Festival News

Grammy Award-Winning Robin Eubanks Brings Commanding Flavor, Style to Idlewild

Source: JazzStage Productions
June 3, 2008

Much like the genre it celebrates, the 2008 Idlewild Jazz Festival embraces an array of eras, artists and melodic styles. Slated for Saturday, Aug. 2, in Idlewild, Mich., from 1:30 - 9:30 p.m., this year's event remains true to its eclectic tradition, synthesizing established and emerging musicians into an ear-pleasing day long line up. Festival acts range from big band to fusion, providing enough versatility to suit the breadth of any jazz enthusiast's eight-track/LP/CD collection. Leading this year's Idlewild Jazz ...

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Improvise Your Summer with the 13th Manchester Jazz Festival

Source: All About Jazz
June 2, 2008

This year - as with every year - Manchester Jazz Festival presents a series of international premires and special commissions, unique to mjf. Monday 21st July sees an Italian double bill of Egea artists at the RNCM: the UK premier of clarinetist Gabriele Mirabassi's Trio and pianist Danilo Rea. On Tuesday 22nd, a very special triple bill unites the unpredictable free jazz of the Grew Quartet; electronic soundscapes from Gong violinist Graham Clark with 808 State's Graham Massey; and the ...

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JVC Jazz Festival New York Debuts at the Concert Hall at the New York Society for Ethical Culture

Source: Carolyn McClair Public Relations
June 2, 2008

Nine Concerts Include Performances by Billy Taylor, Charles Lloyd, Dee Dee Bridgewater, Cecil Taylor, George Cables, Ravi Coltrane, Geri Allen, Bad Plus 1 with Kurt Rosenwinkel. NEW YORK, NY - The 2008 JVC Jazz Festival New York, produced by The Festival Network, LLC (FN), presents a “festival within the festival" at the Concert Hall at the New York Society for Ethical Culture (NYSEC), 2 West 64th Street at Central Park West. Beginning June 17. the JVC Jazz Festival New York ...

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Long Beach Blues Festival, New Venue and Chuck Berry, Sly Stone Headlining

Source: conqueroo
June 2, 2008

Chuck Berry and Sly & the Family Stone are the headliners ofwill headline the 29th annual Long Beach Blues Festival, set to take place Saturday and Sunday, August 30 and 31, 2008 at a brand new locationvenue. The Festival will move relocate from its long-time home site at the Cal State University Long Beach (CSULB) athletic field to a breezy new oceanfront locationhome, the Rainbow Lagoon at Linden Ave. and Shoreline Dr. in adjacent downtown to the Long Beach Marina. ...

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Playboy Jazz Festival Adds 2 Stars, Archival Photos

Source: All About Jazz
June 1, 2008

Two renowned musicians, trumpeter Terence Blanchard and bassist Marcus Miller, have been added to the star-studded lineup for the June 14-15 Playboy Jazz Festival in the Hollywood Bowl, along with a new element - archival photos from 29 years of festivals shown on the big screens before and after each day's lineup.

Blanchard, who will perform on Saturday with the James Moody Quartet, composed the score for the four-hour Hurricane Katrina HBO documentary, “When the Levees Broke: A Requiem in ...

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Chuck Berry Plays Blues in Long Beach

Source: Michael Ricci
May 31, 2008

Chuck Berry, Sly & the Family Stone Headline The Long Beach Blues Festival will get a face-lift this year with a new home and will feature an 81-year-old headliner who made musical history because he wouldn't play the blues.

Chuck Berry, who became one of the titans of rock 'n' roll because he didn't think he ever would become a credible blues artist, headlines the opening day of the 29th annual festival on Aug. 30 at its new ...

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JP Morgan Chase Latino Cultural Festival: July 23 - August 3, 2008

Source: All About Jazz
May 31, 2008

International icons. New Voices. Wry twists on tradition. Bold new statements. The 12th Chase Latino Cultural Festival (July 23-August 3) at the indoor Queens Theatre in the Park showcases the veteran performers who started it all side by side with performers striking out in new directions. It brings together the “Lawless Goat" of old-school Dominican bachata and the “Good Rooster" of Nuyorican experimental rock. It presents well-loved New York institutions, international icons, and eye-opening newcomers, including world premieres by contemporary ...

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Port Colborne's Flavours of Niagara International Food, Wine and Jazz Festival

Source: All About Jazz
May 30, 2008

An exciting musical and cultural collaboration awaits Port Colborne's waterfront with the participation of Sugarloaf Harbour Marina into the 2008 installment of Flavours of Niagara - International Food, Wine and Jazz festival. The crme of jazz, blues, contemporary and classic rock and swing are set to descend on the city June 27th - June 29th with some of the best sounds to be found anywhere in the Niagara region, promising an entertaining and action packed holiday weekend. As music lovers ...

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