Festival News

Funding Cuts "Pull Rug out from Under" Jazz Event

Source: All About Jazz
September 10, 2008

A showcase event for Canadian jazz proposed for 2010 and meant to market musicians to international promoters appears to be doomed because of recent federal arts funding cuts. Jazz Festivals Canada, the not-for-profit organization consisting of 19 events across the country, was in the midst of planning Total Jazz Totale, envisioned to take place in Ottawa in the summer or fall of 2010. However, last month's cancellations of the federal PromArt and Trade Routes programs place the event in “serious ...

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2008 High Zero Festival of Improvised Experimental Music in September

Source: All About Jazz
September 10, 2008

Opening Night of the High Zero Festival of Improvised Experimental Music

Baltimore Museum of Art (Fox Court) Doors open 8:00 PM, Performance starts 8:15 PM sharp.

A FREE event in the Fox Court of the BMA Tuesday Night, September 16th

A presentation of new films by Peter Rose, shot in Baltimore using his process of “transfalumination." These films will be accompanied with live sound by Baltimore's own Second Nature Orchestra.

This event marks the special first ...

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Bear Creek Fest Lineup

Source: JamBase
September 10, 2008

Bear Creek Music and Arts Festival Announces Lineup

The Bear Creek Music and Arts Festival will return to the Spirit of Suwannee Music Park in Live Oak, Florida November 14 - 16 for what promises to be a memorable weekend of music, arts and revelry with an undercurrent of environmental awareness and charity. The fun will commence with an intimate “pre-festival" kick-off party, taking place onsite on Thursday, November 13. Early bird tickets for this festival are available until September ...

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Trinumeral Festival NC

Source: JamBase
September 10, 2008

Trinumeral Music and Arts Festival :: 08.08.08 - 08.10.08 :: Deerfields Amphitheatre :: Horse Shoe, NC

Ben Ellman & Boots Riley - Galactic :: Trinumeral 2008 As many festivals begin to see a decline in attendance, it's a comfort to know that people are still supporting local and homegrown festivals across the country. This was never more apparent than at the Trinumeral Music and Arts Festival at Deerfields Amphitheatre. Located just outside the confines of picturesque Asheville, NC, the ...

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2008 Trenton Jazz Festival: Teena Marie, Euge Groove, S.O.S. Band and Gordon Chambers

Source: All About Jazz
September 9, 2008

The 2008 Trenton Jazz Festival will once again serenade audiences across Trenton this fall, scheduled for Sept. 20. The program will begin at 2 p.m. and unofficially bids farewell to the summertime with a combination of music, jazz festival food, and more. Teena Marie, Euge Groove, S.O.S. Band and Gordon Chambers will be featured artists. Four-time Grammy nominee Marie is a force in contemporary pop and R&B music. The singer, songwriter, producer and arranger has captured the hearts and spirits ...

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Trinumeral Music and Arts Festival

Source: JamBase
September 9, 2008

Words by: Christopher Gaspar | Images by: James Young

Trinumeral Music and Arts Festival :: 08.08.08 - 08.10.08 :: Deerfields Amphitheatre :: Horse Shoe, NC

Ben Ellman & Boots Riley - Galactic :: Trinumeral 2008 As many festivals begin to see a decline in attendance, it's a comfort to know that people are still supporting local and homegrown festivals across the country. This was never more apparent than at the Trinumeral Music and Arts Festival at Deerfields Amphitheatre. Located ...

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The Former Portland Jazz Festival

Source: Rifftides by Doug Ramsey
September 9, 2008

The Portland Jazz Festival is no more. Word went out that next year's edition has been scrubbed and the festival will not be revived. Here is part of the official announcement.

Operations and planning for the 2009 February event could not continue because of a decline in funding and sponsorship support. Shortfalls accumulated to a total need of over $100,000 that could not be met by ticket sale projections and other forms of earned revenue. Recent attempts to ...

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Portland Jazz Festival Pulls the Plug

Source: All About Jazz
September 8, 2008

The 2009 Portland Jazz Festival is canceled due to a lack of sponsor funds, and the festival's board of directors has voted to disband the annual winter festival. Portland is losing its prestigious jazz festival, after event organizers said they lost their major sponsor and could not find enough grants and funds to keep the annual event going. The 2009 Portland Jazz Festival, planned for Feb. 12-22, has been canceled. Since its inception in 2004, the Portland Jazz Festival consistently ...

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