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Willingboro Jazz Festival a Big Hit
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All About Jazz
WILLINGBORO, NJ -- People clapped their hands and danced as the sounds of Cintron resonated through Mill Creek Park yesterday at the 27th annual Willingboro Jazz Festival. “I like the Latin jazz," Mount Laurel resident Albert Rocha said. His wife Hisae added, “You can dance or listen. Even the kids like it." Cintron, founded by Willingboro resident Edgardo Cintron, was one of many to perform at the festival, which began shortly after noon and went on into the night. The ...
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Lack of Cash Could Mute Portland Jazz Festival
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All About Jazz
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) -- The Portland Jazz Festival plans to stop operating next week because it lacks money following the loss of its title sponsor. Without an infusion of roughly $100,000, the February 2009 festival will be canceled, organizers say. The annual festival began in 2004 and has bolstered Portland's small jazz community. But Qwest, the title sponsor for each of the five festivals, told organizers in April it couldn't provide its usual $50,000 because times are tough. Several returning ...
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Newport Jazz Festival Founder is Now on the Bill Instead of Worrying About the Bills
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All About Jazz
NEWPORT, R.I. - For the first time since he founded the Newport Jazz Festival, George Wein didn't have to sign any checks or worry about how the fickle weather might affect the bottom line. Instead, his biggest concern at the recent festival was whether he could keep up on piano with his Newport All-Stars band during their set on the main stage that preceded performances by Herbie Hancock and Sonny Rollins. But though the 82-year-old Mr. Wein sold his festival ...
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Solvang Jazz Festival Adds to 2008 Artist Lineup
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All About Jazz
James Moody to perform Sept. 26 With a world-class lineup of international jazz legends and bright new stars, the 2008 Solvang Jazz Festival is set to bring the excitement of jazz and other forms of music to the Central Coast, Sept. 25 to 28. The Universal Guild for Jazz and Progressive Music has announced that Grammy-nominated saxophonist James Moody has been added to this year's lineup. Moody will perform with Gordon Goodwin's Big Phat Band and Barbara Morrison from 5:30 ...
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2008 Beantown Jazz Festival Line Up
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All About Jazz
Saxophone Summit: The original summiteers were Joe Lovano, Dave Liebman, and the late Michael Brecker. Since Brecker's passing, Ravi Coltrane has joined the unit, helping push it ever further in adventurous directions. Sept. 24-25, Regattabar. 617-395-7757, Randy Weston: At 82, Weston is the foremost authority on the piano's percussive possibilities; his work manifests both Eastern rhythmic sensibilities and the abstract geometries of Thelonious Monk. Sept. 27, BeanTown Jazz Festival. 617-747-2261, John Coltrane Memorial Concert: This tribute boasts a superb ensemble ...
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Feeling Bluesy? Check out Macomb Jazz Festival
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All About Jazz
MACOMB -- As notes of jazz waft through Chandler Park in the coming days, the artists traveling to Macomb to perform are as varied as their musical styles and histories. The seventh annual Al Sears Jazz Festival runs Friday through Sept. 14, with a full day of music in Chandler Park on Saturday. Events kick off with Artists in Residence Day on Friday, giving Western Illinois University and high school students a chance to interact with the artists visiting for ...
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Wine and Jazz Festival a Success
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All About Jazz
WHEELING-Cooler temperatures and the threat of rain didn't keep jazz lovers and wine aficionados from Wheeling's Heritage Port on Saturday. Despite the gray clouds looming above, the atmosphere at the first Wheeling Wine and Jazz Festival was bright and sunny, as hundreds of smiling wine tasters ventured from one tasting station to another while jazz music carried on the slight breeze. “This is very, very successful," said Joelle Ennis, city of Wheeling marketing director and Wine and Jazz event staff ...
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Antoinette Montague Live!
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All About Jazz
Antoinette Montague will perform at The Many Colors of a W*O*M*A*N XXIV Free Jazz Festival (Aetna Theater at the Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art. Hartford, CT on Saturday Sept. 6 and at The September Concert: The Heart of Jazz in New York on Thursday, September 11. Born and raised in Newark, Antoinette Montague recently released her first CD, Pretty Blues but she has had many invaluable musical experiences. She worked in gospel and R&B ensembles after college, serves as the ...
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