Festival News

Announcing the 51st Annual Monterey Jazz Festival, September 19 - 21, 2008

Source: Monterey Jazz Festival
April 1, 2008

51st Annual Monterey Jazz Festival Presented By Verizon September 19 - 21, 2008 Features Groundbreaking And Legendary Artists On 9 Stages For 3 Days Of Nonstop Jazz Entertainment Herbie Hancock, Wayne Shorter, Cassandra Wilson, Nancy Wilson, Joshua Redman, Christian McBride, Maceo Parker, Kurt Elling, Ledisi, And More Appear At MJF/51 Vocalists Jamie Cullum, Ryan Shaw, Cassandra Wilson, Jamie Davis; Instrumentalists Maraca, The Derek Trucks Band & More In MJF Debut Clint Eastwood In Conversation ...

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Florida Grassroots Jazz Society Won't Let the Music Die

Source: All About Jazz
April 1, 2008

Refusing to let the music die, the North East Florida Jazz Association (NEFJA) extended the auction of the Title Sponsorship to the 3rd Annual Legacy Jazz Festival for one more round of bids when there were no takers on the first round. The new item number is #150231217018 and the bidding will remain open until April 8 at 9:00 p.m. Pacific Time.

The quaint beachside county that, for two years running, was the fastest growing county in the US, now ...

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Vision Festival XIII Performers Announced

Source: Improvised Communications
April 1, 2008

Arts for Art, Inc. has announced the line-up for the 13th annual Vision Festival, New York's premier multidisciplinary celebration of avantjazz music, poetry, dance and art, which will run from Tuesday, June 10th through Sunday, June 15th at Manhattan's Clemente Solo Velez Cultural Center.

Vision Festival XIII will present more than 50 events, including music and dance performances, poetry readings, film and visual art projections and panel discussions, on two stages, each transformed by a large-scale art installation.

This year's ...

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Meredith Borden Talks About Promoting the Blue Apple Blues (Bab) Festival

Source: Just Roots PR
March 30, 2008

The Big Apple is a long way from Mississippi delta, and it's not often associated with the blues. Meredith “Babe" Borden and her musical partner, Jon Catler aim to change that. April 3rd, a Thursday, they will be hosting what they hope will become an annual event. This is when they will bring together four of the more progressive blues acts to grace a stage in the lower east side of Manhattan. This event, which they are calling the Blue ...

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2008 Detroit International Jazz Festival to Pay Tribute to John Coltrane

Source: JazzStage Productions
March 29, 2008

Philly/Detroit Summit to mark “A Love Supreme" Last year it was Detroit and Chicago. This year it's Detroit and Philly. The 29th annual Detroit International Jazz Festival will be celebrating the City of Brotherly Love throughout the Labor Day weekend, with Philadelphia-born bassist Christian McBride as the festival's artist-in-residence, a gaggle of artists from both cities, and several special projects. Most notably, there will be a tribute to the late Alice Coltrane, a Detroit native who became the wife and ...

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The New Jersey Jazz Society Presents Sanofi-Aventis Jazzfest 2008

Source: Michael Ricci
March 28, 2008

The New Jersey Jazz Society Presents Sanofi-Aventis Jazzfest 2008 June 6 - 9 Drew University Madison, New Jersey MADISON, NJ - The New Jersey Jazz Society has announced the schedule for sanofi-aventis Jazzfest 2008. One of the longest running straight ahead jazz festivals in the Northeast, Jazzfest will bring together more than 75 musicians and will be held on the campus of Drew University in Madison, New Jersey starting Friday evening, June ...

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Temecula Wine and Music Festival Announces Stellar Lineup May 3-4, 2008

Source: Cheryl Hughey Promotions
March 28, 2008

Festival Will Benefit Military Families in Need

Come and enjoy world class music and a unique wine tasting experience from Temecula's award-winning wineries at the Temecula Wine and Music Festival from May 3-4, 2008 at the Vail Lake Resort in Temecula, California. The festival will benefit “All from The Heart," a Temecula based non-profit charity helping out our military families in need of assistance.

In keeping with the tradition of providing the best in musical entertainment, the lineup includes: The ...

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Will Bill Clinton Save Florida Jazz Festival?

Source: Phred, Inc.
March 27, 2008

The North East Florida Jazz Association (NEFJA) is still looking for a hero. That hero may be former President Bill Clinton. The non-profit jazz organization recently placed the Title Sponsorship on the auction block at eBay, the Internet's most popular online auction website when traditional fundraising efforts were not effective as a result of the economic downturn. Flagler County, where The Legacy Jazz Festival '08 will be held, was the fastest growing county in the country for two years running, ...

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