Festival News

Cruise the Potomac Sets Sail in 3 Weeks

Source: Michael Ricci
July 23, 2009

Get ready for the ultimate Jazz Cruise! Cruise the Potomac sets sail August 15th. This is a special one night only jazz affair leaving from the National Harbor. We will cruise on the Cherry Blossom, a 19th century-style Victorian riverboat with a plush interior of brass and mahogany. Indulge in 3 levels of fun for 3 hours along the Potomac. Enjoy a live jazz performance by Marcus Johnson on the promenade deck with casino games and a DJ on the ...

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Tuscia in Jazz 2009 Festival

Source: DL Media
July 23, 2009

Tuscia In Jazz 2009 Goes International From July 18 through August 2, 2009, in the Viterbo region of Italy (about 43 miles from Rome), the countryside town of Soriano nel Cimino will host the 8th edition of the Tuscia in Jazz Festival.For the past seven years, Tuscia in Jazz has been considered one of the most important international jazz festivals, as well as an important vehicle to promote the beautiful region with its Etruscan roots, Roman history, medieval ...

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2009 Stanford Jazz Festival

Source: Michael Ricci
July 23, 2009

STANFORD, CA: Artistic excellence, intimate venues and a welcoming atmosphere define the Stanford Jazz Festival experience, making it unique place where jazz listeners of every generation can gather and feel at home. The 2009 season, which opens Friday June 26 on the Stanford campus in Palo Alto, offers a tantalizing array of talent and features familiar Festival crowd-pleasers such as hard bop maestros the Heath Brothers, up-and-coming talents pianist Taylor Eigsti and guitarist Julian Lage, vocalists Dena DeRose and Madeline ...

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Free Agent Taylor Eigsti Goes His Own Way at the 2009 Stanford Jazz Festival

Source: Michael Ricci
July 23, 2009

STANFORD, CA — Taylor Eigsti--the Bay Area-born piano phenom who has already released two CD’s through the Concord Records jazz label and has two Grammy noms under his belt at the ripe old age of 24--brings his new project, Free Agency, to the Stanford Jazz Festival for its West Coast premiere on Sunday July 26, 2009 at 7:30 pm. The sextet features Eigsti on piano, along with keyboardist Gerald Clayton, vocalists Becca Stevens and Gretchen Parlato, bassist Harish Raghavan and ...

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Add Detroit to a Year of Big Numbers for Jazz

Source: Ken Franckling's Jazz Notes
July 23, 2009

50, 30, 55. The numbers have been all over the lot this year with significant anniversaries for historic recordings, jazz festival foundings or longevity. You name it, there's been or will be a lot of hoopla.Now you can add 30 and 91 with the Detroit International Jazz Festival to the mix this Labor Day Weekend.Detroit, which bills itself as the largest free jazz festival in the U.S., is commemorating its 30th anniversary edition with a six-part ...

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Dallas Center for the Performing Arts to Present Jazz Roots

Source: Michael Ricci
July 22, 2009

Dallas Center for the Performing Arts Brings JAZZ ROOTS to North Texas

Series Created by Renowned Jazz Producer Larry Rosen to Feature Al Jarreau, Manhattan Transfer, Eddie Palmieri and Other Jazz Greats

DALLAS - The Dallas Center for the Performing Arts, together with acclaimed record/television producer Larry Rosen, announced today that it will present JAZZ ROOTS, a series that traces the evolution of jazz, the uniquely American musical genre. Each of the three programs in the inaugural 2009-2010 season will ...

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Blues for Food Fest 2009

Source: Michael Ricci
July 22, 2009

Saturday, September 5

Groove to Local Blues Legends and Shake your Moneymaker for One Last Summertime Blast at the Magnuson Park Amphitheatre & P-Patch

Proceeds Support P-Patch Trust, local food banks, and Musician's Relief Fund

What: Spend a picture perfect day at one of the most beautiful gardens in Seattle. Blues For Food Fest is an allages event featuring some of the finest blues bands in the Northwest. The P-Patch Pie Queens will be tempting your taste buds with seasonal ...

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Monterey Jazz Festival Announces 11th Annual Golf 'N' Jazz Tournament September 17, 2009 at the Links at Spanish Bay in Pebble Beach

Source: Monterey Jazz Festival
July 22, 2009

Co-Chaired By MJF Board Members Clint Eastwood And Michael Fields, Event Raises Funds For MJF Education Programs EVENT HIGHLIGHTS: Monterey Jazz Festival 11th annual Golf 'n' Jazz Tournament Thursday, September 17, 2009 Morning Shotgun registration starts at 7 a.m. The Links at Spanish Bay Golf Resort 1700 17-Mile Drive, Pebble Beach, CA 93953 Now celebrating eleven years of “swing” and outstanding music, the Monterey Jazz Festival’s 11th annual Golf ‘n’ ...

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