Festival News

De La Soul to perform at Toronto Jazz Festival

Source: All About Jazz
May 11, 2006

One of the greatest forces in hip-hop, De La Soul will be performing at Harbourfront Centre on Friday, June 23, 2006 as part of the TD Canada Trust Toronto Jazz Festival. Tickets $29.50 are on sale now and are available at at Play De Record, Rotate This and Ticketmaster (416) 870-8000 or www.ticketmaster.ca

Almost twenty years ago De La Soul broke out onto the hip-hop scene and created a stir with their eclectic sampling and clever rhymes. Their debut album, ...

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Boston Pops First-Ever Jazz Fest to Include Berklee Jazz Cafe Featuring Students Performing Before and After Concerts

Source: All About Jazz
May 11, 2006

This year, Keith Lockhart and the Boston Pops will launch their first-ever jazz week, May 23-27, with some of the genre's hottest artists backed by the big-band sound of America's orchestra.

The 2006 Boston Pops Jazz Fest features two critically acclaimed jazz artists: guitarist and singer John Pizzarelli on May 23, 24, and 25; and singer Jane Monheit on May 26 and 27. The BSO is also partnering with Berklee College of Music to present the Berklee Jazz Cafe, featuring ...

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The New Jersey Jazz Society presents Sanofi-Aventis JazzFest 2006

Source: All About Jazz
May 9, 2006

The New Jersey Jazz Society presents Sanofi-Aventis JazzFest 2006

The Preservation Hall Jazz Band Friday, June 2 at 7:00 PM Free Concert at Drew University Carriage Field on Route 124 Madison, New Jersey In case of rain the concert will be held in the Baldwin Gymnasium Saturday, June 10 11:00 AM-5:00 PM Featuring: Jackie Cain Ensemble Bill Charlap ...

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Second Annual Kingston International Jazz Festival

Source: All About Jazz
May 8, 2006

THE SECOND ANNUAL KINGSTON INTERNATIONAL JAZZ FESTIVAL (down by the river in Kingston, New York)

Planet Arts and the city of Kingston, New York are happy to announce the 2nd annual Kingston International Jazz Festival. Located on the Hudson River 80 miles north of New York City and 50 miles south of Albany, the three day event will take place on June 23, 24 and 25 in the historic river-town community. All events are free, rain or shine. ...

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Big Easy's Jazz Therapy

Source: All About Jazz
May 6, 2006

Before closing out the first weekend of the 2006 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival, Bruce Springsteen took a tour. “I think I saw sights I never thought I'd see in an American city," he says Sunday, April 30, after visiting neighborhoods ravaged by Hurricane Katrina. “This is what happens when people play political games with people's lives." It was a sobering comment, but Springsteen's performance was anything but. The Boss was in a party-throwing mood, cranking out two hours ...

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Spirit of New Orleans alive and thriving at jazz festival

Source: All About Jazz
May 6, 2006

NEW ORLEANS -- Less than two blocks from the Gentilly Boulevard entrance to the 37th annual New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival at the city's Fair Grounds -- and the first since Hurricane Katrina -- there are the merest of hints of the devastation wrought last August. The side of a nearby home remains blown away; all that remains of a bathroom is a toilet exposed to the elements. Inside New Orleans' Fair Grounds over the past weekend, however, the ...

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The New Haven Jazz Festival Announces its 25th Anniversary Lineup

Source: All About Jazz
May 6, 2006

(New Haven, Conn.) -- How would you celebrate 25 years of live, free Jazz? If you said world-class performers, a special pyrotechnics display, celebrity guest appearances and even more live jazz--then you'd be talking about the 25th Anniversary of the New Haven Jazz Festival. Each year the New Haven Jazz Festival brings a roundup of Grammy award-winning performers free to the City's historic Green. And this year get ready for a Jazz Fest that you'll be talking about for another ...

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Rivertown Jazz & Arts Festival set for today in historic Conway, SC

Source: All About Jazz
May 6, 2006

The 20th annual Rivertown Jazz & Arts Festival (formerly Rivertown Jazz and Blues Festival) kicks off with a day of music, art, children's activities and food from 11 a.m.-midnight today in the historic district of Conway. National talent headlining this year's festival includes John Scofield Trio, the Adande Drum & Dance Company and blues artist Ray Bonneville. The festival also shows off local talent with Arlin Strader Trio, Slip Stream and Painted Man. Visitors can also expect the Live Oak ...

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