Festival News

Steve Winwood Plays San Francisco's First Outside Lands Fest

Source: All About Jazz
August 8, 2008

Steve Winwood, Les Claypool Prep for San Francisco's First Outside Lands Festival

“Letting the monkey out of its cage" is a top priority for Primus bassist and cult icon Les Claypool next week when he plays San Francisco's first ever Outside Lands Music and Arts Festival in Golden Gate Park, August 22-25th. Claypool joins Radiohead, Jack Johnson, Tom Petty and 61 other bands at the West Coast's newest fest, which is expected to draw up to 180,000 fans to the ...

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Allgarve Jazz: Music from a Corner of the World

Source: All About Jazz
August 6, 2008

By Josef Woodard Upon hearing of my impending trip to Portugal, someone grinned knowingly and muttered, “Ah, the California of Europe." What seemed an odd, glib statement has a new meaning, having been there, eaten and drunk and experienced that, in this remarkable, mighty, and compact country. It's true: Portugal's clement climate, beach-hugging towns, and vegetation (they too have the familiar, unstoppable ice plant) will remind Californians of home. And they even have chronic wildfire troubles, although we're far ahead ...

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Schumann and Fantasy at Festival in Santa Fe

Source: Michael Ricci
August 6, 2008

A true chamber music festival can be only as good as the performance space it occupies. By definition, chamber music is meant to be experienced up-close, in the salons of old or the intimate recital halls of today. The five-week Santa Fe Chamber Music Festival, now in its 36th summer season, is fortunate to have St. Francis Auditorium as its principal setting. The attractive and acoustically vibrant hall is part of the New Mexico Museum of Art, located just off ...

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James Moody Joins Solvang Jazz Festival 2008 Lineup

Source: All About Jazz
August 6, 2008

American jazz icon James Moody joins top, international talent at 3-day fall event “As a musical explorer, performer, collaborator and composer [Moody] has made an indelible contribution to the rise of American music as the dominant musical force of the twentieth century." -The New York Times Solvang, CA--With a world class lineup of international Jazz legends and bright new stars, the 2008 Solvang Jazz Festival is set to bring the thrill and excitement of Jazz and music in general to ...

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San Jose Jazz Festival: Finding Jazz Outside the Main Stage

Source: All About Jazz
August 6, 2008

Where's the best place to find jazz at this year's San Jose Jazz Festival? That's not a trick question.

Looking at the festival's Main Stage line up, the jazz content is decidedly hit or miss. But wander away from Plaza de Cesar Chavez to the Tech Museum's IMAX Theater, the San Jose Rep, or the Almaden Walkway, and it's a safe bet you'll catch some world-class improvisers.

Running Friday through Sunday, the San Jose Jazz Festival has reached a creative ...

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Snowshoe Mountain Hosting Its 9th Food, Wine and Jazz Fest

Source: All About Jazz
August 6, 2008

SNOWSHOE, W.Va. -- Snowshoe Mountain is preparing for another elegant and delicious weekend. The annual Food, Wine and Jazz Festival, which will take place Aug 8-10, has quickly become a classic regional event and one of Snowshoe's most popular summertime gatherings. Now in its 9th year, the Taste of the Mountains attracts some of the top wine providers from around the world, as well as providing delicious food offerings and wonderful live jazz entertainment all weekend. Now in its second ...

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Join the First Ever Playboy Jazz Cruise

Source: All About Jazz
August 5, 2008

There is no more important name in jazz than “Playboy". From the early days of the groundbreaking Playboy After Dark television show to the annual jazz poll in the magazine to the now 30 year old Playboy Jazz Festival, no one has done jazz better than Playboy.

Join Host Marcus Miller and our very special artists for the inaugural sailing of the Playboy Jazz Cruise.

Performers Marcus Miller Herbie Hancock Dianne Reeves Keb' Mo' Poncho Sanchez James Moody Roy Hargrove ...

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18th Annual Rosslyn Jazz Festival: Holly Cole, Lafayette Gilchrist and Spanish Harlem Orchestra

Source: All About Jazz
August 5, 2008

Arlington, Va - Praised among our region's standout jazz festivals by JazzTimes magazine, the 18th Annual Rosslyn Jazz Festival takes place on Saturday (12:30pm - 7:00pm), September 6, 2008, at Gateway Park, 1300 Lee Hwy (N. Lynn St. & Lee Hwy), in Arlington, Virginia (just across Key Bridge from Georgetown, 2 blocks from Rosslyn Metro Station). The event features yet another powerful lineup, including versatile vocalist Holly Cole - Canada's 2008 Juno Awardee for “Best Jazz Album"; Grammy Award-winning Salsa ...

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