Festival News

Bellevue Jazz Festival Starts Friday

Source: Seattle Jazz Scene
May 22, 2009

The 2009 Bellevue Jazz Festival presented by First Tech Credit Union celebrates community and the creative power of music. You are invited to explore and share your passion for live jazz at the Eastside's premier showcase for top national and regional artists. NEW Prices for Festival Ticket Packages ALL ACCESS Package – $149 – Premium seating to six featured artist performances THEATRE PREFERRED Package – $59 – Premium seating to four featured artist performances at the Theatre at Meydenbauer Center. ...

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Jazz This Week: Glendale Jazz Festival, Kim Massie, Matthew Von Doran, and More

Source: St. Louis Jazz Notes by Dean Minderman
May 22, 2009

With Memorial Day weekend coming up, it's a relatively light few days in the offing for live jazz and creative music in St. Louis. Moreover, with StLJN HQ still in recovery mode after a computer crash Tuesday night, yr. humble editor has his hands full right now with software re-installs, restoring files from backup, and similar fun-inducing tasks. Still, there are a few noteworthy shows on tap this weekend, so here's a brief look:The tenth annual Glendale Jazz ...

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I.H. Mississippi Valley Blues Festival 25th Annivesary Line-up of Acts

Source: All About Jazz
May 22, 2009

I.H. Mississippi Valley Blues Festival Celebrates 25th Anniversary and Flood Recovery

DAVENPORT, Iowa -- One year after the historic Floods of 2008, the IH Mississippi Valley Blues Festival returns to LeClaire Park on the banks of the Mississippi River in Davenport, Iowa, to celebrate the festival's 25th Anniversary and flood recovery.

The Mississippi Valley Blues Society (MVBS) today announced the festival lineup of 28 acts performing on two stages, July 2 - 4. Produced by MVBS and presented by IH ...

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Vintage Virginia - The Season's Premier Wine Event Set for May 30 & 31

Source: Creality Communications
May 22, 2009

The 28th annual Vintage Virginia Wine Festival is a long-standing rite of spring for wine lovers. This year, after a long season of cold weather and doom-and-gloom media, the festival is a must-do on the seasonal calendar. Enjoy a full day of fabulous music, gourmet foods, specialty wares and time with friends, all while supporting Virginia wineries and cultivating your own collection. On May 30 and 31, the grassy bowl of the Bull Run Regional Park Special Events Center in ...

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Summer Solstice Celebration Sponsored by Citibank Kicks Off the Summer Season at the Kimmel Center, June 20

Source: Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts
May 22, 2009

15 Hours of Music and Entertainment in Every Corner of the Kimmel Center for just $10

“Keeping their tough promise to bring the noise, the funk and a slew of musical diversity, the Kimmel Center makes good with theSummer Solstice Celebration."Philadelphia City Paper

Tickets on Sale Now!

Summer Solstice Celebration sponsored by Citibank® kicks off the summer season at the Kimmel Center with an all-day, all-night musical blowout on Saturday, June 20 from 3pm until dawn on Sunday, June 21, ...

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JVC Jazz Fest-NY Cancellation Reported

Source: Jazz Beyond Jazz by Howard Mandel
May 21, 2009

No major, mainstream, corporate-supported jazz fest will occur in New York City this summer, according to today's New York Times report confirming my posting of April 15. Festival Network principal Chris Shields, purchaser in 2007 of the production company headed by George Wein which staged June jazz concerts at major mid-town Manhattan venues for 37 years, blames the economy and his own over-ambitious plans for the suspension (if not demise) of events which kept New York the focus of the ...

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New York Loses Its Jazz Festival

Source: Michael Ricci
May 21, 2009

Around this time of year, posters for the JVC Jazz Festival would be appearing on the streets of New York, and jazz tourists would be finalizing plans to arrive in the middle of June for two weeks of bragworthy shows. But for the first time in 37 years, there will be no major summer jazz festival in New York. Nor will there be related series in Miami or Chicago, as the concert company behind them is suffering a financial crisis. ...

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Tanglewood Jazz Festival 2009

Source: Dawn Singh Publicity
May 20, 2009

BOSTON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA ANNOUNCES TANGLEWOOD JAZZ FESTIVAL 2009 TICKETS ON SALE NOW! 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, Dave Holland, Steve Nelson, Chris Potter, Robin Eubanks, Antonio Hart, Gary Smulyan, Jon Faddis, David Hazeltine, Wallace Roney, Sean Jones,the Vanguard ...

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