Festival News

TD Canada Trust Toronto Jazz Festival Announces New Series

Source: All About Jazz
February 22, 2007

Witness history in the making as jazz makes its debut at the Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts with three of the world's greatest jazz pianists. Dave Brubeck (Monday, June 25), Oscar Peterson (Tuesday, June 26) and Keith Jarrett (Friday, June 29) will take centre stage at the opera house as part of a new series developed for the TD Canada Trust Toronto Jazz Festival.

As the Canadian Opera Company's new home, the Four Seasons Centre opens its door ...

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First Annual Bay Area Jazzpoetry Festival Friday, April 27, 2007

Source: Jim Eigo, Jazz Promo Services
February 17, 2007

EVENT: First Annual Bay Area JazzPoetry Festival DATE: Friday, April 27, 2007 TIME: 7:00 pm - 10:00 pm FESTIVAL LINEUP: * Golda Solomon and Saco Yasuma (NYC) * Avotcja and Modupue (Oakland) * Adam David Miller and Gael Alcock (Berkeley) * COPUS (SF) * UpSurge! (Oakland) LOCATION:Berkeley Hillside Club 2286 Cedar Street (510) 848-3227 ADMISSION: $20 The great poet T.S. Eliot wrote ...

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Mountain Jam Returns for Third Year; Expands to Three Days

Source: Big Hassle
February 15, 2007

MOUNTAIN JAM RETURNS FOR THIRD YEAR; EXPANDS TO THREE DAYS GOV'T MULE, UMPHREY'S MCGEE, MICHAEL FRANTI, & ROBERT RANDOLPH TO PERFORM TICKETS ARE ON-SALE WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 23 AT 10AM EST (Woodstock, NY) - Radio Woodstock and world renowned guitarist Warren Haynes (Gov't Mule & The Allman Brothers Band) announced today that they will, once again, co-produce the third annual Mountain Jam Music Festival and that it will expand to 3 days of music. Mountain Jam with onsite camping, will take ...

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L.A. Jazz Invades 2007 SXSW Festival

Source: All About Jazz
February 15, 2007

LOS ANGELES - Indie rock, Alt-country, even Britpop are all genres that have had groundbreaking years at SXSW (the South by Southwest Music Festival). This March, the festival welcomes some of the top young jazz performers in the U.S. - the Kathleen Grace Band. Only a handful of jazz artists were selected for SXSW, which is March 9-18 in Austin, Texas. Fellow Angeleno jazz players, Kneebody, also will make its SXSW debut. The music of vocalist Kathleen Grace and guitarist ...

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Sligo Jazz Summer School and Festival, Aug 7-12 2007

Source: All About Jazz
February 14, 2007

Sligo, Ireland, Feb 12 2007: Sligo Jazz Project has announced that it is to host the second annual Sligo Jazz Summer School and Festival, August 7-12 2007. Enrolling will begin in March for the summer school course. Jazz greats whose participation in masterclasses and workshops has been confirmed include Paul Wertico (USA), drums, Rufus Reid (USA) double bass, Sandro Gibellini (Italy) guitar, Mike Nielsen (Ireland) guitar and Dominique di Piazza (France) electric bass. More tutors will be confirmed before end ...

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Bella Sera Sunset Jazz Festival Arrives March 16-17

Source: All About Jazz
February 10, 2007

Tantalize the Senses at the Second Annual Bella Sera Sunset Jazz Festival on Jekyll Island

Festival to Pair Timeless Jazz with Exceptional Wines for a Whirlwind Weekend Experience

Jekyll Island, GA - March winds will reverberate with the sound and rhythm of jazz as Jekyll Island hosts the 2nd Annual Bella Sera Sunset Jazz Festival, March 16-17, 2007. Among the featured performers: Joey Somerville, Marcus Johnson, Eric Essix, Janita, King City Trio and Marc Dickman Jazz Quintet.

The music will ...

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Tickets Now on Sale for Osthoff's "Jazz on the Vine" Fesitval

Source: All About Jazz
February 10, 2007

OSTHOFF RESORT ANNOUNCES CONCERT TICKETS NOW ON SALE FOR ANNUAL “JAZZ ON THE VINE" FESTIVAL

ELKHART LAKE, WISCONSIN - Fine wines, farmhouse cheeses and jazz both hot and cool. These are the ingredients of the acclaimed “Jazz on the Vine" festival at The Osthoff Resort on the shores of Elkhart Lake in southeast Wisconsin.

As glasses clink, the pure high-C notes of a trumpet or, perhaps, the melancholy wail of the tenor saxophone will drift over the waters of the ...

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27th Cape May Jazz Festival: Tribute to Wes Montgomery, April 20-22, 2007

Source: All About Jazz
February 7, 2007

The 27th Cape May Jazz Festival, presented by Bank of America, is very proud to announce its Spring festival lineup, in tribute to the legendary jazz guitarist, Wes Montgomery, April 20th, 21st, and 22nd, 2007. Wes Montgomery's ingenuity and dedication to innovative jazz guitar, combined with his soft, swinging sound, set the artistic pace and mood for Jazz throughout the 1960s. PAT MARTINO opens up the festival at Cape May Convention Hall on Friday April 20th, honoring one of the ...

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