Festival News

Ponderosa Stomp Announces SXSW Lineup for March 16 Austin Showcase

Source: conqueroo
March 1, 2007

MYSTIC KNIGHTS OF THE MAU MAU BRING PONDEROSA STOMP SHOWCASE TO SXSW ON MARCH 16, 2007

Unsung heroes of soul, rockabilly, and New Orleans R&B take over Opal Divine's for one night only!

AUSTIN, Texas - The Ponderosa Stomp SXSW Showcase, slated to take place at Opal Divine's in Austin, Texas, on Friday, March 16th, will offer a sneak preview of the 6th Annual Ponderosa Stomp, scheduled for the Big Room and The Parish at the House of Blues ...

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Estonia Celebrates Jazz Appreciation Month in April

Source: All About Jazz
February 26, 2007

Estonia has joined with the world-wide Jazz Appreciation Month (JAM) tradition, which dedicates April to jazz music. “April - Jazzikuu" (April - Month of Jazz) unites a numerous selection of events all over Estonia that introduce jazz - competitions, concerts at schools, exhibitions, lectures, workshops, shows on national television and radio.

Jazzikuu culminates with the biggest and most influential jazz festival in the Baltic countries - Jazzkaar Festival.

Jazzkaar Friends Society, the organiser of Jazzkaar Festivals, brings this tradition to ...

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Fifth Annual Lady Got Chops Women's Month Jazz Festival

Source: All About Jazz
February 24, 2007

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The Jazz (aka Jazz Spot) in conjunction with co-producer/web manager Kim Clarke, presents the Fifth Annual LADY GOT CHOPS Women's Month Jazz Festival for the month of March. This year's featured artists and dates of performance are:

MARCH 3~~ Jane Getter- guitar, Sylvia Cuenca- drums, Kim Clarke - bass

MARCH 10 ~~Nicki Mathis' Afrikan Amerikan Jazz- Nicki Mathis - vocals, Dotti ...

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2007 Telluride Jazz Celebration Set for August 2-5 / All-Star Line-up Announced with John Scofield as Guest of Honor

Source: MFA - Mitchell Feldman Associates
February 24, 2007

31st Edition Of Festival in Colorado's Majestic San Juan Mountains To Feature Scofield In Trio Beyond w/ Larry Goldings & Jack DeJohnette and with John Medeski & Adam Deitch; Bill Frisell Trio; Roy Hargrove Quintet; Steve Turre Quintet; Dr. Lonnie Smith; Arturo Sandoval; Sharon Jones & The Dap Kings; Giacomo Gates; Roberta Gambarini; Esperanza Spalding Also Set To Appear

The Telluride Society for Jazz today announced the line-up for the 2007 Telluride Jazz Celebration (TJC), the 31st edition of an ...

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Brubeck Festival 2007: Words with Musicto Feature Dave Brubeck Quartet, Roberta Gambarini and Others

Source: All About Jazz
February 22, 2007

Stockton, CA -- Dedicated to jazz, contemporary concert music, lectures and symposia, Brubeck Festival 2007 will be held from April 11-15 in Stockton, California. An annual event that celebrates the musical, intellectual, and philosophical ideas of Dave Brubeck, this year's festival is entitled Words with Music and honors the words and music of Iola and Dave Brubeck. In its sixth year, the five day festival includes nine concerts, symposia and lectures centered on the University of Pacific campus. The festival's ...

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2007 Gulf Coast Ethnic and Heritage Jazz Festival: Jazz Musicians Wanted

Source: All About Jazz
February 22, 2007

Call for performers / bands For the 2007 Gulf Coast Ethnic and Heritage Jazz Festival The 9th Annual Gulf Coast Ethnic and Heritage Jazz Festival will take place in Mobile, Alabama August 2nd through August 5th. The festival is funded in part by the Alabama State Council on the Arts, the Mobile County Commission and the City of Mobile. We are searching for experienced and emerging jazz talent to come out and perform during our jazz music festival ...

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Tallinn International Festival Jazzkaar Features Andy Bey, Mike Stern and Archie Shepp

Source: All About Jazz
February 22, 2007

Tallinn international Festival Jazzkaar offers 50 colorful concerts in 13 places over Estonia from 20th to 28th of April, 32 of them in Estonian capital Tallinn. The highlights of the 18th festival Jazzkaar are one of the top vocalists Andy Bey, guitar virtuoso Mike Stern, sax legend/bandleader and composer Archie Shepp from the USA, Incognito - the popular band from British clubs, and from Spain a flamenco group of new generation Ojos de Brujo, who's music unites tradition and modern ...

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Essentially Ellington Finalists - JALC

Source: All About Jazz
February 22, 2007

15 HIGH SCHOOL JAZZ BAND FINALISTS ANNOUNCED FOR 12th ANNUAL ESSENTIALLY ELLINGTON COMPETITION & FESTIVAL NEW YORK CITY MAY 4- 6, 2007 / Jazz at Lincoln Center - Judges: WYNTON MARSALIS, DAVID BAKER, DAVID BERGER, GUNTHER SCHULLER - In School Clinicians: RON CARTER, VINCENT GARDNER, WYCLIFFE GORDON, SEAN JONES, ARTURO O'FARRILL, LOREN SCHOENBERG and REGINALD THOMAS - Mentors: members of the JAZZ AT LINCOLN CENTER ORCHESTRA - EE Essay Contest: judged by DAN MORGENSTERN ****Essentially Ellington ...

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