Festival News

Jazz Academy of Music Presents First Annual Mid-Atlantic Jazz Festival at the Hilton Rockville (Maryland)

Source: Fully Altered Media
October 22, 2009

Saxophonist & Educator Paul Carr & The Jazz Academy of Music (501 c-3) Revives Former East Coast Jazz Festival Under New Name, MID-ATLANTIC JAZZ FESTIVAL Event To Be Held Over Three Days, FEBRUARY, 19-21 2010 at The Hilton Rockville in Rockville, MD Festival to Feature National and Local Talent Including Mulgrew Miller, Bobby Watson, Terell Stafford, Lewis Nash & Many More At Affordable Daily Rates Jazz lovers will have reason to celebrate this February when the DC metro area's premier ...

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Jazzfest Berlin '09: Japanese Pianist Junko Onishi Replaces Robert Glasper

Source: Michael Ricci
October 21, 2009

Japanese Pianist Junko Onishi replaces Robert Glasper: Robert Glasper forced to cancel his JazzFest Berlin '09 concert on short notice

Blue Note pianist Robert Glasper has been obliged to cancel his concert at JazzFest Berlin '09 on short notice. Substituting for him is pianist Junko Onishi (Blue Note Japan), who will perform with bassist Ugonna Okegwo and drummer Gene Jackson on November 6th at 5:30 p.m. at the Glass Courtyard of Jewish Museum Berlin. Her most recent Musical Moments was ...

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International Body Music Festival Returns December 1-6, 2009

Source: rock paper scissors, inc.
October 21, 2009

Human Beatbox, Flamenco Palmas, Peruvian Footwork, & Cuban Vocal Sampling: Masters of Body Music Storm the San Francisco Bay Area

2nd International Body Music Festival Returns December 1-6, 2009

If you have ever gone on an obsessive search of a sound or song whose name and origin you didnt know, you might relate to Keith Terry, the director of the International Body Music Festival, which returns for its second year to the San Francisco Bay Area, December 1-6, 2009. In ...

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Jazz Icon Raises the Bar at Pittsfield CityJazz Festival

Source: Michael Ricci
October 21, 2009

PITTSFIELD -- Now inscribed in the history books, the fifth Pittsfield CityJazz Festival will be remembered as the most engaging and successful of this series of annual events. That Dave Brubeck was the principal headliner certainly brought distinction to the festival, but beyond the welcome appearance of this icon of jazz, the presence of talented fresh faces like Frank Vignola, the superb guitarist, and the spread of activities to the community's schools and clubs confirmed the solidity of the planning ...

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The Seasons Festival's Final Four

Source: Rifftides by Doug Ramsey
October 21, 2009

Let's wrap up the Fall Festival at The Seasons. Here are brief reports about the final four events.

Africa: The Power of Drum and Dance: Michael Wimberly, a percussionist and composer from New York, performed with scores of sidemen and sidewomen. They were professional drummers, dancers and singers from his troupe; students from several middle schools and high schools; a contingent from the Yakima Valley Community College jazz ensemble; and a band of marimbists, if that's the term, who played ...

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"It Must Schwing!" and More at Jazzfest Berlin '09

Source: Michael Ricci
October 20, 2009

"It Must Schwing!" And More at JazzFest Berlin '09: An abundance of music on the theme Blue Note: 70 Years in celebration of a jazz label giant

Taking place from November 4th to 8th, JazzFest Berlin '09 is dedicated to the theme Blue Note: 70 Years. Honoured through appearances by Blue Note artists from the USA and Europe are the two cofounders of this celebrated label, Alfred Lion (the source of the legendary motto: “It must schwing!") and Francis Wolff ...

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Riviera Maya 2009 Jazz Festival

Source: Michael Ricci
October 20, 2009

Acclaimed national and international jazz artists will grace the Riviera Maya district of Playa del Carmen with wonderful melodies during the Riviera Maya 2009 Jazz Festival happening on 25-28 November 2009. The Blue Pearl Suites is inviting visitors who are attending the festival to book an accommodation at its well-furnished suites. The festival will be held at Mamitas Beach Club, which is about four blocks away from The Blue Pearl Suites, starting at 7:00 PM. There is no entrance fee ...

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Come to the Cabaret--and Stay

Source: Rifftides by Doug Ramsey
October 19, 2009

A small but important part of The Seasons Fall Festival brought a select group of arts supporters to the Greystone Restaurant in Yakima's historic district for an evening of food, wine and entertainment. Daron Hagen served as impresario, pianist and raconteur as soprano Gilda Lyons and tenor Robert Frankenberry performed songs by a who's-who of composers and lyricists. The Seasons Performance Hall is a nonprofit operation that has managed with difficulty to weather the storm and stress of the struggling ...

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