Festival News

Kansas City Music Blues & Jazz Festival

Source: All About Jazz
August 9, 2006

KANSAS CITY KNOWS ITS JAZZ! Blues & Jazz Fest Returns with Bo Diddley KANSAS CITY, KAN. - Hot Kansas City summers are giving way to cool jazz nights, as the 2006 Kansas City Music Blues & Jazz Festival takes shape. Show organizers have signed the legendary Bo Diddley to headline the popular Kansas City event, scheduled for Labor Day Weekend, Sept. 2-3 at The Woodlands, I-435 and Leavenworth Rd. in Kansas City, KS. In addition to Diddley, the ...

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Chestertown Jazz Festival

Source: All About Jazz
August 9, 2006

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Rainbow Promotions Announces Its Lineup For The 19th Annual Long Beach Jazz Festival

Source: All About Jazz
August 8, 2006

2006 Theme “All That Jazz... And More" Highlights Stars Of Smooth Jazz

Brian Culbertson, Everette Harp, Phil Perry, George Duke & Stanley Clarke, Howard Hewett And Many Others To Entertain Fans With 3 Days Of Great Contemporary Music

Long Beach, CA--Rainbow Promotions presents the 19th Annual Long Beach Jazz Festival August 11, 12 and 13, 2006. The Festival again takes place at the breath-taking seaside setting of Rainbow Lagoon Park on Shoreline Drive in Long Beach, California. As with previous ...

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Sunset Jazz Festival Heats Up With Violinist Ken Ford

Source: ADA Creative Communications
August 8, 2006

Sunset Jazz Festival at Southland Stone Mountain, Georgia (770) 465-7737 Friday, August 18, 2006 The popular Sunset Jazz Festival at Southland will kick off an exciting evening of smooth jazz at 7:45 p.m., on Friday, August 18, at Southland Country Club in Stone Mountain, Ga., with Ken Ford and Harley Griffin. Ford, an accomplished jazz violinist, has opened for a stellar list of artists including Boney James, Norman Brown, Kirk Whalum and D'Angelo - ...

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Monterey Jazz Festival: 3-Day Jazz Party With 500 Top Artists

Source: All About Jazz
August 4, 2006

Monterey Jazz Festival Grounds Entertainment Features Exciting Array of Traditional, Blues, Gospel, Vocal, Future, World, Contemporary Jazz and More for 3-Day Jazz Party, September 15-17, 2006

New Grooves on Friday, Family Day on Sunday, Plus Weekend-Long Exhibitions, Conversations with Artists, Panel Discussions, Clinics, Food, Festivities and Nonstop Jazz Entertainment

2006 Grounds Tickets Selling at Record Pace

August 4, 2006; Monterey, California; For the 49th Annual Monterey Jazz Festival Presented by Verizon, Grounds Weekend Passes offer a wealth of sparkling musical ...

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Cape May Jazz Festival: "New Orleans Comes To Cape May", November 10-12

Source: Jim Eigo, Jazz Promo Services
August 4, 2006

WHAT: 26th Cape May Jazz Festival presented by “New Orleans Comes to Cape May"

WHEN: November 10-12, 2006

WHERE: Cape May Convention Hall, Theatre at Lower Regional High School, Ballroom - Grand Hotel, Aleathea's Restaurant - Inn of Cape May, Carneys, Cabanas, Congress Hall Boiler Room, Caf Promenade - Montreal Inn

WHO: New Orleans All Star Jazz Band featuring Dr. Michael White, Christian Scott, Jonathan Batiste, Juanita Brooks, Victor Goines; Louis Armstrong Summer Jazz Masters featuring Kidd Jordan, Alvin Batiste, ...

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Diet Coke Women In Jazz Festival - Dizzy's Club Coca-Cola

Source: All About Jazz
August 3, 2006

2nd Annual Diet Coke Women In Jazz Festival New York, NY--The world's largest women's jazz festival returns this September to Dizzy's Club Coca-Cola. The 2nd annual Diet Coke Women In Jazz Festival at Jazz at Lincoln Center (Broadway at 60th St., 5th Floor) takes place September 4-October 1. This exciting festival features the best female jazz vocalists and instrumentalists on the scene today. Reservations can be made at 212-258-9595 or via the Jazz at Lincoln Center web site. Jazz singer ...

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MuthaWit Orchestra and Spottiswoode & His Enemies perform 8/5/06 for Urb Alt Festival Day 3 in Harlem, NYC

Source: All About Jazz
August 3, 2006

New York-- Urb Alt Festival: Urb Alt Comes To Harlem continues August 5, 2006 with a special performance by the 15 piece MuthaWit Orchestra joined by the award winning Spottiswoode & His Enemies. This incredible dual bill happens at Alfred Lerner Hall on the campus of Columbia University. The MuthaWit Orchestra features members who have played with Funkadelic, Butch Morris, Andy Bey, Bill Laswell, etc. They will be appearing for the first time in NYC since their recent acclaimed performance ...

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