Festival News

Jazz Fest | 04.24-04.26 | New Orleans, LA

Source: JamBase
April 30, 2009

Words by: Jim Welte | Images by: Adam McCullough & Tamara Grayson

New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival :: 04.24.09 - 04.26.09 :: Fair Grounds Race Course :: New Orleans, LA

Second Line Parade Jazz Fest 2009 by McCullough From the moment you set foot inside the main gate at the Fair Grounds Race Course, the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival is like a music and food lover's “Choose Your Own Adventure" novel, with nearly every ...

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30th Anniversary of the Detroit International Jazz Festival

Source: All About Jazz
April 29, 2009

Today, festival organizers announced the lineup for the 30th Anniversary of the Detroit International Jazz Festival, Friday, September 4 through Monday, September 7, in downtown Detroit. At a challenging time in Detroit, this year's jazz celebration will serve as a reminder of the greatness of Detroit and its musical soul. Subtitled “Keepin' Up with the Joneses, “ the Detroit Jazz Fest will give a nod to Thad, Elvin and Hank Jones, feature other great jazz families, and continue its recognition ...

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Monterey Jazz Festival Announces Members of 2009 Next Generation Jazz Orchestra

Source: Monterey Jazz Festival
April 29, 2009

22 High School Musicians From 6 States Comprise MJF's Renowned National Big Band NGJO To Perform On 10-Day US Tour from Kansas City To Washington DC's Kennedy Center, July 5 - 15, 2009 NGJO Performs With Wynton Marsalis At 52nd Annual Monterey Jazz Festival, Premiering Winning Piece By Next Generation Festival’s Composition Competition Winner Andy Clausen Monterey, CA -- The Monterey Jazz Festival is proud to announce members of the 2009 Next Generation Jazz Orchestra, the Festival's internationally-renowned high school ...

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Kermit Ruffins: Shake and Bake

Source: JamBase
April 29, 2009

By: Jim Welte

There's only one thing that New Orleans jazz man Kermit Ruffins handles better than a trumpet - a barbecue. And if that barbecue happens to have a smoker with a handle shaped like a trumpet? Fuhgeddaboutit.

Ruffins' barbecue, so big that it's attached to a hitch hooked onto the back of his pickup truck, is often parked outside of the gigs he plays all over the Crescent City, and is a sight to behold. It is the ...

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First Acts Announced for Ornette Coleman's Meltdown

Source: All About Jazz
April 29, 2009

Following weeks of speculation about the acts that curator Ornette Coleman would select to include in his Meltdown, which begins at London's Southbank on Saturday June 13th, the mystery is almost over.

With more acts still to be revealed, those already announced have raised eyebrows and set pulses racing. Despite Coleman being the festival's first jazz curator, in true Meltdown fashion the acts cover a broad spectrum of music and cannot be easily pigeonholed. There is plenty of jazz but ...

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Shakori Hills Festival | 04.16-04.19 | N.C.

Source: JamBase
April 29, 2009

Words & Images by: Stratton Lawrence

Shakori Hills Grassroots Festival of Music and Dance :: 04.16.09 - 04.19.09 :: Silk Hope, NC

Shakori Hills Fest 2009 “There are only a few days of the year like this, where you don't even notice the weather," said Amy LaVere to her enthusiastic Saturday night crowd at Shakori Hills Grassroots Festival's Grove Stage. “And we're spending it here!" she added with a huge grin.

LaVere's attitude was echoed by all in attendance ...

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Esquizito Presents the "Why Not Call It Music" Festival in New Orleans

Source: All About Jazz
April 27, 2009

Sunday, April 26 through Sunday, May 3, 2009 in New Orleans @ Maison Musique...

Esquizito's home @ the crossroads of three historic neighborhoods: the Bywater, the Marigny and the Faubourg St. Roch 1018 Music Street (between St. Claude and N. Rampart)

Think you've seen it all and heard it all in New Orleans? Come hear the music – and taste the food – that comes from the authentic heart and soul roots of New Orleans. It's the unique JazzFeast during ...

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The Lost Jazz Shrines Series at the Tribeca PAC

Source: Jason Byrne, Red Cat Publicity
April 27, 2009

BMCC Tribeca Performing Arts Center Presents: LOST JAZZ SHRINES Celebrating The Legendary Bradley’s

May 8 Ray Drummond – The Art of The Duo Part I with special guests Renee Rosnes, Barry Harris + Bill May

May 15 A Tribute To John Hicks with The John Hicks Legacy Band with Elise Wood-Hicks – flutes, TBD – tenor saxophone, Mulgrew Miller – piano, Curtis Lundy – bass, Steve Williams – percussion

May 29 Peter ...

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