Festival News

Taj Mahal, Eddie Floyd Added to Long Beach Blues Festival Lineup, August 31

Source: All About Jazz
July 8, 2008

Chuck Berry remains the Saturday headliner, and festival also features Pinetop Perkins, John Mayall, Charlie Musselwhite, Dirty Dozen Brass Band, Roy Rogers, Ana Popovic and more.

LONG BEACH, Calif. -- Blues and world music legend Taj Mahal and Booker T. Jones will co-headline the Sunday, August 31 show of the Long Beach Blues Festival. In addition, Stax soul veteran Eddie Floyd has been added to the Sunday roster. The festival will be held Saturday and Sunday, August 30-31 in its ...

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Renowned Bassist Avishai Cohen Appointed as Artistic Director of North Sea Jazz Festival

Source: All About Jazz
July 8, 2008

Avishai Cohen, who was recently lauded in the Jazz Times review of his latest release, Gently Disturbed(Razdaz Recordz,) as “among the elite bassists on the scene today," has been officially named as the Artistic Director for the Red Sea Jazz Eilat Festival for 2009. The announcement was made last week by festival producer Miki Gov and the board representing the Municipality of the city of Eilat in Tel Aviv. Cohen will succeed Dan Gottfried, who has served as Artistic Director ...

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Bayfest Music Festival

Source: All About Jazz
July 8, 2008

Mobile's music festival is ready to rock the streets of downtown Mobile October 3, 4 & 5 2008! Now in its 14th year, BayFest draws some of the best classic rock, country, alternative, R&B and other musical entertainers to 9 stages during a 3-day and night festival. BayFest kicked up its heels for the first act announcement of 2008. Country stars Rodney Atkins, Blake Shelton, and Eric Church are set to appear on the at&t/IP Casino Stage on Sunday, October ...

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New and Old Meet in Big Easy

Source: All About Jazz
July 8, 2008

New, old meet in Big Easy for Essence music fest

Diva moment: Patti LaBelle belted out a tribute to her and her group, Labelle, at the Essence festival. The reunited trio, with Nona Hendryx and Sarah Dash, hit the stage together Saturday to sing Lady Marmalade. The event: The three-day 2008 Essence Music Festival in New Orleans achieved a balance of old-school homage and cutting-edge innovation at the Superdome. The crowd: While concerts were a big draw, other events, such ...

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4th Of July Jazz Festival with a Bang!

Source: All About Jazz
July 7, 2008

Los Angeles-Fireworks was not the only thing seen flying throughout the sky on our nation's birthday. Various musical notes were flaring up all over Leimert Park Village as well. The occasion was the 6th Annual Vision Outside 4th of July Jazz Festival 2008. Los Angeles City Councilman Bernard C. Parks, District 8, and the City of Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs presented this festival of America's number 1 art form: JAZZ with some blues and spiced up with Afro-Cuban ...

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2008 Chicago JVC Jazz Festival

Source: All About Jazz
July 6, 2008

JVC Jazz Festival Chicago Kicks Off July 18

The 2008 JVC Jazz Festival Chicago will run July 18-20, showcasing members of the local Chicago jazz scene and jazz musicians from around the country. The festival will take place at five music venues around the city, including the recently reopened Jazz Showcase. Notable performances include the John Abercrombie Organ Trio with Chicago saxophonist Eric Schneider, the Corey Wilkes Quartet and “Three Generations of Chicago Tenors," a showcase of Chicago saxophonists Von ...

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Zeltsman Marimba Festival Los Angeles

Source: Michael Ricci
July 5, 2008

Marimba Players of the World, Unite! Marimba Festival gives percussionists a chance to jam with others and spread the musical joy.

That could be the motto of the Zelts- man Marimba Festival, an annual gathering of percussionists who have a special affection for the mallet instrument that's a mainstay of symphony orchestras and a close cousin of the smaller xylophone and the more resonant vibraphone. The festival, first organized in 2001 by marimbist Nancy Zeltsman, has never made ...

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Chevy Chase to Host Newport Jazz Festival

Source: All About Jazz
July 4, 2008

Chase, the comic actor and original cast member of Saturday Night Live will host the Newport Jazz Festival for the second year in a row. The JVC Jazz Festival-Newport runs Aug. 8-10 at the International Tennis Hall of Fame and Fort Adams State Park. Chase, a jazz fan and pianist, will introduce the musicians performing on the festival's main stage, including Aretha Franklin, Sonny Rollins and Herbie Hancock. In college, Chase, 64, played drums in a jazz band with Walter ...

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