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Mid-Atlantic Jazz Festival Vocal Jazz Competition

Source: Michael Ricci
December 9, 2014

The Jazz Academy of Music, producer of the Mid-Atlantic Jazz Festival (MAJF), herein after referred to as “Sponsor", will hold a live vocal competition on February 14, 2015 at the Mid-Atlantic Jazz Festival Ronnie Wells Main Stage. Vocalist will compete for the title of “Mid-Atlantic Jazz Voice" and a $2,000 grand prize. The competition works this way: Contestants must enter the competition by uploading recording samples, a video and a picture to the MAJF website along with a $75 entry ...

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Tucson Jazz Festival January 2015

Source: Michael Ricci
December 5, 2014

The mission of the first HSL Properties Tucson Jazz Festival is to present jazz of all genres, to bring thousands of people to historic downtown and to attract new winter visitors to sunny Tucson. The festival runs from Friday, Jan. 16 until Wednesday, Jan. 28, 2015; the average daytime high temperature during that same time in 2014 was 74.5 degrees. The Festival is, primarily, a downtown event with locations at the historic Fox and Rialto theatres and a free outdoor ...

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50th Anniversary Of A Love Supreme - Curated By Ravi Coltrane At SFJAZZ Center

Source: Marshall Lamm
December 2, 2014

SFJAZZ Center in San Francisco's exclusive celebration of 50th Anniversary of A Love Supreme - curated by Ravi Coltrane During the week of December 10-14, 2014, SFJAZZ in San Francisco is presenting an exclusive 50th Anniversary Celebration of John Coltrane's A Love Supreme. To celebrate the 50th Anniversary of A Love Supreme, recorded on December 9, 1964 and released by Impulse! in February of 1965, Ravi Coltrane, son of the late jazz giant, has curated a week’s worth of special ...

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Richard Bona Headlines Penang Island Jazz Festival, December 4-7, 2014

Source: All About Jazz
November 27, 2014

The Penang Island Jazz Festival embarks on it second decade from the December, 4-7 2014. The first ten years have cemented the PIJF’s standing as one of the very best music festivals in Asia and the 11th edition at the Bayview Beach Resort is set to carry on that tradition with an eclectic and exciting line-up crowned by Cameroonian singer/bass legend Richard Bona. The two-day main program on the Jazz By The Beach stage offers a diverse line-up. Singer-songwriter Seth ...

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Tickets For Newport Jazz Festival Friday At Fort Adams On Sale

Source: Carolyn McClair Public Relations
November 24, 2014

Friday at Fort Adams Returns to 2015 Newport Jazz Festival on July 31 with Snarky Puppy, Kneebody and Other Emerging Artists and New Works NEWPORT, RI – The Newport Jazz Festival presented by Natixis Global Asset Management initiated a third full day of music at Fort Adams State Park in 2014 to present the panorama of energy and talent that George Wein and his veteran staff continue to find in young musicians currently searching for new directions in jazz. Friday ...

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Lady Gaga, Tony Bennett primed for 2015 Syracuse Jazz Fest; $150K needed to make it happen

Source: Michael Ricci
November 22, 2014

SYRACUSE, NY: Lady Gaga and Tony Bennett could bring one of jazz's most eclectic duos to Syracuse next year, if the community can find the money in the next four days. Frank Malfitano, founder and executive director of M&T Syracuse Jazz Fest, said Gaga and Bennett's agent is seeking a date in Upstate New York in mid-July and reached out to the festival. Jazz Fest has about 96 hours to make an offer on the show, but will require an ...

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Newport Festivals Foundation Exceeds Goal For Doris Duke Charitable Foundation

Source: Carolyn McClair Public Relations
November 19, 2014

Newport Festivals Foundation, Inc. Exceeds Goal for Doris Duke Charitable Foundation Artistic Reserve Grant NEWPORT, RI – Newport Festivals Foundation, Inc. (NFF) has exceeded its goal to raise $750, 000 towards a three-to-one match to create a $1, 000, 000 artistic reserve grant from the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation (DDCF), it was announced today by George Wein, Chairman of NFF. The endowment is dedicated for the George Wein/Doris Duke Artistic Programming Fund, which will continue Mr. Wein’s goal of presenting ...

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Music Films Featured in 2014 St. Louis International Film Festival

Source: St. Louis Jazz Notes by Dean Minderman
November 12, 2014

As in years past, the 23rd annual St. Louis International Film Festival (SLIFF), which starts this Thursday, November 13 and continues through Sunday, November 23, once again will feature a number of music-related films, including one of particular interest to jazz fans. Waltz for Monica is a 2013 drama about the life of singer Monica Zetterlund, whose work in the 1960s helped popularize jazz in Scandinavia. It will be shown at 7:00 p.m. this Saturday, November 15 and again at ...

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