Festival News

Jeff Beck Joins the 30th Anniversary of the Festival!

Source: Michael Ricci
January 21, 2009

For as long as you’ve dreamed of seeing him, the Festival has been trying to book him! At long last, welcome legendary British guitarist Jeff Beck to the 30th anniversary of the Festival International de Jazz de Montreal, presented by General Motors in collaboration with Rio Tinto Alcan! This exceptional concert will take place next July 6, at 9:30 p.m., in Salle Wilfrid‑Pelletier, Place des Arts. Save a place under the Christmas tree, because tickets for this concert go on ...

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Joshua Tree: Nortec, PBS

Source: JamBase
January 21, 2009

7th Annual Joshua Tree Music Festival, May 15-17

Porter Batiste Stoltz Set to run May 15-17, the 7th Annual Joshua Tree Music Festival will feature 20 bands over three days on two alternating stages for continuous music. Boasting international sensations like Mexico's Nortec Collective, Amsterdam's Kraak & Smaak, the Kenyan-American hybrid Extra Golden and the deep New Orleans funk of Porter Batiste Stoltz, this is shaping up to be the strongest Joshua Tree event yet.

While the music comes from ...

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Litchfield Jazz Festival Moves to Kent, CT

Source: All About Jazz
January 20, 2009

The Litchfield Jazz Festival and Litchfield Jazz Camp are thrilled to announce their move to a new home, Kent School in Kent, CT. With the overwhelming response in 2008, the camp embarked on a long-term association for 2009 and beyond with the prestigious boarding school counted among “America's best" (Forbes). With the Jazz Camp set to move, an invitation and warm welcome from the Kent Community quickly followed and “it was clear," said Executive Director, Vita West Muir, “this would ...

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Telluride Bluegrass Artists

Source: JamBase
January 16, 2009

36th TELLURIDE BLUEGRASS TO INCLUDE ELVIS COSTELLO & EMMYLOU HARRIS

Telluride Bluegrass Festival 2008 By Benko Photographics Planet Bluegrass announced the initial lineup for the 36th Annual Telluride Bluegrass Festival, held the weekend of the summer solstice, June 18-21, in the San Juan Mountains of southwestern Colorado. This year's incarnation of the legendary festival features Elvis Costello, Emmylou Harris, Sam Bush, Dixie Chick Martie Maguire, and many, many more. Tickets and camping are on sale now at www.bluegrass.com ...

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Detroit Jazz Fest 2009 Call for Artists

Source: JazzStage Productions
January 16, 2009

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The Great Connecticut Traditional Jazz Festival Moves for 2009

Source: All About Jazz
January 15, 2009

The Great Connecticut Traditional Jazz Festival will present its 23rd annual festival July 31 through August 2, 2009.

The Festival has moved to a new location: Mountain Ridge Resort in Wallingford, CT. Mountain Ridge is a newly renovated event facility centrally located in bewtween Hartford and New Haven.

The Festival features fifteen bands from Louisiana, Connecticut, Massachussetts, New Jersey, Missouri, California, Arizona, including for their first Connecticut appearance Louis Ford and his New Orleans Jazz Flairs. Festival favorites Cornet Chop ...

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Detroit Jazz Fest 2009 Call for Artists

Source: JazzStage Productions
January 15, 2009

The Detroit International Jazz Festival is now accepting submissions from local and regional artists interested in performing at the 30th anniversary event, September 4 September 7.

Detroit Jazz Fest has been hailed as one of the top 5 jazz festivals in the country, and is an exceptional showcase for Detroit-based artists. “There aren't nearly enough slots for all of the qualified musicians, so the competition is fierce," said Terri Pontremoli, executive director of the DJF. “The music legacy in this ...

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31st Cape May Jazz Festival - "Legends and More Blues"

Source: All About Jazz
January 14, 2009

WHEN: April 17-19, 2009 WHERE: Historic Victorian Cape May, NJ. Theatre at Lower Regional High School, Inn of Cape May - Aleathea's Restaurant, Carneys, Carneys Other Room, Cabanas, Congress Hall - Boiler Room WHO: A Tribute to Billy Eckstine and Sarah Vaughn “Have a Song on Me" with the B Swingers Big Band starring Steve Butler, James Cotton Blues, Odean Pope Quintet, Mayra Casales Group, Roni Ben-Hur, Sylvia Cuenca Group, Sharon Clark, Barbara King, Michael Thomas Quintet. More Blues with ...

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