Festival News

The 4th Annual Summer Jazz Series at Villa Christina in Atlanta

Source: TD Entertainment
September 14, 2007

The Final Concert of the Season at Villa Christina Live Jazz in the Garden Featuring Tammy Allen TD Entertainment and Smooth Jazz 107.5 WJZZ bring the Jazz Concert Series to an end on a high mark with the lovely and exceptionally talented Jazz vocalist and composer Tammy Allen on September 16th. Her powerful silky smooth voice, relentless energy and commandment of the stage will leave a lasting impression. Tammy is accompanied by her incredible band The Colors of Jazz. She ...

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16th Annual Jazzfeast at Palmer Square in Princeton, NJ Set for Saturday, September 15

Source: All About Jazz
September 14, 2007

PALMER SQUARE CELEBRATES 16TH ANNUAL JAZZFEAST Signature Event Draws Thousands to Downtown Princeton for Top-Notch Music and Food Princeton, NJ - On Saturday, September 15, 2007, Palmer Square will host their 16th annual Jazzfeast. The open-air jazz festival features performances by some of the industry's best jazz musicians and showcases cuisine from a selection of the area's finest restaurants. The incredible musical line-up this year includes The New Legacy Jazz Band featuring Beth McDonald , The Kenny Werner ...

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New Orleans Jazz Greats to Play Blue Bay Jazz Fest on St. Croix Nov. 15-18, 2007

Source: All About Jazz
September 6, 2007

ST. CROIX, U.S. Virgin Islands - Sultry sounds from trumpets, trombones, saxophones and pianos will waft through the evening air when the highly anticipated Blue Bay Jazz Fest makes its mark on St. Croix November 15-18, 2007, featuring an impressive lineup of talented local performers and celebrated musicians from the city where jazz was born: New Orleans.

On a main stage and several secondary stages located around St. Croix, the Jazz Fest will present afternoon and evening concerts with stellar ...

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The 28th Cape May Jazz Festival, November 9-11, 2007

Source: All About Jazz
September 6, 2007

A spirited live retrospective of our most beloved Jazz performers, including our headliners, The Duke Ellington Orchestra, and Pieces of a Dream When the Duke Ellington Orchestra last graced our stage, Bill Clinton was President, gas was $1.35 per gallon, and the Cape May Jazz Festival was swinging to one of the most inspired tributes to one the most influential figures in jazz, if not in all American music. So profound was this performance, we've asked them back... and they ...

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5th Williamsburg Jazz Festival September 16-22, 2007

Source: All About Jazz
September 6, 2007

Over just a few years, Williamsburg Jazz Festival (WJF) has become the largest annual cultural event in one of the hippest neighborhoods in New York City - Williamsburg, Brooklyn. WJF expresses Williamsburg's vibrancy, individualism and creative spirit by featuring world class talent alongside up-and-coming Williamsburg jazz artists and has become an event of international significance.

The WJF's varied program includes some of the most interesting young voices of today's NYC jazz scene leading their own bands. The weeklong festival will ...

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Jazz in the Village - Sarnia, Ontario

Source: All About Jazz
September 4, 2007

SARNIA, ON - The Jazz in the Village, 2007 committee, has been meeting on a regular basis since last year's festival in September, in order to produce the upcoming fall event. Frank Stewart, chairperson for the Jazz Committee, is sure that this year's line-up will be sold out before opening night, and promises that even the reluctant jazz enthusiast will want to attend! Jazz in the Village, 2007 is scheduled for September 14th and 15th, due to popular demand the ...

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Jane Ira Bloom/Carmen Delavallade World Premiere at City Center Fall for Dance Festival

Source: All About Jazz
September 3, 2007

Announcing the world premiere of “The 5th Wheel", dancer/ choreographer Carmen deLavallade's and saxophonist/ composer Jane Ira Bloom's new collaborative work performed on Friday, September 28, 8:00pm at NY City Center Fall for Dance Festival.

“The 5th Wheel" is the latest piece in a continuing collaboration between legendary dancer/ choreographer Carmen deLavallade and innovative saxophonist/composer Jane Ira Bloom. It explores the spatial and sonic relationships between a dancer on wheels and a jazz quartet with one musician on the loose. ...

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El Paso International Wine & Jazz Festival 2007

Source: All About Jazz
September 1, 2007

Get ready for 3 days of swinging jazz music A contemporary master jazz harpist will team up with a traditional instrumentalist as part of what promises to be an enthralling experience this weekend at the El Paso International Wine & Jazz Festival. Michael O, a jazz musician who plays the harp, is looking forward to the event at the new Grace Gardens in the Upper Valley. The El Paso Friends of Jazz Society sponsors the festival, which features a combination ...

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