Festival News

Chrysler Group Celebrates Toledo, Jazz and Decades of Heritage

Source: All About Jazz
May 30, 2007

Toledo, Ohio - The DaimlerChrysler Corporation Fund today announced it will be the title sponsor of the annual Art Tatum Jazz Heritage Festival in Toledo for the fourth consecutive year. The fund and Chrysler Group donated $100,000 for this year's event. The yearly festival began in 2000 and presents jazz music from national and local talent while celebrating the art, skill and aural history of the music. This year's festival will be held on June 16 and 17 at the ...

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JVC & New York's Buckingham Hotel Welcome Jazz Greats with All-Star Concerts

Source: All About Jazz
May 24, 2007

New York, NY - The Buckingham Hotel, the New York City “home-away-from-home" to generations of music legends, will welcome jazz performers and jazz aficionados alike to New York during this year's JVC Jazz Festival June 17-30. This year's festival kicks off in New York with 14 amazing nights, 8 of which take place at the famed Carnegie Hall.

The storied property is located just across the street from Carnegie Hall, the prime venue for the New York festival's concerts, which ...

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Marcia Miget Jazz to Perform at San Rafael Street Painting Festival

Source: imajinnWEST
May 24, 2007

SON TO PERFORM AT NORTH BAY SAXOPHONIST'S 12TH APPEARANCE On Sunday June 10, 2007 for the 12th year North Bay musician, Marcia Migt will be performing 1:45 pm on the Main Stage, Mission and 'C' Streets, at San Rafael's Italian Street Painting Festival. A 'Maestra' of many elements her most recent public performance with Voices of Latin Rock legends Abel Sanchez, Jorge Santana and Malo was at the Cesar Chavez Arizona Celebration. Saxophonist, pianist, flutist, educator and Director of Miraflores ...

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Urb Alt Festival 2007 Takes an Alternative Route Through Harlem

Source: All About Jazz
May 24, 2007

Vernon Reid, the Exit, Kyp Malone of TV On The Radio, Res, Kaki King, MuthaWit Orchestra and others celebrate the musical legacies of Alice Coltrane, AR Kane, Frank Sinatra and Barry White in Harlem, NY alternative music/film festival. Harlem, NY -- It's fast approaching summertime and URB ALT Festival 2007 returns uptown. The URB ALT Festival 2007 is 4 powerful nights of music/film events in Harlem, NY held on June 9th, Marcus Garvey Park; June 23rd, Faison Firehouse Theater; July ...

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Brenda Carol & Clairevoyance Live at Hothouse Cafe 2007 as Part of the TD Canada Trust Toronto Jazz Festival

Source: All About Jazz
May 17, 2007

Brenda Carol & ClaireVoyance 283 Danforth Avenue, Suite 120 Toronto, ON M4C 2L1

TORONTO, ON CANADA: ANNOUNCING THE FEATURED PERFORMERS OF BRENDA CAROL & CLAIREVOYANCE AS PART OF THE 2007 TD CANADA TRUST TORONTO JAZZ FESTIVAL LIVE AT HOTHOUSE CAFE. This all ages, 4 evening event features some of Canada's finest, up-and- coming jazz artists including 17 year old, sax and flute player Rob Christian, educator and recording artist Brenda Carol, young guitarist Nathan Hiltz, Internationally ...

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6th Buenos Aires Jazz and Other Music Styles

Source: All About Jazz
May 17, 2007

10 days/ more than 70 concerts

seminar/ round tables/ clinics/ fair/ photo exhibit

17 to 27 May in El Dorrego, Dorrego and Zapiola Street, Buenos Aires, Argentina

Free Admission

Shows from Tuesday to Friday from 4 to 11 pm. Saturday and Sunday from 2 to 11 pm.

Including:

Anthony Braxton Trio (U.S.A.)/ Kenny Barron Trio (U.S.A.)/ Chucho Valdes Quartet (Cuba)/ Csar Camargo Mariano (Brasil) / Antonio Arnedo- Ernesto Jodos (Colombia-Argentina)/ Immigrasons (Catalua-Argentina)/ Dino Saluzzi (Argentina)/ Fattoruso Brothers with Daniel Maza ...

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Earth Wind and Fire, Boney James and Jonathan Butler Join Paetec Jazz Festival Baltimore 1st Edition Lineup -- Tickets on Sale Friday May 18

Source: Dalmath Associates Inc.
May 17, 2007

Baltimore, Maryland--May 16, 2007--PAETEC Jazz Festival Baltimore presented by Merrill Lynch, has announced more artists in the lineup for the festival's exciting first edition August 9-11, 2007.

R&B-ish pop jazz saxophonist Boney James and special guest Jonathan Butler will play Thursday August 9. The phenomenal mega-hit band Earth Wind and Fire will perform Friday August 10. Both concerts will be held at Pier Six Concert Pavilion. Tickets go on sale Friday May 18 at 10 a.m. at all Ticketmaster outlets. ...

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The Eric Mintel Quartet Performs for the JVC Jazz Festival in Philadelphia June 8

Source: All About Jazz
May 16, 2007

JVC Jazz Festival and Festival Productions book pianist and composer Eric Mintel and the Eric Mintel Quartet Friday June 8th at 1:00pm with an In Store Performance at Macy's Center City Philadelphia.

The Eric Mintel Quartet will perform music from their brand new CD Times Change featuring Eric Mintel piano, Nelson Hill alto sax, soprano sax, flute, Dave Antonow upright and electric bass and Dave Mohn drums. The quartet will also be on hand for CD signings.

This incredible event ...

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