Festival News

Essentially Ellington Winners!

Source: All About Jazz
May 22, 2006

NORTH AMERICA'S BEST HIGH SCHOOL JAZZ BANDS! JAZZ AT LINCOLN CENTER ANNOUNCES WINNERS OF ITS 11th ANNUAL ESSENTIALLY ELLINGTON HIGH SCHOOL JAZZ BAND COMPETITION & FESTIVAL 1st Place: Douglas Anderson School of the Arts Jazz Ensemble 1, Jacksonville, Florida. 2nd Place: Battle Ground High School Jazz Band, Battle Ground, Washington. 3rd Place: Garfield High School Jazz Ensemble, Seattle, Washington. New York, NY (May 20, 2006) Tonight, three high school jazz bands took top honors ...

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3rd Annual West Oak Lane Jazz & Arts Festival -- 500 musicians, War, Roy Ayers, Joey DeFrancesco, more

Source: All About Jazz
May 21, 2006

3rd Annual West Oak Lane Jazz & Arts Festival June 23, 24, 25 2006 - FREE! 3 DAYS , 4 OUTDOOR STAGES 500+ musicians, including War, Roy Ayers, Joey DeFrancesco, Trudy Pitts and over 70 fine art vendors.

May 21, 2006: Philadelphia, PA -- The Ogontz Avenue Revitalization Corporation (OARC) presents the 3rd annual West Oak Lane Jazz and Arts Festival on June 23, 24, and 25, 2006 on the 7100 to 7200 blocks ...

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Jazz in bloom

Source: All About Jazz
May 21, 2006

Festival International de Jazz de Montreal: The summer jazz festival season gets underway in Canada June 29-July 9. This year's jazz highlights include: the Brad Mehldau Trio, the Wayne Shorter Quartet, McCoy Tyner's ”Story of Impulse!" Septet, Gonzalo Rubalcaba, Pharoah Sanders, the Bad Plus, Patricia Barber, Pat Martino, Stefon Harris & Blackout, the Joe Lovano Quartet, Don Byron's Ivey-Divey Trio, and the Dave Brubeck Quartet. Not to mention pop stars Tony Bennett, B.B. King, Paul Simon, and Elvis Costello & ...

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The two sides of Jazz Fest

Source: All About Jazz
May 21, 2006

NEW ORLEANS - This year's Jazz Festival meant everything to New Orleans. Music is the heart and soul of the city, and officials were counting on music lovers from all over the world to help bring back the spirit that separates “N'Awlins" from any other place on earth. The two-weekend event, which took place April 28-30 and May 5-7, was a resounding success, featuring big acts like Bob Dylan, Paul Simon, Bruce Springsteen, Jimmy Buffett, Dave Matthews Band, Herbie Hancock ...

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Two Weeks Left For 2006 Monterey Jazz Festival Front Box Auction Bids

Source: All About Jazz
May 19, 2006

Auction ends June 1st at 4pm - patrons encouraged to participate by visiting www.montereyjazzfestival.org or calling MJF box office at 925.275.9255 Enthusiastic jazz fans bid for coveted seats to see Oscar Peterson, Bonnie Raitt, Dave Brubeck, Mccoy Tyner, Keb'mo', Chris Botti & more Front box auction proceeds benefit Monterey Jazz Festival's jazz education Programs May 18, 2006; Monterey, California; For the past six weeks, streams of jazz fans have participated in the Monterey Jazz Festival's 2006 Front Box Auction, enthusiastically ...

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City Capital Entertainment Announces Date For 2nd Annual Carolina Soulfest

Source: All About Jazz
May 18, 2006

Raleigh, NC--May 18, 2006--The 2nd Annual Carolina SoulFest, SoulFest2006, will be held on Saturday, August 26th 2006 at the Alltel Pavilion in Raleigh N.C. The Carolina SoulFest is the premier R&B and soul festival in the Southeast and features many of today's hottest music artist and performing legends.

SoulFest2005 featured chart-topping artists Angie Stone, Kem, Floetry, Will Downing, Gerald Albright, Kindred, and Grammy Award winning artist Norman Brown. Nearly 15,000 enjoyed the music, vendors, and food last year. SoulFest2006 promises ...

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Grammy-Nominated Artist Dionne Farris Headlines First-Ever URB ALT Festival in Harlem

Source: All About Jazz
May 18, 2006

DIONNE FARRIS HEADLINES FIRST-EVER URB ALT FESTIVAL IN HARLEM, NYC SET FOR SUMMER 2006

URB ALT Festival Plays Historic Harlem Venues including The Apollo Theater and The Schomburg Center in June, July, August and September.

NEW YORK - URB ALT, the performance series dedicated to presenting the cutting edge of music and film, is taking a revolutionary step forward in creating the URB ALT FESTIVAL: URB ALT COMES TO HARLEM with four special nights spread out over the Summer beginning ...

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DjangoFest Mill Valley California - 4 days of Gypsy Jazz June 8-11

Source: All About Jazz
May 15, 2006

142 Throckmorton Theatre The sizzling sound of gypsy jazz music at the 2006 Django Fest - Mill Valley Top International Gypsy Jazz musicians perform six concerts over 4 days with workshops June 8-11 THURSDAY, June 8 - 8PM FRIDAY, June 9- 8PM, workshop at 2pm SATURDAY, June 10- 3PM and 8PM; workshops from 10am-12pm and 12pm-2pm SUNDAY June 11- 3PM and 7PM; workshops from 10am-12pm and ...

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