ground Level, Taking Jazz's Pulse

Source: Michael Ricci
January 9, 2010

A lot of people at the Winter Jazzfest this weekend will be ticking off names on a mental checklist, or filing them away for later. This two-day festival, now in its sixth year, is expressly made for them: the prowlers and perusers, many seeking talent for hire. But tickets are also available to the public, at $25 a night or $30 for both, which gives the Winter Jazzfest another, more fascinating purpose. It is for the moment the only real ...

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Skywards Dubai International Jazz Festival to Feature for the First Time, the Oriental Fusion Sensation and Oud Unique Player Charbel Rouhana

Source: Chillout Productions
January 9, 2010

Charbel Rouhana's remarkable appearance with his all-new fusion project will take place on February 17th, 2010 at the Dubai Media City Amphitheatre Charbel Rouhana is known to be one of the finest Oud players in Lebanon. He pursued his music education to obtain his diploma in Oud instrumentation in 1986 and his M.A. in musicology in 1987. One of his major achievements is establishing a new methodology in playing the Oud. This method was published and adopted by the National ...

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New York Warms to Winter Jazzfest

Source: Michael Ricci
January 8, 2010

The weekend event hopes to fill the void created by the loss of the International Assn. of Jazz Educators. Winter Jazzfest is “not like most jazz festivals, which tend to be overly corporate," Jason Moran says.

Violinist Jenny Scheinman is eagerly anticipating this weekend's Winter Jazzfest in Manhattan -- not only because she'll be introducing her new duo with pianist Jason Moran but also because she'll have a chance to catch up with friends that she rarely gets to see. ...

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6th Edition of Jakarta International Java Jazz Festival set for March 5-7, 2010

Source: Michael Ricci
January 4, 2010

A consequence of a festival's increasing popularity is the continuous rise of visitors from year to year. During the first year of Jakarta International Java Jazz Festival (in 2005), it attracted 57,800 people during its three-day course. Fast forward to its fifth year, Jakarta International Java Jazz Festival (known better as Java Jazz Festival), the largest jazz festival in the Southern hemisphere was attended by 84,350 people.

To ensure the comfort of its escalating visitors, its organizer, Java Festival Production, ...

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2010 Temecula Valley International Jazz Festival

Source: Michael Ricci
December 26, 2009

From July 9th to 11th in the Southern California Wine Country City of Temecula, thousands will converge to celebrate the “first lady of song, “ Ella Fitzgerald, the most popular female jazz singer in the United States for more than half a century. In her lifetime, she won 13 Grammy awards and sold over 40 million albums. She worked with all the jazz greats, from Duke Ellington, Count Basie and Nat King Cole to Frank Sinatra, Dizzy Gillespie and Benny ...

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David Gray to Draw Another Line at the Skywards Dubai International Jazz Festival 2010!

Source: Chillout Productions
December 23, 2009

Award winning David Gray is back with an all-new Album and for another sell-out show at the 8th Skywards Dubai International Jazz Festival on Thursday February 18th, 2010 at Dubai Media City Outdoor Amphitheater! Due to the huge demand and the growing fan base of the UK's folk rock scene master, David Gray is hailed back for another performance expected to be a massive attraction to a huge crowd waiting for the return of this unique artist with his latest ...

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Xerox Rochester International Jazz Festival Announces Two New Club Pass Venues and Special Series

Source: Michael Ricci
December 23, 2009

Club Pass Special Holiday Price Ends Soon! Rochester, NY -- John Nugent and Marc Iacona, Producers of the Xerox Rochester International Jazz Festival (XRIJF) have announced that two new Club Pass venues will be added to the Festival's 9th Edition in 2010. The new venues will bring the total number Club Pass venues to 11 and total Club Pass shows to 180. The new venues, both within walking distance of other Club Pass venues, are Abilene Bar and Lounge at ...

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Jazz on Edge Festival Finds New Home

Source: Michael Ricci
December 22, 2009

Jazz On Edge, an annual festival celebrating creative musicians performing their own work, opens its second season at a new venue, the Garden Theatre (160 West Plant Street, Winter Garden) on Saturday, February 6, 2010, at 7:30pm. The show features one of renowned pianist Edward Simon's few Central Florida performances, the internationally acclaimed Tiptons Saxophone Quartet and Drums in their Orlando-area debut, and an “after hours" jam with New York trumpeter Brian Groder.

7:30 pm - 10 pm, February 6, ...

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