Festival News

2009 Gettysburg Festival: Jazz Lineup Announced - Ahmad Jamal Headlines!

Source: All About Jazz
April 14, 2009

Pennsylvania’s Jazz Greats in the Spotlight GETTYSBURG, PA -- A 78-year old jazz legend who “sounds like a fountain of youth in song,” paired with an accomplished New Orleans Dixieland-style bassist and band leader, and a amazing array of regional jazz talent, comprise The Gettysburg Festival’s 2009 jazz lineup. The Gettysburg Festival, June 18-28, offers about 100 cultural events in all genres of the arts including brass, jazz, orchestra, culinary events, theater, cabaret, visual arts and children’s events. “Jazz pianist ...

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L.A. Acoustic Music Festival Set for June 6-7 on Santa Monica Pier

Source: conqueroo
April 13, 2009

Kicking off this new musical tradition are Nanci Griffith, Bruce Cockburn, Natalie MacMaster, Richard Thompson, David Lindley, David Bromberg & the Angel Band, Jimmy LaFave, Eliza Gilkyson, Slaid Cleaves, Joel Rafael, Sarah Lee Guthrie & Johnny Irion, The Woody Guthrie Tribute (Ribbon of Highway, Endless Skyway), The Refugees and Stonehoney

SANTA MONICA, Calif. — The L.A. Acoustic Music Festival, featuring a world-class lineup of artists, makes its debut over the weekend of June 6–7, 2009 on the beautiful ...

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Colorado’S Telluride Jazz Celebration Set for June 5-7 in Majestic San Juan Mountains

Source: MFA - Mitchell Feldman Associates
April 13, 2009

Bill Frisell Special Guest at 3-Day Event Also Featuring Donald Harrison, Christian Scott, Rebirth Brass Band, Lizz Wright, Jimmy Herring, Benevento/Russo Duo, Ozomatli, Karl Denson’s Tiny Universe

(Telluride, CO - April 13, 2009) Since 1977 Telluride’s spectacular location high in the majestic San Juan Mountains in Southwestern Colorado has been the site of an annual cultural event produced by the Telluride Society for Jazz combining the finest of nature and art that ranks among the world’s most memorable music festivals. ...

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The St. Louis Jazz and Heritage Festival Builds Its Rep with Pizzarelli, Faddis

Source: All About Jazz
April 13, 2009

All across America, hard times are threatening the survival of the arts. That can't be good news for jazz, which traditionally has struggled to reach mainstream listeners. The St. Louis Jazz and Heritage Festival has been put on hiatus this year partly due to financial issues. But the downturn hasn't stopped the Greater St. Louis Jazz Festival. The annual event, the sixth of which will be held next weekend at the Blanche M. Touhill Performing Arts Center, has earned a ...

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2009 Litchfield Jazz Festival Line-Up

Source: All About Jazz
April 12, 2009

The 2009 Litchfield Jazz Festival line-up continues the tradition of showcasing amazing jazz talent, like we've done since 1996.

Friday, July 31st

5:30-7:15pm - Friends of the Festival Gala at the Morrison Gallery in Kent 7:45 pm - Lewis Nash Quintet 9:15 pm - Jane Monheit

Saturday, August 1st

12:00 pm Dafnis Prieto Si o Si Quartet 1:45 pm - Trio Da Paz with Leny Andrade 3:30 pm ...

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Music Festivals Not Feeling Economic Pinch

Source: All About Jazz
April 11, 2009

Coachella kicks off the festival season April 17-19 in Indio, CA.

With the summer music festival season just around the corner, leading international festival producers insist that the difficult economic climate isn't putting a serious crimp on business, with key promoters reporting that ticket sales are on par with years past.

“We're not feeling it yet," says AEG Live CEO Randy Phillips, whose company produces large U.S. festivals like Coachella, Stagecoach, the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival, Mile High ...

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New Conversations - Vicenza Jazz 2009 - May 8-16 Schedule

Source: All About Jazz
April 10, 2009

The 14th edition of New Conversations Vicenza Jazz will be a major one in the history of this festival, one of the most relevant in the Italian jazz scene. It will be held in Vicenza (Italy) from May 8th to 16th 2009 and it will include several original productions, exclusive concerts and special projects which will give strength to the programme. Three of the original founders of the festival will be working together again: artistic director Riccardo Brazzale, Vicenza's Municipal ...

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Seven Picked for 2011 Debut of Annual Orchestra Festival

Source: Michael Ricci
April 9, 2009

Not this May, not next May, but in the May after that, Spring for Music, an independent annual festival of North American orchestras at Carnegie Hall, is finally to come to life.

Long lead times are nothing new in classical music, but they are not always so acutely felt, since there is usually plenty happening in the meantime.

Here, so far, there are only prospects and plans. On Thursday, the festivals creators will announce the seven orchestras selected from 25 ...

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