Festival News

The 2008-09 JazzErie Season Brings Eric Alexander, Dave Liebman, Pete Mills, Robin McKelle to Town

Source: All About Jazz
August 21, 2008

If you're among those in the Erie area who feel they've heard some good music this summer, well, wait until you hear what's yet to come. JazzErie has put together a highly promising 2008-09 concert season (its fifth annual) featuring some of the best jazz musicians in the world, as well as outstanding local and regional players. Most of the musicians who will be part of the upcoming season -- leaders and their band members -- place among the top ...

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Park City Jazz Festival's Education Day Schools Listeners in Soul

Source: All About Jazz
August 19, 2008

500 expected to attend Saturday's free music clinics Improvisation, loud music and public displays of affection are generally frowned upon in the confines of the classroom and it may be fair to say that, for this reason, jazz music has been at odds with book learning since the first boy band beat out the first note of ragtime on the first dance floor in the 1800s. It's not hard to understand why kids prefer listening to music above almost anything ...

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Lineup Announced for Expanded Pittsfield CityJazz Festival

Source: Ed Bride Associates
August 19, 2008

Lineup Announced for Pittsfield CityJazz Festival Tickets Now on Sale for Expanded October 10-19 Event PITTSFIELD, MA - The Pittsfield CityJazz Festival today announced the lineup for an expanded 10-day event that kicks off on Columbus Day weekend and presents the best of both local and international performers. The fourth annual festival, Oct. 10-19, will feature “Jazz around town," highlighting regionally-based artists on Oct. 10-12; Jazz in School, with week-long performances and presentations in Pittsfield's public schools; and ...

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Blues for Food Festival 2008

Source: All About Jazz
August 19, 2008

Groove to Local Blues Legends and Shake your Moneymaker for One Last Summertime Blast at the Second Annual BLUES FOR FOOD FEST, Saturday, August 30, 11 AM until 7 PM at Magnuson Park Amphitheatre & P-Patch: Proceeds Support P-Patch Trust

WHAT: BLUES FOR FOOD FEST is an all-ages event featuring some of the finest blues bands in the Northwest, organic food vendors, a homemade pie auction, and children's hands-on gardening activities. Lettuce Link/Solid Ground will be at the BLUES FOR ...

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Virgin Festival | 08.09 and 08.10 | Baltimore

Source: All About Jazz
August 19, 2008

Words by: Eric Zimmerman | Images by: Kenny Pusey & Michael Jurick

Virgin Mobile Festival :: 08.09.08 & 08.10.08 :: Pimlico Race Course :: Baltimore, MD

Virgin Fest 2008 by Jurick The Virgin Mobile Festival takes place annually at Baltimore's Pimlico Race Course, home of the Preakness. The infield is transformed as two monster stages, at the north and south ends, host some of the world's biggest acts in music. But, as the name suggests, Virgin is also one ...

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Dane Butcher Gets Playboy Jazz in Ship Shape

Source: All About Jazz
August 18, 2008

Executive preps for Playboy Jazz Cruise The inaugural Playboy Jazz Cruise is coming this January. The seven-day cruise promises to be seven days of jazz bliss. Dane Butcher, Director of Cruise Operations and Programming for Jazz Cruises LLC, the producers of the Playboy Jazz Cruise, is well at work finalizing cruise and show details that will delight jazz enthusiasts who are on board. Although this is the first year for the Playboy Jazz Cruise, it coincides with the Playboy Jazz ...

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Music Festival to Jazz up Hope

Source: All About Jazz
August 17, 2008

HOPE, Maine - Four men with ties to the community hope to bring back the jazz era, at least to the local arena. Andy Stewart, owner of Hope General Store, Chris Rogers, Andy Swift and Bill Jones are staging the second annual Hope Jazz Festival Saturday, Aug. 16, in True Park, behind the General Store. The four men founded the festival last year and established a nonprofit organization called “Hope 4 Jazz" to build the festival slowly to a point ...

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Woodstock Remembered

Source: All About Jazz
August 17, 2008

THIS WEEKEND MARKS 39TH ANNIVERSARY OF LANDMARK MUSIC FESTIVAL

The Woodstock Musc & Art Fair took place August 15 to August 18, 1969. This weekend we remember the landmark event with a few takes on Joni Mitchell's song of celebration, written from the perspective most of us have on this festival, i.e. from footage seen on television screens and the second hand glow picked up from attendees. Unable to be there in person, Mitchell watched the happening unfold ...

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