Festival News

Johannesburg Joy of Jazz to Host International Jazz Icons

Source: All About Jazz
August 11, 2008

The international language of jazz will see the stages of downtown Jozi go global when the annual Standard Bank Joy of Jazz runs in Newtown, Johannesburg, from August 28 to 30.

Some of the world's top jazz artists will be providing a musical mlange of sound at this not-to-be-missed jazz-travaganza. With its truly international line-up, the Standard Bank Joy of Jazz will incorporate all jazz styles - from Afro jazz and fusion to Latin rhythms, bebop and straight-ahead.

Artists from ...

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Young Generation Jazz 2008 in Berlin

Source: All About Jazz
August 11, 2008

From 10 October 2008, Berlin will host a unique new jazz festival. Over a period of five days, “Young Generation Jazz" will present virtuoso artists from the national and international young European jazz scene. With a special focus on outstanding developments in Scandinavia, the events will include a day of “Young Scandinavian Jazz". In cooperation with numerous European arts councils, private sponsors and the newly founded federal “Music Initiative" - “Young Generation Jazz" provides a platform for international musical exchange ...

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Jazz Fest Hits Just the Right Chord

Source: All About Jazz
August 10, 2008

FOR FANS IN S.J., $10 CHARGE 'STILL AWESOME BARGAIN' This summer's new $10 admission didn't appear to thin the crowd Saturday at this weekend's 19th annual San Jose Jazz Festival, where thousands turned out for a range of music, wine, carnival food, dancing - and all that jazz. The popular festival, which includes jazz, blues, R&B, and salsa, is held in and around the Plaza de Cesar Chavez in downtown San Jose for one weekend each summer. Last year's total ...

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New Jersey Blues and Jazz Festival

Source: All About Jazz
August 10, 2008

The State Theatre presents the New Jersey Blues & Jazz Festival at the Backstage Jazz Club, September 25-27. It's an all-star musical lineup in an intimate setting for serious and casual jazz and blues fans alike. Featured performances during the festival include Legend of Blues: Pinetop Perkins featuring Hubert Sumlin and Willie “Big Eyes" Smith; Ron Carter Quartet and vocalist Lisa Sokolov; and Rod Piazza & The Mighty Flyers and John Hammond. All three sets take place in the exclusive ...

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ECM Events in Athens, Frankfurt & Barcelona

Source: All About Jazz
August 9, 2008

Major ECM live events are announced for autumn: festivals in Athens and Frankfurt, and - another first - the start of a long series of concerts in Barcelona. The Ymittos Festival will host concerts from September 5 to 13, with a rich programme of artists and ensembles and a focus on Mediterranean culture. The open-air festival in the atmospheric context of the Theatro Vrachon in Athens is launched on September 5 with the Anouar Brahem Trio and Savina Yannatou & ...

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Gathering of the Vibes | 07.31 - 08.03 | CT

Source: All About Jazz
August 9, 2008

Do yourself a favor and listen to this Jerry jam while you read. He's playing with Harvey Mandel, Steve Miller and Elvin Bishop. It starts a bit slow but give it two-minutes. Seriously, go listen, we wouldn't steer you wrong...

Gathering of the Vibes :: 07.31 - 08.03 :: Seaside Park :: Bridgeport, CT

Phil Lesh :: GOTV '08 by Chapman There is no denying that our “scene," as ...

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Newport Folk Festival | 08.02 - 08.03 | RI

Source: All About Jazz
August 9, 2008

Newport Folk Festival 2008 The Newport Folk Festival has an incredibly rich history, and although its current incarnation is quite distant from the festival where Bob Dylan plugged in his electric guitar, the ideas and philosophy behind the event have very much stayed the same. Headliners such as The Black Crowes and Jimmy Buffett and the Coral Reefer Band aren't exactly the troubadours that once topped the bill, but underneath the bigger ticket sellers was a lineup consisting of talent ...

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Pink Floyd Themed Cruise Set to Sail in 2009

Source: All About Jazz
August 8, 2008

Pink Floyd will be the subject of their very own themed cruise, even though no actual Floyd members will board the ship.

“The Great Gig in the Sea" (like Dark Side's “Great Gig in the Sky," but aquatic) is the brainchild of entertainment company Kiqstart Music and Think Floyd USA, which prides itself on being “the number one touring production of Pink Floyd in the country." The cover band supposedly opened for Roger Waters and received “personal acclaim" from David ...

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