Festival News

Top Jamaican Musicologist to be Beamed Globally from 2008 Air Jamaica Jazz & Blues

Source: CaribPR.com
January 21, 2008

CARIBPR, NEW YORK, NY: Award-winning Jamaican musician, Marjorie Whylie, is among the artists who will be beamed to the world as the 2008 Air Jamaica Jazz & Blues festival gears up for a live Webcast. Whylie is set to perform on opening night, Thursday January 24th, along side Myrna Hague, during the Art Of Music Jamaica segment on the festival's main stage. The performance will be streamed live on the web at www.cbeanmedia.tv. Whylie is an accomplished musicologist who, for ...

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Skywards Dubai International Jazz Festival 2008 to Host an Inspiring Performance of the Prodigy Jessy Cook for the First Time in Dubai!

Source: All About Jazz
January 21, 2008

Adherent of rumba flamenco, Cook is to bring a dazzling stings performance to Skywards Dubai International Jazz Festival enthusiastic audience of this year with admirable energy and skill. Chillout Productions is proud to have the virtuoso flamenco guitarist Jesse Cook performing on the night of February 28th, 2008 at Dubai Media City Outdoor Amphitheater. Jesse Cook has explored the limits of popular music, breaking new ground with each successive recording. With a unique style of blending African percussion, Cajun accordion, ...

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P.I.Jazzfest 2008 is the Biggest!

Source: All About Jazz
January 19, 2008

P.I.JazzFest 2008, the Philippine's biggest musical festival, starts off on February 29 till March 15. Starting off with its youth development programs through school workshops, the JAZZKAMP summer music course and the JAZZERO Talent Search, it reels out 4 days of city malls tour capped by a 7-days concert series featuring jazz superstars Lee Ritenour, Kurt Elling, Raul Midon, Omar Sosa, Sara Gazarek, Chico & the Gypsies & Incognito joined by other top international and Filipino artists. Now a contributor ...

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Contemporary Rock Star David Gray to Perform Live in Dubai, on the Night of February 29th at the Skywards Dubai International Jazz Festival 2008!

Source: All About Jazz
January 13, 2008

The countdown has begun to the 6th Annual Skywards Dubai International Jazz Festival 2008; the event that is easily going to surpass anything that has been seen or heard in Dubai Media City Amphitheater! Don't Miss the artist of a very different kind - Pop idol David Gray who is set to appear for the first time at the most popular event in the region “Skywards Dubai International Jazz Festival" organized by Chillout Productions for the 6th year in a ...

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The Grant Green Memorial Jazz Festival

Source: All About Jazz
January 12, 2008

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Robin Eubanks Joins SF Jazz Collective; International Tour Kicks Off February 15

Source: Marshall Lamm Promotions & Public Relations
January 10, 2008

SFJAZZ ANNOUNCES NEW 'COLLECTIVE' LINE-UP FOR SPRING 2008: TROMBONIST ROBIN EUBANKS JOINS ALL-STAR OCTET IN SEASON DEVOTED TO REPERTOIRE OF WAYNE SHORTER, NEW COMPOSITIONS BY COLLECTIVE MEMBERS

SAN FRANCISCO, CA - SFJAZZ, the leading non-profit jazz institution on the West Coast and the presenter of the San Francisco Jazz Festival, has announced the Spring 2008 touring line-up of its all-star octet, the SFJAZZ Collective. Named “Rising Star Jazz Band of the Year" in Down Beat's 2006 International Critics Poll, the ...

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Panama to Celebrate 5th Annual Jazz Festival

Source: All About Jazz
January 9, 2008

Jazz meets Panama, the upcoming tourism destination 2008 Panama, January 9, 2008. Panama once more will be the hotspot of the international Jazz scene, celebrating the 5th annual Jazz Festival from the 21. - 26. of January 2008. Well known stars and artists will change the capital of the exotic isthmus Panama in a vibrating and animating stage. It's all about art, culture and pleasure and the experience between the best musicians, the Panamanian people and the visitors from all ...

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Last-Minute Hotel Deals for Air Jamaica Jazz & Blues 2008

Source: CaribPR.com
January 9, 2008

CARIBPR, NEW YORK, NY, Mon. Jan 7, 2008: With Air Jamaica Jazz and Blues Fest fast approaching, fans are encouraged to book their last-minute reservations as soon as possible. Many hotels in the Montego Bay area have already sold-out, but fans can still book rooms for the Caribbean's biggest party this month. Fans expecting to arrive in Jamaica on Wednesday, January 23rd and leave on Sunday, January 27th can find rooms in the following hotels and resorts. Prices quoted are ...

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