Festival News

The North-American Dee Dee Bridgewater Will Be the Great Star at the 15th International Dixieland Festival of Tarragona (Catalonia, Spain)

Source: All About Jazz
February 24, 2008

The American singer Dee Dee Bridgewater will be in charge of opening the 15th International Dixieland Festival of Tarragona, that will take place from 11th to 16th March 2008. The jazz diva will be performing at the Metropol Theatre on Tuesday 11th March 2008 at 21:30. The show Bridgewater will be offering in Tarragona is a premiere in Catalonia. Dee Dee Bridgewater -the Paris black diva, though born in the USA- is one of the tangible realities in vocal jazz ...

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Gateshead International Jazz Festival March 2008

Source: All About Jazz
February 22, 2008

Gateshead International Jazz Festival, March 28 - 30, 2008 The fourth Gateshead International Jazz Festival celebrates the past, present and future of jazz, with a fresh look at tradition celebrating the creativity of world class artists such as the charismatic Cleo Laine and John Dankworth, a rare appearance from the great Gilberto Gil and quintessential jazz guitarist John Scofield. Plus, a late night set in collaboration with the legendary label Blue Note will feature the label's hottest new signing Robert ...

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Boosey & Hawkes Present Premier Showcase at SXSW

Source: All About Jazz
February 22, 2008

Boosey & Hawkes (B&H) is pleased to present its first-ever showcase at South by Southwest (SXSW), featuring the music of innovative composers Steve Reich, John Adams, Elliott Carter, Elena Kats-Chernin, and Michael Torke.

The showcase entitled “Reich, Rags, & Road Movies: Music by Steve Reich & Friends," which will take place on Wednesday, March 12 at St. David's Episcopal Church (304 E. 7th St. @ San Jacinto Blvd.) from 9:00 - 11:00 pm, brings the fresh sounds of B&H's contemporary ...

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9th Annual Central Brooklyn Jazz Festival "In the Jazz Tradition"

Source: All About Jazz
February 22, 2008

Brooklyn, NY - February 22 - The Central Brooklyn Jazz Consortium/CBJC presents its 9th Annual Central Brooklyn Jazz Festival from March 29 - May 2, 2008, with concerts and events in Fort Greene, Prospect Heights, Clinton Hill, Brooklyn Heights, Midwood, Williamsburg, Crown Heights and Bedford Stuyvesant sections of Brooklyn.

Festival calendar of events is available on the Internet at http://www.cbjcjazz.org/, or by phone at 718.569.1896. Contact our exclusive travel partner Evette Dorham, at Travel Counsellors at 800.807.9142, cell 404.634. 6662 ...

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Part 2: Matt Jorgensen +451 at the Portland Jazz Festival

Source: All About Jazz
February 21, 2008

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Part 1: Matt Jorgensen +451 at Portland Jazz Festival

Source: All About Jazz
February 19, 2008

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Charles Templeton Ragtime Music Festival

Source: All About Jazz
February 16, 2008

March 28-30, 2008 Starkville, MS The jubilant melodies of Ragtime are about to fill the air at Mississippi State University Libraries! The 2nd Annual Charles Templeton Ragtime Music Festival will be held at MSU Libraries in Starkville, MS in the newly renovated Lee Hall Auditorium on March 28th, 29th, and 30th. This year's Festival features eight outstanding Ragtime artists from across the globe in enlightening seminars, intimate talks-at-the-piano, and amazing nightly concerts. Mimi Blais, Marty Eggers, Frederick Hodges, ...

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Sydney Band and the Kiama Jazz Kiama Jazz Festival 2008

Source: All About Jazz
February 16, 2008

The 20th annual Kiama Jazz & Blues Festival features something for everyone, it will be celebrated on the 7th, 8th, 9th March 2007.

Free Jazz and Blues in the Park, Concerts, Cabaret, Dance, Eat to the Beat, Dinner Jazz, Breakfast Jazz, Jazz Gospel Service and Exhibition at the Old Fire Station.

Appearing will be the ever popular Viva the band plus a tremendous line up of Australia's best talent including: The Jane Rutter Quartet, Bruce Mathiskle and George Golla, The ...

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