Festival News

JVC Jazz Festival Newport

Source: All About Jazz
May 8, 2008

The 2008 JVC Jazz Festival - Newport will kick off on Friday, August 8th, with an evening concert at the International Tennis Hall of Fame at the Newport Casino; followed by two full days of great jazz on three stages at historic Fort Adams State Park on August 9th and 10th. Headliners include Sonny Rollins, Herbie Hancock and Chris Botti. Other performers during the weekend include Soulive with Fred Wesley, Dave Holland, Anthony Hamilton Blues Project, Lionel Loueke, Marco Benevento ...

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Latin Jazz Festival at the Greek Theater

Source: All About Jazz
May 8, 2008

Hot Week for Latin Lovers/ Latin Jazz Festival 2008 at the Greek, plus spicy fare at Catalina, Jazz Bakery

Saturday night at the Greek Theater brings something called the Los Angeles Latin Jazz Festival 2008, and it certainly looks to be a great night. Headlining is pianist Eddie Palmieri, whose amazing technique mixes Monk and McCoy Tyner and Herbie Hancock into Afro-Cuban music, and whose La Perfecta brought a trombone (or two) front and center, giving this music so much ...

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June 1975 - June 2008, Berkeley's la Penna in High Gear to Celebrate Anniversary

Source: All About Jazz
May 8, 2008

La Penna Cultural Center 3105 Shattuck Ave. Berkeley 510-849-2568 Partying includes an open house, concerts, film and a musical suite-in-progress on the occasion by famous jazz composer Wayne Wallace La Penna - a local cultural center with a national reputation and a world vision - is in high gear to celebrate its 33 years of bringing distinctive and meaningful world art and culture to Bay Area communities. A favorite stop for pundits activists, imaginative artists, late-night ...

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Django on the Go

Source: All About Jazz
May 7, 2008

Half a century after his death, Gypsy guitarist Django Reinhardt inspires festivals that make their way across the U.S. The season kicks off this week.

Django Reinhardt never had a hit record. He only toured the United States once, as a guest with Duke Ellington's band in 1946, a jaunt legendary for Reinhardt's nonchalance: He arrived stateside without his band or a guitar; he couldn't read Ellington's music; and he ran on Gypsy time, showing up two hours late for ...

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30th Playboy Jazz Festival on June 14-15 Stars Hancock, Jarreau, Dr. John, Tower of Power, More

Source: All About Jazz
May 6, 2008

The 30th annual Playboy Jazz Festival, one of the largest jazz festivals in the nation, will be staged in the Hollywood Bowl on June 14 and 15, 2008.

The diverse program in the 18,000-seat outdoor amphitheater will feature mainstream and contemporary jazz, big bands, R&B and Latin sounds. Among the headliners will be Herbie Hancock, Al Jarreau, Dee Dee Bridgewater, Dr. John, Poncho Sanchez, Tower of Power, Keb' Mo', the all-women's band DIVA and RnR (Rick Braun-Richard Elliott).

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Vision Festival XIII to Honor New Orleans Jazz Legend Kidd Jordan June 11th

Source: Improvised Communications
May 6, 2008

On Wednesday, June 11th, Vision Festival XIII will present an entire night of music dedicated to this year's special honoree, New Orleans saxophonist and educator Edward “Kidd" Jordan. Five groups, four featuring Jordan himself, will pay tribute to a musical legacy that spans more than a half century. Advance tickets are available online or by phone at 1- 800-838-3006.

Jordan will be joined on stage by collaborators from throughout his career, including Fred Anderson, Billy Bang, Hamiet Bluiett, Dave Burrell, ...

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Jazz Greats Perform at Northeast Florida Jazz Fest

Source: Phred, Inc.
May 6, 2008

The sounds of jazz are resonating throughout Flagler County, FL this week. The Legacy Jazz Festival '08 marks the official 20th anniversary of the North East Florida Jazz Association (NEFJA), a not-for-profit all-volunteer group dedicated to the preservation and perpetuation of jazz, America's indigenous musical art form. The highlight of the Festival will take place on Saturday, May 10 at the Pirates Auditorium at Mantanzas High School in Palm Coast with non-stop music on two stages beginning at 12 Noon ...

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Sonny Rollins, Herbie Hancock, Chris Botti to Headline 2008 JVC Jazz Festival Newport

Source: Giant Noise
May 6, 2008

SONNY ROLLINS, HERBIE HANCOCK, CHRIS BOTTI TO HEADLINE 2008 JVC JAZZ FESTIVAL NEWPORT FROM AUGUST 8 - 10 All-Star Lineup Includes Wayne Shorter Quartet, Soulive with Fred Wesley, Dave Holland, Haden-Iverson-Motian, Anthony Hamilton Blues Project, Guillermo Klein Y Los Guachos, Warren Vache Quintet, Ledisi, Marco Benevento Trio with Chris Potter, Lionel Loueke Trio, Empirical, George Wein & The Newport All-Stars, and Many Others Tickets On-Sale Thursday, May 8 at 9am EST NEWPORT, RI - (MAY 6, 2008) - Sonny Rollins, ...

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