Festival News

2009 Red Hook Jazz Festival

Source: Michael Ricci
August 12, 2009

The new Cabrini GREEN Urban Meadow presents the second Red Hook Jazz Festival Sunday, September 13th 2pm-5:30pm. The show is free and open to the public. Families are encouraged to bring their friends and family and have a picnic in the Meadow. Children are encouraged to attend. Hungry March Band The Underground Horns Ras Moshe & Matt Lavelle Trio Steve Swell Trio with Alby Balgochian & Jackson Krall Cabrini GREEN Urban Meadow is located at the end of ...

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A Special Weekend Indeed

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

Once something goes away--or is threatened with going away--you find out how much it is appreciated. That was the case this past weekend for George Wein, whose jazz festival in Newport lived on, thanks to his efforts to ensure his Newport legacy survives.He had help from longtime staff, an army of fellow musicians, some of whom have worked for him and/or with him for five decades or more, and a new sponsor, the San Diego-based health-care products and ...

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Newport Folk Festival | 08.01 and 08.02 | RI

Source: JamBase
August 11, 2009

Words by: Bear Connelly | Images by: Jim Brueckner

Newport Folk Festival :: 08.01.09 & 08.02.09 :: Fort Adams State Park :: Newport, RI

Newport Folk Fest 2009 The Newport Folk Festival is one of the longest running music festivals in America, and this year she celebrated her 50th anniversary (the festival did not take place from 1971-1985) with a huge array of artists spanning generations, countries and languages. The deep historical context of the festival resonates highly with ...

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Tanglewood Jazz Festival 2009 Update

Source: Dawn Singh Publicity
August 10, 2009

September 4 - September 6, 2009

The Boston Symphony Orchestra will present its annual Labor Day Weekend Tanglewood Jazz Festival September 4-September 6, 2009 at the Orchestra’s summer home in the Berkshire Hills in Lenox, Massachusetts. Jazz greats highlighting this year’s festival include Paquito d’Rivera, Regina Carter, Nnenna Freelon, Kenny Barron, Mulgrew Miller, John Pizzarelli, Jessica Molaskey, Kurt Elling, Harry Allen, Bucky Pizzarelli, Aaron Weinstein, Dave Holland, Steve Nelson, Chris Potter, Robin Eubanks, Antonio Hart, Gary Smulyan, Nate Smith, Alex ...

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Saxophonist Benny Reid at the Tanglewood Jazz Festival

Source: Dawn Singh Publicity
August 10, 2009

Alto saxophonist Benny Reid made an auspicious debut as a leader on his first Concord Records CD, “Findings," last year. Born in Westfield, New Jersey on October 7, 1980, Reid grew up in a musical household where the records of Miles Davis, John Coltrane, {Stan Getz}} and Pat Metheny provided a soundtrack for daily life. “Since I was a kid, my mom and dad listened to all kinds of music," says Benny. He recalls, “When I was in second grade, ...

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Second-Stage Acts and Other Surprises Steal the Show in Newport

Source: Michael Ricci
August 10, 2009

NEWPORT, R.I. - One of the great moments in Newport jazz festival history went down this weekend, and it happened away from the main stage. Pianist Hiromi Uehara had been enthralling the crowd at the midsize stage with her wild brand of fusion when she asked her sidemen to step away for a moment so she could dedicate a solo piece to jazz impresario George Wein, who created the festival in 1954 and stepped in again this year to save ...

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Jazz Festival 55 Recorded by NPR Music

Source: Michael Ricci
August 9, 2009

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Indianapolis Jazz Festival Sept. 19th-27th 2009

Source: All About Jazz
August 8, 2009

Jazz isn’t just alive and well in Indianapolis, it’s busting out at the seams! It's a stellar line-up for the Indianapolis Jazz Festival, scheduled for the week of September 19th through the 27th.

Features artists such as Joshua Redman, Claudia Acuña, Branford Marsalis, Kurt Elling, Marcus Miller and a host of others. Spread across town at numerous venues, the week will be capped off by two days on two stages at The Lawn@White River State Park.

Indianapolis has a rich ...

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