Festival News

Greater St. Louis Jazz Festival: April 21 + 22, 2006

Source: All About Jazz
April 5, 2006

Clark Terry Headlines Greater St. Louis Jazz Festival “Midwest Students Learn from Jazz Masters"

Who: University of Missouri - St. Louis and Jazz St. Louis (Friday) University of Missouri - St. Louis and Blanche M. Touhill Performing Arts Center (Saturday) What: Greater St. Louis Jazz Festival When: Friday, April 21, 8:30 pm - 10:45 pm (10:00 am - 4:00 pm High School Combos) Saturday, April 22, 8:00 pm (8:00 am ...

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Molde Jazz Festival (Norway) Set For July 17-22

Source: All About Jazz
April 5, 2006

Molde Jazz Festival (July 17-22) on the west coast of Norway has released part of this years program, including:

McCoy Tyner Septet (Nick Payton, Eric Alexander, Steve Turre a.o)in The House that Trane built, a tribute to Impulse!

Trio Beyond (Scofield, de Johnette, Goldings)

Joshua Redman Artist in Residence with Bugge Wesseltoft, Trondheim Jazz Orchestra a.o.)

Hank Jones trio with Roberta Gambarini Enrico Rava Quintet Rashied Ali/Sonny Fortune Brtzmann/Gustafsson/Nilssen-Love Take Six

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With Ponderosa Stomp, Memphis is a Must-Visit Location for Music Lovers This May

Source: All About Jazz
April 4, 2006

From the three-day Ponderosa Stomp to the Beale Street Music Festival and the Blues Music Awards, Memphis has plenty to offer roots music fans in May.

MEMPHIS, Tenn. -- There's a reason they call Memphis, Tennessee the home of the blues and the birthplace of rock 'n' roll. After all, Sam Phillips' Sun Records and Willie Mitchell's Royal Recording Studio still stand tall, as do dozens more recording studios, radio stations, and the Chisca Hotel, where DJ Daddy-O Dewey Phillips ...

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Lineup Announced for 49th Annual Monterey Jazz Festival, September 15-17, 2006

Source: All About Jazz
April 3, 2006

With an array of over 500 artists appearing on 7 stages for 3 nights and 2 days of nonstop jazz, the 49th Annual Monterey Jazz Festival Presented by Verizon offers a wealth of sparkling musical gems and riches for families and fans of all ages. From celebratory anniversaries reflecting the music's storied past to today's “New Grooves", from piano masters like Dave Brubeck to newcomers like Taylor Eigsti, from the world premiere of commissioned music to debut of MJF artist ...

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5th annual Improvised and Otherwise Festival March 31-April 1

Source: All About Jazz
March 30, 2006

5th annual Improvised and Otherwise Festival

March 31 & April 1, 2006 8:00-11:00pm

BRICStudio, 57 Rockwell Pl, Fl 2, Brooklyn, NY Tickets: $15 general, $10 students & seniors, $25 festival pass

Directions: BRICStudio is located on Rockwell Pl between Fulton St & Dekalb Ave, around the corner from the BAM Harvey Theater. Subway: 2, 3, 4, 5 to Nevins St; B, M, Q, R to Dekalb Ave; G to Fulton ...

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Mt. Charleston Hotel Announces Inaugural Jazz Festival

Source: All About Jazz
March 30, 2006

Mount Charleston, Nevada--The Mt. Charleston Hotel, Event and Conference Center today unveiled plans for its inaugural Jazz Festival, taking place Friday, June 30 and continuing through Sunday, July 2.

Preliminary plans for the event, which begins Friday evening with a wine tasting at the hotel, will include a weekend-long exhibition of local artists from Art Encounter featuring works for purchase, a special area for children's entertainment, as well as a line-up of talented prominent local and national jazz musicians performing ...

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Eighth Annual Healdsburg Jazz Festival Line-Up

Source: All About Jazz
March 30, 2006

Eight Annual “Healdsburg Jazz Festival" Features Awe-Inspiring Line-Up Including Jazz Greats McCoy Tyner and Mark Murphy Celebration Takes Place June 1-11, 2006

HEALDSBURG, CA - From June 1-11, the quiet, bucolic town of Healdsburg and its surrounding vineyard appellations will reverberate with the sounds and beats of the world's greatest jazz performers. The 2006 Healdsburg Jazz Festival, one of Northern California's premiere annual cultural events, is pleased to announce that McCoy Tyner and his trio will appear as ...

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25th Cape May Jazz Festival Honoring "Little Jimmy Scott" April 21-23, 2006

Source: All About Jazz
March 28, 2006

WHAT: 25th Cape May Jazz Festival Honoring “Little Jimmy Scott"

WHEN: April 21-23, 2006

WHERE: Cape May Convention Hall, Theatre at Lower Regional High School, Aleathea's (Inn of Cape May), Carney's, Cabanas, Congress Hall Boiler Room, Caf Promenade (Montreal Inn), Grand Hotel.

WHO: Little Jimmy Scott, Billy Paul, Hugh Masekela, Eric Lewis Quintet, Joe Baione Quintet, Ms. Carmen Lundy, Nancy Kelly, Willie Martinez & La Familia Sextet, Ellas y Amigos, Point Blank, Greg Skaff, Sharon Clarke, Elio Villafranca with Denise ...

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