Festival News

White Night Jazz Festival In Tel Aviv

Source: All About Jazz
June 25, 2006

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2006 San Francisco Jazz Festival Line-up Announced!

Source: All About Jazz
June 22, 2006

SFJAZZ ANNOUNCES DATES AND COMPLETE SCHEDULE OF THE 24TH ANNUAL SAN FRANCISCO JAZZ FESTIVAL

FESTIVAL RUNS OCTOBER 17 - NOVEMBER 12 AND INCLUDES SONNY ROLLINS, ALICE COLTRANE, ARTURO SANDOVAL, MARISA MONTE

SPECIAL PRE-FESTIVAL CONCERT SEPTEMBER 23 WITH MICKEY HART'S PLANET DRUM

(SAN FRANCISCO, CA) --SFJAZZ, the leading non-profit jazz organization on the West Coast, has announced the dates and complete schedule for the 24th Annual San Francisco Jazz Festival. Beginning October 17 ...

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Harriet Tubman, avant jazz/rock super group, performs with very special guest from Brooklyn Indie Rock Scene for July 1, 2006 URB ALT Festival show in Harlem, NYC

Source: All About Jazz
June 21, 2006

NEW YORK - URB ALT Festival: URB ALT Comes To Harlem continues July 1, 2006 with a special performance by jazz/rock musicians, Harriet Tubman, joined by a major artist from Brooklyn's indie rock experimentalist scene. This incredible collaboration occurs at the Faison Firehouse Theater, home of Tony award winning choreographer of the Wiz, George Faison. Also performing are the Monika H. Band, Tenderhead, Boston Fielder, Nerdkween and Shaka Zulu Overdrive with Grisha Coleman.

Harriet Tubman was formed in 1998 when ...

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2006 Earshot Jazz Festival

Source: All About Jazz
June 20, 2006

“SEATTLE'S MOST IMPORTANT ANNUAL JAZZ EVENT"(Down Beat), the Earshot Jazz Festival runs OCTOBER 20th to NOVEMBER 5th, 2006. The 2006 Earshot Jazz Festival kicks off October 20th and continues through November 5th with more than 70 events in concert halls, clubs, and community centers all around the Seattle area. Seattle's major annual jazz festival, now in its 18th year, is presented by the non-profit jazz-support organization, Earshot Jazz. The festival brings important musicians from around the world and presents Seattle's ...

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Trenton Jazz Festival

Source: All About Jazz
June 20, 2006

Mayor of Trenton, New Jersey announces headliners for the 2006 Trenton Jazz Festival: Jeffrey Osborne, Kem, Brian Culbertson, Pieces of a Dream, and Miles Jaye

Tickets On Sale Now for September 16th Event

Mayor Douglas H. Palmer announced today that the 2006 Trenton Jazz Fest will return to the State House Complex with headline performances Saturday, September 16 by Jeffrey Osborne, KEM, Brian Culbertson, Pieces of a Dream with Cindy Bradley, and Miles Jaye.

“This is a remarkable lineup for ...

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Jane Monheit, NY Voices Perform at Usdan Center's 2006 Festival Concerts

Source: All About Jazz
June 19, 2006

The 2006 Festival Concerts at Usdan Center for the Creative and Performing Arts (www.usdan.com), begins Monday June 26 and among the artists appearing are singer Jane Monheit (July 10) and the Grammy-winning New York Voices (July 18). The Festival Concerts are private performances in music, dance and theater for Usdan Center's 1800 students at the Center's McKinley Ampitheatrer, giving them exposure to the world's finest performing artists. A full schedule of Festival Concerts is below.

Artists perform for the first ...

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Baku Jazz Festival 2006

Source: All About Jazz
June 18, 2006

From the 19th-27th of June, a jazz festival will be held in the capital of Azerbaijan Baku which will feature world-famous jazz artists Al Jarreau and Herbie Hancock as well as musicians from many other countries (Portugal, Italy, Israel, USA, Germany, Canada, Russia ), as well as Azerbaijan's own jazz stars. This will be the second festival of such prestige to be held in Baku. Last year's principal guest was the legendary Joe Zawinul, with his group 'Syndicate'.

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Vision Festival XI: Final Weekend

Source: All About Jazz
June 16, 2006

VISION FESTIVAL XI - FINAL WEEKEND

This Friday, Saturday and Sunday at Angel Orensanz Center 172 Norfolk Street New York City

Tix $25/night available at the door Info: http://www.visionfestival.org or 212-696-6681

Don't miss the final weekend of VISION FESTIVAL XI. The festival has saved some of its best performances for last with incredible performances on tap from HENRY GRIMES & SEKOU SUNDIATA, BY ANY MEANS (Rashied Ali, Charles Gayle and William Parker), ...

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