Festival News

3rd Anual Peekskill Jazz and Blues Festival

Source: PublicEye
August 1, 2009

Announcing the Third Annual Outdoor Peekskill Jazz & Blues Festival 2009 Saturday, August 8th (rain date August 9th) 5:00 – 10:00 PM Free and Open to the Public Located near Gazebo on Division Street in Downtown Peekskill

Featuring Live Performances by JAZZ and BLUES GREATS:

Fred Smith & John Basile Jazz Quartet Johnny Feds & Da Bluez Boyz David Amram & Friends Duchess Di and the ...

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Gathering of the Vibes | 07.23 - 07.26 | CT

Source: JamBase
July 30, 2009

Words by: Andrew Bruss | Images by: Adam McCullough, Robert Chapman & Dave Vann

Gathering of the Vibes :: 07.23.09 - 07.26.09 :: Seaside Park :: Bridgeport, CT

GOTV 2009 by Vann Bob Weir & RatDog, Buddy Guy, moe. and Crosby, Stills & Nash topped the bill at the 14th annual Gathering of the Vibes, but the lineup of any Vibes is only one side of a story that has to be experienced to be understood. Unlike the great ...

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Seattle Times: Oscar Peterson Tribute Highlights Jazz Port Townsend

Source: Seattle Jazz Scene
July 29, 2009

PORT TOWNSEND — Young faces and new names dominated Jazz Port Townsend this year, emerging talent that pressed audiences against the future of jazz. But as the three-day festival neared its peak Saturday afternoon, the audience was asked to look to the past. The festival's artistic director John Clayton took the lead, recalling for those who packed McCurdy Pavilion in Fort Worden State Park, the first time, at age 16, that he ever listened to a recording of pianist Oscar ...

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Mountainside Mardi Gras Adds New Artists for Red Rocks

Source: JamBase
July 29, 2009

Mountainside Mardi Gras Adds New Artists

Dumpstaphunk As the first annual Mountainside Mardi Gras quickly approaches, anticipation is growing and so is the all star lineup. Straight from the streets of New Orleans, New Era Brass Band is scheduled to second-line through the amphitheatre all day, keeping the crowd energized and their ears filled with funky beats. Also added to the lineup is DJ Kinetik, a New Orleans native turned Colorado resident. He will be spinning old school NOLA funk ...

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JazzFeast 2009 at Palmer Square in Princeton (NJ)

Source: All About Jazz
July 28, 2009

MUSIC. FOOD. FUN. PALMER SQUARE CELEBRATES 18TH ANNUAL JAZZFEAST (Princeton, NJ) - On Saturday, September 12, 2009, Palmer Square will host their 18th annual JazzFeast. The open-air festival features performances by some of the industry's best jazz musicians and showcases cuisine from a selection of the area's finest restaurants. The incredible musical line-up this year includes: Noon-1:00pm Alan Dale & the New Legacy Jazz Band 1:15-2:15pm Princeton University Jazztet 2:30-3:30pm Marlene VerPlanck Group 3:45-4:45pm ...

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Nnenna Freelon & Harolyn Blackwell on "Dreaming the Duke" at the Tanglewood Jazz Festival Sept 5

Source: Dawn Singh Publicity
July 28, 2009

Grammy nominated vocalist, Nnenna Freelon, classical singer Harolyn Blackwell, and David Bowie pianist, Mike Garson team up for the first time in a jazz-meets-classical celebration of the music of Duke Ellington on Saturday, September 5, at 8 pm at the Tanglewood Jazz Festival. They will perform duets and solo pieces accompanied by a double quartet, single jazz quartet, piano and string quartet and piano-vocal selections. We asked Nnenna Freelon to explain the concept behind “Dreaming the Duke." “Duke Ellington is ...

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Kurt Elling Added as Guest on "Radio Deluxe" at Tanglewood Jazz Festival

Source: Dawn Singh Publicity
July 27, 2009

Vocalist Kurt Elling will be a special guest artist on “Radio Deluxe” with John Pizzarelli and Jessica Molaskey at the Tanglewood Jazz Festival on Saturday, September 5, 2009, at 2 pm in Lenox, Massachusetts. Other guests include Bucky Pizzarelli, Harry Allen and Aaron Weinstein. The program will be taped before a live audience for national broadcast. Kurt Elling’s rich baritone voice spans four octaves and displays an astonishing technical facility and emotional depth. Elling has an awesome command of rhythm, ...

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Emil Viklicky Gives a Spellbinding Performance at City of London Festival

Source: Michael Ricci
July 25, 2009

It’s not often you see starched white table-linen and little posies of flowers decorated with national flags at a jazz gig. But this was a special event put on by the City of London Festival Festival to mark the handover of the EU presidency from the Czech Republic to Sweden (you didn’t know that important fact? Shame on you). As a come-on for a jazz gig this was certainly novel, but it felt mighty peculiar. Would there be speeches, I ...

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