Festival News

2006 Guelph Jazz Festival Colloquium - Sounds of Hope, Sounds of Change: Improvisation, Pedagogy, Imagination

Source: All About Jazz
August 30, 2006

With just under two weeks before the launch of the 2006 Guelph Jazz Festival, schedules are published, posters are posted, and a buzz is in the air. Pasted in below are both the Festival and Colloquium schedules. Please help spread the word about what promises to be an amazing week of new music and ideas. Hope to see you there! Benjamin Walsh Colloquium Coordinator Guelph Jazz Festival [email protected]

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15th Annual Pride Sunset Jazz Series, Sept. 8th-10th, Charlotte, NC

Source: All About Jazz
August 30, 2006

THE 2006 15TH ANNUAL SUNSET JAZZ FESTIVAL PRESENTED BY WACHOVIA AND CHARLOTTE SHOUT

Charlotte, NC- Pride Magazine will host the 15th Annual Pride Sunset Jazz Festival September 8, 9 & 10, 2006. Wachovia is back as the presenting sponsor for the 4th year in a row. The Sunset Jazz Festival will be co-presented by Charlotte Shout, a month-long celebration of art and cultural, during the month of September. Charlotte Shout is produced by Charlotte Center City Partners (CCCP) and has ...

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Season Finale Event Features a Salute to the New Orleans Sound at Fulton Street Mall

Source: All About Jazz
August 28, 2006

BROOKLYN, N.Y. - On Saturday, September 16, the Fulton Mall Improvement Association (FMIA) will host the final concert of the 2006 Fulton Street Beat music festival at Albee Square in downtown Brooklyn. The last of three, FREE outdoor concerts is a Brooklyn salute to the New Orleans Sound with headliner Victor Goines & Friends (featuring Marcus Printup and Vincent Gardner), trumpeters Maurice Brown Quintet, and the 2nd line brass marching band, Jambalaya Brass Band. The performance begins at 1:00 PM ...

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National Steinbeck Center and Monterey Jazz Festival Present "Jazz with Steinbeck"

Source: All About Jazz
August 28, 2006

"JAZZ WITH STEINBECK" RETURNS WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 2006

National Steinbeck Center and Monterey Jazz Festival team up for intimate concert and dinner, benefiting youth programs of both organizations

August 25 - Salinas, CA - The second annual Jazz with Steinbeck takes place Wednesday, September 13, 2006 from 5:30 to 10:00PM at the National Steinbeck Center at One Main Street in Salinas. Jazz with Steinbeck is a collaborative event, presented by the National Steinbeck Center and the Monterey Jazz Festival that ...

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The John Coltrane Jazz Festival, Sept. 1-3, 2006

Source: Jim Eigo, Jazz Promo Services
August 28, 2006

The TraneStop Resource Institute, Inc. and Community 500 Present THE JOHN COLTRANE JAZZ FESTIVAL Giant Steps Over Philly Hosted by: State Representative John Myers 201st Legislative District In Partnership With State Senator LeAnna Washington 4th Senatorial District

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 1 - SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 2006 Friday, September 1 MUSICIANS' OPENING RECEPTION “ Trane-in' In" ...

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International Favorite Moutin Reunion Joins Kansas City's 2006 Blues & Jazz Festival

Source: All About Jazz
August 25, 2006

KANSAS CITY, MO. Kansas City's 2006 Blues & Jazz Festival is taking on a bit of an international flair. Festival organizers have announced the addition of Moutin Reunion to their list of stellar headliners. The internationally-known band comes to Kansas City direct from their hometown of Paris, France! Moutin Reunion will join blues man Bo Diddley and a number of other nationally-recognized performers on Saturday, Sept. 2nd at The Woodlands in Kansas City, Kan. The 2006 Blues & Jazz festival, ...

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The Festival of New Trumpet Music at The Jazz Standard - September 19-24

Source: Jason Byrne, Red Cat Publicity
August 22, 2006

Dave Douglas, Roy Campbell and Jon Nelson Present FONT Music at The Jazz Standard - September 19-24

“The Festival of New Trumpet Music, a/k/a FONT Music, has evolved into a summer institution"--Nate Chinen, The Village Voice

For the fourth consecutive year, the Festival of New Trumpet Music, a non-profit entity, will shine a spotlight on the multifariousness of the current state of trumpet music with performances by more than forty-five of the most revered and acclaimed trumpet artists ...

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Jazz in the City 2006

Source: All About Jazz
August 21, 2006

State Theatre presents A Back-to-School/After-Work Celebration JAZZ IN THE CITY Wednesdays, September 6, 13, and 20; 5pm-7pm

New Brunswick, NJ -- For the second year in a row, the State Theatre will present a free, after-hours jazz festival in New Brunswick in September. According to Wesley O. Brustad, the theater's president and CEO, the second annual Jazz in the City series is intended as a back-to-school/after-work celebration of life and art in the city. Admission is ...

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