Festival News

Litchfield Jazz Festival Announced 2007 Line-Up

Source: All About Jazz
April 5, 2007

The 12th Annual Litchfield Jazz Festival line-up is set and tickets are now available for sale at www.litchfieldjazzfest.com. The event will be held on August 3, 4, 5 at the Goshen Fairground in Northwest Connecticut. This year's line-up is a salute to jazz orchestras featuring the Mingus Big Band, Count Basie Orchestra with Nnenna Freelon, Charlie Haden's Liberation Music Orchestra featuring Carla Bley and much more.

With past performers like Dave Brubeck, Eartha Kitt, Dionne Warwick and Diana Krall, it's ...

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Bay Area Blues Society and the City of Hayward Present the 8th Annual Hayward-Russell City Blues Festival

Source: imajinnWEST
April 5, 2007

From Chicago to Russell City will Celebrate Pinetop Perkins 94th Birthday

From Friday July 6, through Sunday 8, 2007, 11:00 am to 7:00 pm, the Bay Area Blues Society's 8th year of the Hayward-Russell City Blues Festival will feature the greatest stars of Chicago Blues ever in California at one time.

The theme this year is “From Chicago to Russell City," and will feature the world's oldest blues piano player, Mr. Pinetop Perkins. We will celebrate his 94th birthday on ...

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Rochester Intl Jazz Fest Announces Lineup for Biggest Fest Ever

Source: All About Jazz
April 4, 2007

Rochester International Jazz Festival Announces Biggest Festival Ever for 6th Edition June 8-16, 2007 600+ Artists, 200+ Concerts, 18 Venues Tickets on Sale April 6 Dave Brubeck, Wynton Marsalis with the Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra, Jerry Lee Lewis, Madeleine Peyroux, Dr. John, Solomon Burke, Raul Midon, Jean Luc Ponty, John Scofield, Jack DeJohnette & Larry Goldings & MORE! Rochester, NY--April 4, 2007--The sixth annual Rochester International Jazz Festival www.rochesterjazz.com presented by Heluva Good Quality Foods today announced the lineup for ...

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Ponderosa Stomp Festival Lineup / Schedule Announced

Source: conqueroo
April 3, 2007

NEW ORLEANS, LA - Ponderosa Stomp, the renowned New Orleans roots festival has announced its artist schedule. The sixth annual Stomp is set to roll on Wednesday, May 2, at New Orleans' House of Blues, encompassing three separate stages with non-stop music from 5:30 p.m. til 2 a.m. Tickets for the Stomp are now on sale through Ticketmaster outlets.

Wednesday, May 2 rests comfortably between the two weekends of JazzFest in new Orleans, and many Fest-goers stay late or come ...

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The New Jersey Jazz Society Presents Sanofi-Aventis Jazzfest 2007 june 9-10 Madison, New Jersey

Source: All About Jazz
April 3, 2007

The New Jersey Jazz Society Presents Sanofi-Aventis JazzFest 2007 June 9 - 10 Drew University Madison, New Jersey

The New Jersey Jazz Society has announced the schedule for Sanofi- Aventis Jazzfest 2007. New Jersey's oldest jazz festival will feature more than 60 artists and will be held on the campus of Drew University in Madison, New Jersey on Saturday and Sunday, June 9 and 10.

The music begins at noon each day ...

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"Home Field Advantage - Experimental Jazz in Jersey City" - 4 Saturdays in May - Jersey City, NJ

Source: All About Jazz
April 2, 2007

Over the last several years, Jersey City has distinguished itself as an important center for the arts not only locally but globally. Its numerous galleries and arts centers - and the support both receive from local audiences - are a testament to a thriving arts scene right across the Hudson River from lower Manhattan. As a result, more and more artists of every variety are increasingly making Jersey City their home. This is notably true for practitioners of experimental jazz ...

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Cheltenham Jazz Festival 2007

Source: AirMTM
April 2, 2007

1 - 7 May 2007 The freshest, funkiest festival sounds...live from Cheltenham In 2007, the Cheltenham Jazz Festival is all about the most exclusive events, unique collaborations and extraordinary performances the UK and jazz scene has to offer. As ever, the Cheltenham Jazz Festival rejoices in bringing some genuine jazz legends to perform. The groundbreaking composer and trombonist Bob Brookmeyer takes up the esteemed position as the festival artist in residence. Playing throughout the festival alongside some the of the ...

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50th Monterey Jazz Festival Lineup Announced, September 21-23, 2007

Source: Monterey Jazz Festival
March 30, 2007

MJF Launches Golden Celebration of 50th Annual Monterey Jazz Festival Presented by Verizon September 21-23, 2007 Legendary Artists Diana Krall, Sonny Rollins, Ornette Coleman, Dave Brubeck, Gerald Wilson, Jim Hall, Ernestine Anderson, Dave Holland, John McLaughlin, and More Return to Monterey Issac Delgado, Los Lobos, Sean Jones, Christian Scott, James Hunter, and More in Festival Debuts Commission Artist Gerald Wilson and His Orchestra to Premiere Monterey Moods in ...

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