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22nd Annual Hot Atlantic Jazz: July 11-19

Source: All About Jazz
June 8, 2008

22nd festival features our own Holly Cole and sounds from around the globe from July 11-19 ROM COOL JAZZ vocalists like Holly Cole and bebop legend Sheila Jordan to hot Arabic sounds from across the globe, the 2008 Atlantic Jazz Festival has a varied, international lineup for its 22nd year in Halifax, July 11 to 19. Festival organizers officially announced this year's schedule at a media conference on Friday morning in the Halifax Holiday Inn Select's Commons Room, one of ...

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Spenard Fest Tests Jazz Traditions

Source: All About Jazz
June 8, 2008

INAUGURAL: Day of adventurous music will highlight local talents. Forget Monterey's famous jazz festival by the sea. Next weekend, Spenard will lay claim to its own full day of jazz with homegrown tunes by seven bands over eight hours in a cozy little organic joint just blocks from the bike trail and not so far from the sea. With good luck and good vibes, Saturday's incipient Spenard Jazz Fest might hold the promise of many festivals to come. “This was ...

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13th Annual Litchfield Jazz Festival

Source: All About Jazz
June 7, 2008

The 13th Annual Litchfield Jazz Festival is set and tickets are now on sale for August 1, 2, 3, at the Goshen Fairgrounds in Northwest Connecticut. Diana Krall recently called it “one of the best festivals," JazzTimes named it “among the best of the best," and the New York Times hailed it “a model jazz lineup." The weekend kicks off on Friday, August 1, with the “Friends of the Festival Gala" at Winvian Luxury Resort in Morris (winvian.com). The party ...

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2008 Sasktel Saskatchewan Jazz Festival on June 20th

Source: All About Jazz
June 7, 2008

The SaskTel Saskatchewan Jazz Festival brings great live music to three cities over the course of ten fun-filled days in June. Most events are happening in Saskatoon, which is where the 22nd annual festival kicks off on Friday, June 20 with a performance by the legendary Neville Brothers. Other performers include Los Lobos, Sue Foley, Mobadass, Pink Martini, Molly Johnson, the John Scofield Trio, Ivana Santilli, Maceo Parker and more. The Festival wraps up on Sunday, June 29 with 4-time ...

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Norfolk Island Jazz in the Pines Festival

Source: All About Jazz
June 7, 2008

A piano-playing humorist who embellishes his concerts with tall tales and true and a veteran crooner who has grooved with Sammy Davis Jr are among 22 performers taking at this year's Norfolk Island Jazz in the Pines Festival from December 8-12. Now in its seventh year, the five-day event attracts favorite acts from across Australia and New Zealand and presents them in a range of concerts at various island venues. Jazzing the luncheon concerts up will be author-composer-singer-pianist Dorian Mode, ...

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For Jazz's Avant-Garde, an Annual Gathering and a Little Competition

Source: Michael Ricci
June 6, 2008

During his youth, the New Orleans tenor saxophonist Kidd Jordan worked with some of the brightest lights of soul and R&B, like Ray Charles, Aretha Franklin and Stevie Wonder. And that's just for starters. “You name the genre, I've done it," Mr. Jordan, 73, said this week from Baton Rouge, La., his temporary home since shortly after Hurricane Katrina hit in 2005. “But when I was playing in all those other genres, I wasn't satisfied with what I was doing. ...

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June 21st, D.J. Sweeney Sings at the Coleman Hawkin's Jazz Fest in St. Joseph, MO

Source: All About Jazz
June 5, 2008

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JazzPA Announces Artist Lineup for Columbia Gas 2008 Summer Jazz Celebration

Source: All About Jazz
June 5, 2008

JazzPA Announces The Columbia Gas 2008 Summer Jazz Celebration BELLEFONTE, PA - JazzPA (jazzpa.com) and its partner Columbia Gas of Pennsylvania are thrilled to announce the performer lineup for The Columbia Gas 2008 Summer Jazz Celebration happening on Saturday, July 26th in Downtown Bellefonte, PA. In the historic Garman Opera House Theatre, the evening concert features the Russ Kassoff Trio with Mr. Kassoff on piano, Jay Anderson on bass and Dennis Mackrel on drums. The trio will be joined by ...

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