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Nine-Day Xerox Rochester International Jazz Festival Starts Friday June 24

Source: Dalmath Associates Inc.
June 11, 2016

Xerox Rochester International Jazz Festival returns to Rochester for its 15th anniversary edition June 24-July 2 with nine days of amazing creative improvised music from around the world. The 2016 Festival will present more than 1500 artists in 325+ shows at 19 venues in three series- the Club Pass series with 235 shows, Headliner Series with six shows and 99 free shows and events. Headliners include Chick Corea, Joey Alexander, Chris Botti, Bruce Hornsby and the Noisemakers, Gregg Allman, Trombone ...

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DC Jazz Festival Announces Lineup for Jazz in the ‘Hoods Presented by Events DC

Source: All About Jazz
May 23, 2016

The DC Jazz Festival (DCJF) is thrilled to announce the schedule for Jazz in the ‘Hoods Presented by Events DC. Jazz in the ‘Hoods is a vital component of the DC JazzFest (June 10-19) that spotlights the District as a vibrant cultural capital, and brings jazz to all four quadrants and eight Wards of the nation’s capital. Over 125 performances at more than 20 neighborhood venues will enthrall Washington, DC residents and visitors across the city. “Jazz in the 'Hoods ...

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2016 DC Jazz Festival Artists and Venues Features a Diverse Array of International Talent

Source: All About Jazz
May 21, 2016

The DC Jazz Festival (DC JazzFest)—the country’s fastest growing jazz festival—kicks off Jazz Appreciation month by delineating the amazing array of 2016 artists and venues, a diverse selection of renowned and emerging artists performing in venues across the nation’s capital, June 10-19. Locally, nationally and internationally acclaimed artists confirmed for the 2016 DC JazzFest include Kamasi Washington, Cécile McLorin Salvant, Maceo Parker, Regina Carter, Igmar Thomas & The Revive Big Band with Talib Kweli, Bilal and Ravi Coltrane, Eddie Palmieri ...

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West Michigan's Free Weekend-Long Jazz Festival Announces 2016 Lineup

Source: Molly Klimas
May 18, 2016

GRandJazzFest presented by DTE Energy Foundation has announced the performance lineup for the fifth annual festival being held Saturday, August 20, and Sunday, August 21, at Rosa Parks Circle in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Eleven diverse acts are on tap for West Michigan’s only free, weekend-long jazz festival. The performance lineup: Saturday night headliner / main headline act: Cindy Bradley Sunday night headliner: Chris Standring Grand Rapids Jazz Orchestra with Edye Evans Hyde Organissimo

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Music Festivals: Revenue For Event And Host City Is Staggering

Source: HypeBot
May 6, 2016

For the last decade, live music has been a ray of sunshine in the music industry's otherwise often cloudy skies. In the last few years, mega-festivals seem to be cropping up everywhere often generating huge revenue for both presenters and the host town. By Steve Baltin for The Grammys April is festival month at the Empire Polo Fields in Indio, California with two weekends of Coachella, followed by country music fest Stagecoach. As large as the names are at the ...

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Rolling Stones, Who, McCartney, Dylan, Young, Waters To Headline Coachella Desert Trip Festival

Source: HypeBot
May 5, 2016

If you've already got an expensive concert site set up for a two weekend indie rock fest and a multi-day country festival, you might as well use it for something. Right? The answer is yes, and the creative programming choice is a 3 day festival of the same acts that have been filling arenas for decades. It's to be called Desert Trip. A three-day concert event will take place in Indio, California and it is not Coachella. October 7, 8 ...

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Jazz this week: Oliver Lake, Hamid Drake, Greater St. Louis Jazz Festival, David Liebman, and more

Source: St. Louis Jazz Notes by Dean Minderman
April 21, 2016

It's a fine week to be a fan of jazz and creative music in St. Louis, as the calendar offers a jam-packed schedule of upcoming performances in a variety of styles and genres from big band and straight-ahead swing to free improv and experimental music. Let's go to the highlights... Wednesday, April 20 The Bad Plus Joshua Redman finish their two-night engagement at Jazz at the Bistro. While some tickets may remain for the 9:30 performance, call ahead to check ...

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Xerox Rochester International Jazz Festival Announces Lineup For 15th Anniversary Edition June 24 – July 2

Source: Dalmath Associates Inc.
March 25, 2016

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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