Festival News

Jazz This Week: Peter Martin, Terence Blanchard, Eugene Chadbourne, Belleville's Wine Dine and Jazz Festival, and More

Source: St. Louis Jazz Notes by Dean Minderman
June 3, 2009

There's quite a bit of notable jazz and creative music on tap this week in St. Louis, including several free events that should help stretch your live music-listening and/or entertainment dollars a bit farther, certainly a good thing in these tight-money timesThe first of those freebies is tonight, when pianist Peter Martin opens this year's Whitaker Music Festival with a free outdoor concert at Missouri Botanical Garden. The St. Louis native is known for his work backing major ...

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Copenhagen Jazz Festival 2009

Source: All About Jazz
June 3, 2009

Copenhagen Jazz Festival 2009 - from retro to rebirth in 10 days... Now the program for the Copenhagen Jazz Festival 2009 has been published. The 31st edition of the festival is an illustration of the eternal rebirth of jazz, but is also looking into the past with a range of tribute concerts to the grand masters of jazz history. The tribute theme sets focus on the musical heritage of legends such as Nina Simone, Ben Webster, Charles Mingus ...

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Harmony Festival Celebration in Santa Rosa, California

Source: All About Jazz
June 2, 2009

The Harmony Festival is celebrating its 31st anniversary June 12th, 13th and 14th at the Sonoma County Fairgrounds in Santa Rosa, California.

The event was born out of a desire by several Sonoma State students to combine music with an exposition of that eras cutting edge lifestyles. According to founder Debra Giusti, the festival was birthed from the passionate core values of the 60s, like global awareness and personal spiritual awakening.

California has long been noted for the willingness of ...

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Elite Music Tours – Guided Group Travel for Music Lovers

Source: All About Jazz
June 2, 2009

Music industry veteran J.R. Smalling has announced the launch of Elite Music Tours. New York, NY -- A new breed of travel agency has been created to address the demands of Music Lovers who like to Travel, and Travelers who love Music. Elite Music Tours takes Guided small groups of Music Lovers (maximum 24 guests per group), on exclusive VIP tours to selected Music Festivals worldwide. Guests will travel in style, to see the stars while interacting with like-minded music ...

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Jamaica in the house for the Grande soiree XM Radio Satellite, Tuesday, July 7 at 9 p.m.

Source: Michael Ricci
June 2, 2009

The Greatest Rocksteady Event Ever Seen! The Festival International de Jazz de Montreal is thrilled to invite fans to the Grande soire XM Radio Satellite, a free outdoor Rocksteady megaconcert live from the General Motors stage on Tuesday, July 7, 9 p.m. Forty years after its birth, the greatest names in the genre, including Ken Boothe, Stranger Cole, Hopeton Lewis, Leroy Sibbles and The Tamlins, as well as Marcia Griffiths, Judy Mowatt-who were featured backup singers for Bob Marley-reunite to ...

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Playboy Jazz Festival June 13

Source: All About Jazz
June 1, 2009

Hugh Hefner talks fest and all that jazz. The 31st annual Playboy Jazz Festival takes place this month at the renowned Hollywood Bowl. Got tickets? Another stellar lineup of jazz greats and up-and-comers will take the stage June 13th and 14th at the scenic venue, delivering a mix of standards, soft jazz, Latin rhythm, blues, R&B, brass band, and world fusion with Bill Cosby returning as the emcee. “It’s the music of my youth and it is also America’s true ...

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Program Change Estelle and Divine Brown Move up Their Concert

Source: Michael Ricci
May 30, 2009

Montreal -- Programming organizers of the 30th edition of the Festival International de Jazz de Montral would like to advise fans that the Estelle concert-featuring opening act Divine Brown-initially scheduled for Mtropolis in the Rythmes Bell series at 8:30 p.m. on Friday, July 10 has been moved up to Monday, July 6, at the same time. Last year, she launched American Boy, THE single of the summer! UK sensation Estelle, newest star in the hip hop galaxy, caught the eye ...

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11th Annual Twin Cities Jazz Festival Set For June 18-20, 2009

Source: Pat Courtemanche
May 30, 2009

Allen Toussaint, Esperanza Spalding, The New Standards and many more to perform at free outdoor concerts in Mears Park in Saint Paul.

St. Paul/Minneapolis, MN -- The jazz festival that almost wasn't has announced an exciting lineup for its 2009 edition. The Twin Cities Jazz Festival was so hard pressed to secure adequate sponsorship money for its 11th annual event that organizers were prepared to cancel the event in 2009 and attempt to return in 2010. Through eleventh-hour efforts and ...

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