Festival News

Abu Dhabi Jazz Festival 2008

Source: All About Jazz
October 15, 2008

Rocking the Capital with Jazz! Chillout Productions is to bring back the Abu Dhabi Jazz Festival with a breathtaking compilation of jazz artists to heavily sway the capital. The long awaited comeback of the festival will gratify the fans with quality music and live entertainment, taking place at the venue that originally hosted this exclusive happening in 2002, the Beach Rotana Hotel in Abu Dhabi. The 5th edition of the Abu Dhabi Jazz Festival is to be identified for its ...

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Rochester International Jazz Festival Announces New Name and Title Sponsor - Festival Becomes Xerox Rochester International Jazz Festival

Source: Dalmath Associates Inc.
October 14, 2008

Rochester, NY –October 14, 2008—Organizers of the Rochester International Jazz Festival presented by M&T Bank announced today that they will welcome Xerox Corporation, the world's leading document management technology and services enterprise, as the Festival’s first title sponsor. The eighth edition of the nine-day Festival, June 12-20, 2009, will mark the debut of the Festival’s new name, the Xerox Rochester International Jazz Festival. “We are honored to welcome Xerox as our first title sponsor and thank them for joining our ...

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Jazz is in the Air at Rehoboth Festival

Source: All About Jazz
October 14, 2008

REHOBOTH BEACH -- When you consider taking in performances from Joe Piscopo, Charlie Thomas' Drifters and The Neville Brothers, you may anticipate quite a drive. But that's not the case. Every year, the Rehoboth Beach Autumn Jazz Festival, to be held through Sunday, brings some of the biggest names and all-time favorites to the Delaware coast. In the past, performers including Queen Latifa, James Ingram and Al Green have taken the stage. “And we haven't even gotten to our 25th ...

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Music Hits Streets in Marsden Jazz Festival

Source: All About Jazz
October 14, 2008

Marsden was in full swing at the weekend as it hosted its annual Jazz Festival. Thousands of music lovers descended on the village as many of its venues played host to some of the best jazz and blues artists in the business. Over 60 events, featuring both big names and up-and-coming artists, were staged over the weekend, most of which were free. The music extravaganza, now in its 17th year, kicked off in style on the Friday night with a ...

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Gray Skies Did Not Put a Damper on Seafood, Blues and Jazz Festival

Source: All About Jazz
October 14, 2008

Die hard jazz fans ignored gray skies on Saturday to hear the blues. The 15th annual Pleasure Island Seafood, Blues and Jazz Festival kicked off this weekend. Gray skies and light rain didn't keep Micki Jay from the festival. “The music for me is very spiritual. I love it,” said Jay. “For true blues and jazz lovers we're coming despite rain. There's no frost in the air. it's not cold, it's really quite nice.” Fourteen year olds Stephanie Beckett and ...

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Cachaca Jazz 'N' Samba Club Presents the Matt Savage Trio

Source: All About Jazz
October 13, 2008

The Matt Savage Trio, helmed by Jazz piano phenomenon, Matt Savage, will make their first appearance at the Cachaca Jazz 'n' Samba Club on Friday, October 17th and Saturday, October 18th. One of the most popular new additions to the New York Jazz scene, Cachaca is located in Greenwich Village at 35 West 8th Avenue between 5th and 6th. Matt Savage will be joined by Trio sidemen, David Robaire on bass and Joe Saylor on drums. Their set will include ...

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Bill Silva Presents and Rum & Humble Announce Pact with Long Beach Blues Festival

Source: conqueroo
October 12, 2008

LOS ANGELES, Calif. Southern Californiabased concert production companies Bill Silva resents and Rum & Humble have announced a multi-year pact with radio station KJAZZ to produce the annual Long Beach Blues Festival. Labor Day weekend 2009 will mark the 30th anniversary of the West Coasts largest and longest-running blues event.

The 2008 edition of the festival the first produced by Bill Silva Presents and Rum & Humble featured Chuck Berry, Taj Mahal, John Mayall and many others at a new ...

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Hartford International Jazz Festival: Danilo Perez, Badal Roy

Source: All About Jazz
October 12, 2008

Both Hartford International Jazz Festival opening-night concerts succeeded in demonstrating what makes this annual event special: world-class jazz infused with intriguing multi-cultural elements. Each performance was unique, but both shared a musical melting-pot mindset. Panamanian-born pianist Danilo Perez guided his trio through a tantalizing maze of Latin American and Afro Cuban sonorities. Pakistani tabla drummer Badal Roy orchestrated a series of Asian-influenced improvisations for a sextet that borrowed freely from rock 'n' folk forms. Perez began his set at the ...

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