Festival News

Jazzfest Berlin '08 Comes to a Resounding and Successful Conclusion

Source: All About Jazz
November 12, 2008

JazzFest Berlin 08 has come to a resounding and successful close. Concluding Festival highlights included appearances by David Sanborn and Herbie Hancock at the Haus der Berliner Festspiele and concerts at Quasimodo, A-Trane, and the UdK concert hall on Bundesallee. The multifaceted program assembled by new artistic director Nils Landgren was met with enthusiasm by members of the public and critics alike. The majority of concerts were completely sold out even before the festival opened. Musicians were greeted with standing ...

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Magnoliafest | 10.23.08 - 10.26.08 | Florida

Source: JamBase
November 12, 2008

Words & Images by: Nick Atlas

MagnoliaFest :: 10.23.08 - 10.26.08 :: Spirit of the Suwannee Music Park :: Live Oak, FL

MagFest 2008 October 23 marked the start of the 12th Annual MagnoliaFest, a celebration of music, magic and nature deep in the heart of Dixie. Spirit of The Suwannee Music Park once again played host to the event, affectionately known as “MagFest." This year's action proved to be on par with that of previous seasons, as attendees ...

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SLSO Guitar Festival Previewed in Post-Dispatch

Source: St. Louis Jazz Notes by Dean Minderman
November 11, 2008

The Sunday edition of the Post-Dispatch has an article by classical music critic Sarah Bryan Miller previewing the Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra's Guitar Festival, which will take place this week at the Pulitzer Foundation for the Arts, The Pageant, and Powell Symphony Hall. The five concerts will include performances of music by Pat Metheny, Frank Zappa, Jimi Hendrix and Edgard Varese, as well as “Hallucination City," a Glenn Branca piece scored for 100 electric guitars, and orchestral fare including two ...

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Skywards Dubai International Jazz Festival 2009 Announces the Official Dates

Source: All About Jazz
November 9, 2008

THE COUNT DOWN BEGINS FOR ANOTHER 10 DAYS OF QUALITY MUSIC & LIVE ENTERTAINMENT. SKYWARDS DUBAI INTERNATIONAL JAZZ FESTIVAL 2009 DATES ARE ANNOUNCED! NOVEMBER 2008 - Chillout Productions reveals the dates for the 7th edition of the Skywards Dubai International Jazz Festival 2009. The festival is set to kick off on Wednesday February 18th, 2009 and tie up on the 27th of the same month. The 10 days festival is to feature great names in the world of music ranging ...

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James Blunt at Skywards Dubai International Jazz Festival 2009!!

Source: All About Jazz
November 9, 2008

THE CHART-TOPPER JAMES BLUNT TO GLAZE THE STAGE OF SKYWARDS DUBAI INTERNATIONAL JAZZ FESTIVAL ON THE 25TH OF FEBRUARY 2009! The scooper of Best Pop Act, Best British Male awards and Best New Artist and Biggest Selling British Artist in the World, with a three hit releases under his belt, and a sales record of 11 million CDs is to perform for the first time in UAE during the 7th edition of Skywards Dubai International Jazz Festival 2009 at Dubai ...

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Voodoo Fest | 10.24-10.26 | New Orleans

Source: JamBase
November 7, 2008

Words by: Saira Anderson | Images by: Zach Mahone

Voodoo Festival :: 10.24.08 - 10.26.08 :: New Orleans City Park :: New Orleans, LA

Voodoo Festival 2008 :: New Orleans About 50 miles outside New Orleans, I switched the radio station to 90.7 FM, WWOZ, one of the world's greatest radio stations. The haunting brass and jazz sounds welcomed my ears to the Crescent City and a grin broke out on my face knowing what was about to happen. ...

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Portland Jazz Festival Sounds a Blue Note

Source: All About Jazz
November 6, 2008

If only it weren't so certain to cause confusion, the Portland Jazz Festival might want to consider calling itself the Phoenix Jazz Festival instead. No, not the Arizona city. The image of the phoenix, the mythical bird reborn from its own funeral ashes, would be an apt emblem for the 2009 festival, set for Feb. 13-22. What just two months ago appeared a thing of the past now looks stronger than ever, at least as an artistic offering, with the ...

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2008 Jerusalem International Oud Festival

Source: All About Jazz
November 6, 2008

The 2008 Jerusalem International Oud Festival continues its longstanding tradition, focusing upon the oud, the “king of Arab musical instruments,” and its journey through different lands and historical periods. The 2008 Oud Festival once more embarks upon this path following the oud and related instruments, both East and West—ranging from the lute, kamanja, saz, and guitar to the cello and the violin. Like previous Festivals, the 2008 Jerusalem International Oud Festival serves as a meeting place between Middle Eastern and ...

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