Festival News

Cuba Gears up for Mega-Concert

Source: All About Jazz
September 20, 2009

International singing star Juanes expected to draw hundreds of thousands

HAVANA, Cuba - An international rock star is bringing a mega-concert to Cuba — a spectacle that could be the biggest visit by an outsider since Pope John Paul II's 1998 tour — while shrugging off death threats over an event he has dedicated to peace.

Juanes' show is expected to draw hundreds of thousands of people to the iconic Plaza of the Revolution, where the pope celebrated Mass and ...

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Vanguard Jazz Orchestra Summer Residence in Assisi, Italy

Source: Michael Ricci
September 18, 2009

THE VANGUARD JAZZ ORCHESTRA ESTABLISHES SUMMER HOME IN ASSISI, ITALY As many New York Metropolitan area residents retreat to their summer homes, The Vanguard Jazz Orchestra will be setting up residence in the hills of Assisi. For the past three years the orchestra has been providing performances and workshops in the historic city as part of the Assisi Performing Arts Festival. The annual one week residency, generally scheduled during the second week of July, will become an official event on ...

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52nd Annual Monterey Jazz Festival

Source: All About Jazz
September 18, 2009

The 52nd Annual Monterey Jazz Festival presented by Verizon will take place at the Monterey Fairgrounds, September 18 - 20, 2009 with over 500 artists performing on 9 stages for 3 nights and 2 days of the world's best jazz, spread throughout the Festival's 20 acres of magnificent grounds.

The Arena/Jimmy Lyons Stage The focal point of the Festival, with a lineup that includes legendary pianist Hank Jones, saxophnonist Joe Lovano, the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra (led ...

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First Ooh la L.A! Festival in Hollywood Features French Pop Music

Source: Michael Ricci
September 17, 2009

French singer/songwriter Sebastien Tellier, who will perform at the first “Ohh La La" music festival. The lineup will include Emilie Simon, Nouvelle Vague.

“There was a terrible rumor throughout Europe that started back in the 1960s," explained David Martinon, the consul general of France in Los Angeles, during a Champagne reception in a posh Beverly Hills backyard. “While we were looked at as a country that excelled in art, literature, fashion and movies, it was also believed that France didn't ...

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Barcelona International Jazz Festival 2009 Complete Roster!

Source: Michael Ricci
September 17, 2009

Here is the complete schedule for the 41 Voll-Damm Barcelona International Jazz Festival, opening on October 28th with Wayne Shorter Quartet, and closing at the NYC’s Jazz Standard with four very special nights (December 3rd to 6th), featuring Chano Dominguez Quinteto Flamenco.

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Concerts

Sunday, October 18th Celebrating Blue Note Big Band de l’Esmuc Bob Sands, conductor Parc Central del Poblenou. 12.00 h.

Wednesday, October 28th Wayne Shorter ...

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Rockpile Poetry and Music Festival Coming to St. Louis on Tuesday, November 24

Source: St. Louis Jazz Notes by Dean Minderman
September 16, 2009

ROCKPILE is coming to St. Louis. No, not the late 1970s/early 1980s rock band with Dave Edmonds, Nick Lowe, Terry Williams and Billy Bremner - it's the ROCKPILE Poetry and Music Festival, a collaboration between traveling and local performers that will take place at 7:30 p.m., Tuesday, November 24 in the performance space at the Regional Arts Commission, 6128 Delmar.ROCKPILE is the brainchild of poet, musician, and essayist David Meltzer (pictured) and Michael Rothenberg, a poet, songwriter and ...

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Riviera Maya Jazz Festival Delivers Sweet Tunes & Free Nights at Royal Hideaway Playacar This November

Source: All About Jazz
September 16, 2009

Musician and Resorts Managing Director, Jean Agarrista, Showcases Saxophone Talent at Festival & On-Property Mexico, 2009 The seventh annual Riviera Maya Jazz Festival returns to Mamitas Beach November 25-28, and music lovers, foodies, and pampered travelers alike can take advantage of a fourth night free at the award-winning Royal Hideaway Playacar during the event. The festival features four nights of complimentary musical performances by a variety of local and international acts including Al Jarreau, Sergio Mendes, and, on opening night, ...

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Vibist Jerry Tachoir to be Featured at Aaca African Street Festival - Nashville

Source: All About Jazz
September 14, 2009

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