Festival News

Trumpeter Greg Adams, Guitarist Paul Jackson Jr. to Perform at Teamsters Black Caucus so Cal Chapter Music Festival 2009, Nov. 7th in Long Beach

Source: Teresa Conboy PR
October 19, 2009

The First Annual Teamsters Black Caucus So. Cal Chapter Music Festival featuring R&B, Smooth Jazz and comedy will take place Saturday, November 7th at the Queen Mary Events Park, 11:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m., doors open at 10:30 a.m. All proceeds will benefit Teamsters Black Caucus So Cal Chapter, a non-profit 501c3 organization. Featured performers include The Emotions (The Best of My Love), jazz trumpet player Greg Adams, guitarist Paul Jackson Jr. and comedy relief from emcee Vesta Williams. Bassist ...

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More on the Seasons Festival

Source: Rifftides by Doug Ramsey
October 18, 2009

The next night (see the following exhibit) in their own concert, the Imani Winds drew upon music from their CD The Classical Underground. They began with the late Astor Piazzolla's Libertango, a brief example of the heterodoxy with which Piazzolla shocked and outraged the Argentine tango establishment and ultimately endeared himself to music lovers everywhere. The Imani French horn player, Jeff Scott, arranged the piece to feature his instrument's dramatic, even explosive, qualities. From a different branch of Latin music, ...

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The Seasons Festival so Far

Source: Rifftides by Doug Ramsey
October 18, 2009

This festival has so many elements that it fits in only one category, Music. Its jazz, classical, cabaret, and percussion aspects have flowed in an outpouring of music that blends in a steam of consciousness experience for the listener. All of the events have been public except for one intimate gathering designed to entice deep-pockets supporters to assure this unusual festival's future.

The performance that has so far most dramatically expressed the eclectic vision of the festival's founders was a ...

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Portland Jazz Festival, 2010

Source: Rifftides by Doug Ramsey
October 18, 2009

The Portland Jazz Festival today announced its 2010 headliners and beefed up its front office strength by adding a veteran jazz publicist as managing director. The headliners for the February 22-28 festival will be Pharoah Sanders, Luciana Souza, Dave Douglas, Dave Holland and the Mingus Big Band. There will also be concerts by three Norwegian groups. They are the saxophone-accordian duo of Trygvie Seim and Frode Haltli, the Christian Wallumrod Ensemble and In The Country, a trio of acoustic bass, ...

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Portland Jazz Festival Announces Lineup

Source: DL Media
October 18, 2009

Mingus Big Band, Dave Holland, Pharoah SandersTo Headline 2010 Portland Jazz FestivalFebruary 22-28 Festival to also Present“Is Jazz Dead (Or Has It Moved to a New Address)?-New Music from Norway" Showcasing Three North American Premiere Performances The 2010 Alaska Airlines/Horizon Air Portland Jazz Festival presented by US Bank will be held February 22-28 with jazz outreach programming in area schools and community centers on Monday through Friday, February 22-26, ...

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Alec Haavik at 2009 JZ Music Festival

Source: All About Jazz
October 16, 2009

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Pittsfield Cityjazz Festival Enters the Home Stretch

Source: Ed Bride Associates
October 13, 2009

5th Annual Pittsfield CityJazz Festival Enters Home Stretch With Weekend of Headline Concerts, Educational Experiences

PITTSFIELD, Mass., Oct. 13, 2009 The Industrial Jazz Group, the Frank Vignola Trio, and the Dave Brubeck Quartet highlight the final weekend of the fifth annual Pittsfield CityJazz Festival, Oct. 15-18. After a rousing start on Oct. 7 with Royal Hartigan and blood drum spirit, plus the city of Pittsfield's official Eagles Stage Band, the 12-day festival heads for the home ...

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The Blue Sound – 40 Years of ECM at Enjoy Jazz and More

Source: All About Jazz
October 12, 2009

The Blue Sound – 40 Years of ECM At Enjoy Jazz – 11th International Festival for Jazz and More

As a main programmatic feature this year, the International Festival for Jazz and More, Enjoy Jazz, will present a special festival to commemorate 40 years of the ECM label. From the 22 to 25 October, a multitude of concerts, as well as an international Symposium, will be taking place at the Castle of Mannheim.

For years, ECM artists have ...

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