Festival News

Hot Jazz, Good Cause - Just Add Water

Source: Michael Ricci
September 14, 2009

Chicago Jazz Cruise for a Cause

The cruise will be happening on Monday, Oct 19th from 6pm Boarding, 7-10pm Cruising on the Odyssey, leaving from Navy Pier (Chicago) with an outstanding array of Chicago jazz artists performing on it, including the MikeFrostProject.

The proceeds will be benefiting the Vandercook College of Music Community Music Program's scholarship fund that provides private lessons for financially challenged kids in the Chicago area.

There are only 20 places left for the $80 per ticket ...

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Tanglewood Jazz Festival - Many Great Musical Moments

Source: Ken Franckling's Jazz Notes
September 13, 2009

I've submitted my take on this year's Tanglewood Jazz Festival to JazzTimes. I'll advise here when it is published. In the meantime, suffice it to say that overall it was another interesting and exceptional festival with only a couple of disappointments. Fortunately, the great musical moments more than compensated for them. Paquito D'Rivera opened the weekend on the highest note, and the bar he set may have been matched here and there, but was not exceeded. He truly understood--and responded ...

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Dan Tepfer, Cole Porter Fellow 2009, Added to IndyJazzFest

Source: Lampkin Publicity Service
September 13, 2009

The Indy Jazz Festival, presented by Marsh, in Indianapolis announces that current Cole Porter Fellow, Dan Tepfer, has been added to the lineup of this prestigious festival presented yearly. Dan will appear in the opening music spot all week. This year the festival, which runs 9/19 - 9/27, presents legendary musicians such as The Joshua Redman Trio, Randy Brecker, Kurt Elling, Nicholas Payton, Poncho Sanchez, Marcus Miller, Rufus Reid and a host of others, placing Dan in great company. Currently ...

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Solvang Jazz Festival Announces Justo Almario as Special Guest

Source: All About Jazz
September 11, 2009

Grammy award winning, multi-instrumentalist Justo Almario joins top, international talent at fall weekend Festival Solvang, California, August 27, 2009 The Universal Guild for Jazz and Progressive Music is pleased to announce that world-renowned, Grammy award winning, multi-instrumentalist Justo Almario will join this year's stellar Solvang Jazz Festival lineup. Almario will perform two shows with the Eugene Maslov Trio. Almario joins Maslov and other special guests for the Festival's “Hip Improvisational Evening of Jazz – Night Club Performance” on Friday, September ...

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Newport Festival Names Back Where They Belong

Source: Ken Franckling's Jazz Notes
September 11, 2009

It sounds like the Newport Jazz Festival and Newport Folk Festival names are back in use by producer George Wein, starting with the 2010 editions.When Festival Network LLC bought Wein's longstanding company, Festival Productions Inc., less than three years ago, it acquired the rights to use the two names, as well. After Festival Network closed its doors this year due to financial problems, Wein produced his own Newport events under different festival names--George Wein's CareFusion Jazz Festival 55 ...

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Quincy Jones at the 14th Annual Bermuda Music Festival

Source: Michael Ricci
September 10, 2009

Legendary producer & composer Quincy Jones (or “Q" as he has come to be known amongst fans and friends alike) and boxing-turned-entertainment promoter Rock Newman today unveiled the growing group of award-winning musicians that will assemble to perform with Quincy for one weekend only at the 14th Annual Bermuda Music Festival. “Quincy Jones and Friends" will be staged over three days from October 29-31, 2009, in a spectacular setting on the tip of the island of Bermuda, surrounded by crystal ...

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2009 Clean Feed Festival in New York: September 16-20

Source: Michael Ricci
September 10, 2009

Top Portuguese Winery Sponsors the Clean Feed Jazz Festival in NYC PENAFIEL, PORTUGAL -- During this year’s Clean Feed Festival NYC IV (September 16-20), guests will have something extra to jazz about – an authentic taste of Portugal in the form of the unique wine called Vinho Verde. Aveleda, one of Portugal’s top wineries known for its award-winning Vinho Verde wines, will sponsor this year’s five-day-long jazz and improvised music event, donating more than 120 bottles of Quinta da Aveleda ...

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2010 Brenda Carol Renaissance Jazz Fair

Source: All About Jazz
September 10, 2009

SINGING FOR YOUR SUPPER ANNOUNCING: THE BRENDA CAROL RENAISSANCE JAZZ FAIR SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 6th 2010 At the Children’s Peace Theatre - 305 Dawes Road, Toronto, ON.- Starting at 8:00 pm each night /Doors open at 7:00 pm Toronto - Celebrating the Fourth Annual Brenda Carol Renaissance Jazz Fair, Ms. Carol and Jon Long of Long & McQuade are proud to announce the 2010 Jazz Fair featuring some of Canada’s finest up-and-coming jazz artists. Featured artists to be announced soon. As ...

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