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Xerox Rochester International Jazz Festival Announces Lineup For 15th Anniversary Edition June 24 – July 2
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Dalmath Associates Inc.
Chick Corea, Joey Alexander, Chris Botti, Bruce Hornsby & the Noisemakers, Gregg Allman, Trombone Shorty, Erykah Badu, and Grace Potter Headline – Nine Days, 325+ Shows, 19 Venues, 99 Free Events, Three International Series Xerox Rochester International Jazz Festival producers John Nugent and Marc Iacona today announced the lineup for the festival’s 15th anniversary edition. The festival returns to Rochester’s East End Cultural and Entertainment District June 24–July 2 for nine days of amazing creative improvised music from around the ...
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Sun Ra Arkestra Headlines 2nd Annual Beacon Jazz Festival -- June 25, Riverfront Park, Beacon, NY
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James Keepnews
The legendary cosmic jazz of Sun Ra Arkestra—under the direction of their longtime, nonagenarian alto saxophonist, Marshall Allen—headlines the second annual Beacon Jazz Festival. Sponsored by Birches Associates and once more celebrating this quintessential American music, alongside the distilleries, craft vendors, culture and natural splendor of the Hudson Valley, the second Beacon Jazz Festival will take place on Saturday, June 25 from 2-7 PM at Pete and Toshi Seeger Riverfront Park in Beacon, NY. In addition to presenting Sun Ra ...
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Jazzahead! 2016 in Bremen, Germany Set For April 21-24
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Scott Thompson Public Relations
Trade Fair and Festival Since 2006 Set for April 21-24 2016 For the past 11 years, jazzahead! has emerged as the crucial meeting point of the international jazz industry. More than 3,000 professionals in the genre, festival directors, club programmers, publishers, label owners, musicians, agents, producers and journalists gather every April in the provincial town of Bremen, Germany. This city might be better known for its harbor Bremerhaven that for decades served as a gateway for hundreds of ...
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9th Annual Red Hook Jazz Festival To Be Held Across Two Sundays In Brooklyn's Urban Meadow, June 12 & 19 From 1-6pm
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James Keepnews
“The Red Hook Jazz Festival exists contentedly on the margins, like its namesake neighborhood and much of the music on its bill…The mood in the audience was neighborly, with a higher ratio of small children to youngish adults than I’ve seen at any musical event not expressly pitched as a kids’ show.” —Nate Chinen, New York Times “The lineup seems to get better every year at the Red Hook Jazz Festival, held on two successive Sundays at the Urban Meadow. ...
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Tribeca Film Festival: Reflecting on 2015, Gazing Toward 2016
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Michael Ricci
By Christine Connallon Celebrating its 14th year of bringing the best and brightest to movie goers, the Tribeca Film Festival 2015 showcased cinematic gems in both feature and short length categories. With a total attendance of over 467,000 attending over a staggering 490 screenings and panels and representing work from 38 countries, the possibilities were endless. Founded by Robert De Niro, Jane Rosenthal and Craig Hatkoff in 2001 following the attacks on the World Trade Center as a way to ...
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Four Headliners Announced For Xerox Rochester International Jazz Festival's 15th Edition -- Chick Corea Plus Joey Alexander, Chris Botti, Grace Potter And Erykah Badu
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Dalmath Associates Inc.
Producers John Nugent and Marc Iacona announced four headliner shows today for the nine-day 15th edition Xerox Rochester International Jazz Festival (XRIJF) June 24 to July 2. Singer songwriter Grace Potter will perform on opening night, Friday, June 24. Grammy winner and “First Lady of Neo Soul" Erykah Badu will perform on Saturday, June 25. Twenty-two-time Grammy-winning jazz legend, pianist and composer Chick Corea “Trilogy" Trio plus special guest Joey Alexander Trio, the 12-year-old pianist who mesmerized XRIJF audiences last ...
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George Wein Announces Lineup For 2016 Newport Jazz Festival
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Carolyn McClair Public Relations
George Wein Announces Lineup for 2016 Newport Jazz FestivalSet for July 29- 31, Including Three Full Days of Performances by Some of the World's Greatest Established and Emerging Artists Performers Include Chick Corea, Gregory Porter, Angélique Kidjo, Robert Glasper, Charles Lloyd, Kamasi Washington, Django Festival All Stars, Galactic, John Scofield/Joe Lovano, JoséJames, Steve Coleman, Darcy James Argue, Mary Halvorson, Monty Alexander, Kneebody, Kenny Barron, The Bad Plus, Christian Scott and Many More Tickets Go On Sale Thursday, January 21, 10:00 ...
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2016 Greater St. Louis Jazz Festival to feature John Pizzarelli, tribute to Maynard Ferguson
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St. Louis Jazz Notes by Dean Minderman
The 2016 Greater St. Louis Jazz Festival is set for Friday, April 22 and Saturday, April 23 at the Touhill Performing Arts Center, and will feature guitarist and singer John Pizzarelli on Friday and a tribute to the late trumpeter Maynard Ferguson on Saturday. Pizzarelli (pictured) is a frequent visitor to St. Louis who played here most recently in July at the Sheldon in a fundraiser for the the family of pianist Ray Kennedy. His latest album Midnight McCartney, which ...
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