Festival News

France Offers to Take Jazz

Source: All About Jazz
June 20, 2008

Festivals and Events in Rhone-Alpes

Every year the city of Lyon hosts several days of luminous festivities during its Fte des Lumires, culminating on December 8. On that day, tradition dictates that all residents of Lyon place candles outside their windows, resulting in a lovely glow throughout the city. The city itself also goes to great lengths to light up the night, putting on magnificent light shows and spectacles all over town. Many of Lyon's beautiful historic buildings are lit ...

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Come Sun or High Water I.H. Mississippi Valley Blues Festival Plays On

Source: All About Jazz
June 19, 2008

DAVENPORT, Iowa - The IH Mississippi Valley Blues Festival will go on as planned, July 3 - 5, despite flooding in the Quad-City area. The Mississippi Valley Blues Society, producer of the festival, is arranging contingency locations for the festival in case the City of Davenport public works department decides that Le Claire Park's grass areas won't be dry enough in time for the festival.

The city and festival producers will meet next week to assess park conditions. According to ...

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JVC Festival Making Plans to Mine Jazz History

Source: Michael Ricci
June 19, 2008

Tribute concerts and returning regulars will be featured at the 1988 JVC Jazz Festival

The lineup, announced yesterday by its producer, George Wein, and its sponsor, the JVC Company of America, ranges through jazz history, from concerts dedicated to Louis Armstrong to the Latin-jazz pioneer. Taking place June 24 to July 2. Tribute concerts and returning regulars will be featured at the 1988 JVC Jazz Festival, which is to take place June 24 to July 2. The lineup, announced yesterday ...

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How to Enjoy the Bowl

Source: Michael Ricci
June 19, 2008

The Bowl's a hassle, yes. But there are ways to do it.

CARVED into the side of a canyon, the Hollywood Bowl has the majestic permanence of a geological formation. Yet as the Bowl officially starts its 87th season Friday, musical change is afoot. The opening night gala features a new principal guest conductor of the Hollywood Bowl Orchestra, Thomas Wilkins, leading a lineup that includes flutist Sir James Galway, singer Liza Minnelli and bluesman B.B. King. In July, Bramwell ...

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Jazz in July Festival at the 92nd Street Y

Source: All About Jazz
June 19, 2008

July 22-31, 2008 BILL CHARLAP, ARTISTIC DIRECTOR DR. BILLY TAYLOR, KURT ELLING, CEDAR WALTON, FREDDY COLE, FRANK WESS, CAROL SLOANE, MULGREW MILLER, FRED HERSCH, THE VANGUARD JAZZ ORCHESTRA All Concerts at 8:00 p.m. 92nd Street Y / Lexington Avenue & 92nd Street Information: www.92Y.org/jazz or 212-415-5500 Tickets: $55 / $50 All 6 Concerts: $256 / $234 Any 4 Concerts: $184 / $168 New York, NY: April 4, 2008 - Jazz in July ...

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Riffs Jazz Notes International Jazz Fest Has a Star-Studded Lineup

Source: All About Jazz
June 19, 2008

Hartford's bustling summer jazz scene will make a smooth transition into the fall, thanks to the classy Hartford International Jazz Festival, which has just announced its exciting Main Stage lineup for its annual Columbus Day weekend bash. Inspired by popular European cultural fests and aimed at pumping up the city's nightlife and stimulating its downtown economy, HIJF's bumper crop of top talent opens in high style Oct. 10 with the Danilo Perez Trio and closes with a flourish Oct. 12 ...

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Berklee's Executive Sessions Concert Series: Chip's Country Showcase

Source: All About Jazz
June 19, 2008

Berklee College of Music Executive Sessions Concert Series Showcasing Bands with Local CEOs Giving new meaning to the term “corporate gig," Executive Sessions, a new concert series that showcases bands whose members include Boston-area CEOs and corporate executives, continues with Chip's Country Showcase: A Roll of Quarters and a Pedal Steel, featuring Chip Rives, CEO, TRP Marketing, Thursday, June 19, 8:00 p.m., at Berklee's Cafe 939. This night of country music written by Rives will feature Mike Elkins, with Berklee ...

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2008 Caramoor Jazz Festival

Source: All About Jazz
June 18, 2008

CARAMOOR INTERNATIONAL MUSIC FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES THREE DAYS OF JAZZ Performers to include Ahmad Jamal Trio Mulgrew Miller's Wingspan, Jimmy Heath Big Band Michel Camilo Trio with Charles Flores and Dafnis Prieto Pianist Aaron Diehl, and Wynton Maralis PLUS Cuban Piano Summit: Elio Villafranca and Chuchito Valdes August 1, 2, and 3 Katonah, New York - The 2008 Caramoor International Music Festival, hailed by The New York Times as “...the loveliest Festival of ...

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