Festival News

The Multiple Faces of Big Bands at the Dixieland Festival of Tarragona, Catalonia, Spain.

Source: All About Jazz
March 14, 2006

The 13th International Dixieland Festival of Tarragona will be held for the thirteenth time between the 3rd and 9th April 2006, although most of the activities will take place from Wednesday, April 5th on. The festival will take a special look at the world of big bands and sessions for school children will be increased up to 4,500 places--1500 more than last year. The festival in Tarragona will gather 25 bands, four more than last year, and four more locations ...

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BET J Presents St. Lucia Jazz 2006 May 5 - 14

Source: All About Jazz
March 9, 2006

Nancy Wilson, Freddy Cole, Ciara, Al Green, Kenneth “Babyface" Edmonds, Seal, Poncho Sanchez and Others Scheduled to Perform

BET J and the St. Lucia Tourist Board will present a stellar and diversified line-up of music for the 15th Annual St. Lucia Jazz, scheduled for May 5-14, 2006. Considered the “best party in the Caribbean," St. Lucia Jazz attracts over 10,000 visitors a year. The festival will showcase over a dozen performances at a variety of venues around the island known ...

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2nd Annual Sonoma Jazz + Festival, May 25-28 At Sonoma's Field Of Dreams

Source: All About Jazz
March 8, 2006

World Class Jazz, Pop, R&B And The Wine Country Lifestyle Return For The 2nd Annual Sonoma Jazz + Festival May 25-28 At Sonoma's Field Of Dreams

Local and Patron Tickets Go On Sale March 13 Public Tickets Released on March 20

Sonoma, CA. - March 6, 2006 -- World-class music will return to Sonoma's Field of Dreams on Memorial Day weekend (May 25-29, 2006) with the second annual Sonoma Jazz + Festival. ...

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Woody Allen to Perform at Rochester International Jazz Festival in Exclusive Opening Night Benefit Concert

Source: All About Jazz
March 8, 2006

Tickets On Sale March 10th for Rare U.S. Performance Proceeds Benefit New Orleans Musicians Hurricane Relief Fund

Rochester, NY--March 8, 2006-- In its first U.S. tour performance, Woody Allen and his New Orleans Jazz Band, will open the fifth annual Rochester International Jazz Festival in an exclusive benefit concert June 9th at 8 p.m. at the Eastman Theatre.

Proceeds will benefit the New Orleans Musicians Hurricane Relief Fund, a non-profit organization dedicated to aiding New Orleans musicians affected ...

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Fourth Annual Lady Got Chops Women's Month Jazz Festival

Source: All About Jazz
March 2, 2006

The Jazz (aka Jazz Spot) is a cozy jazz cafe which is owned by an African-American mother-daughter team and is celebrating its second year. The owners are dedicated to keeping jazz alive as well as introducing it to the youth in the community. They present an outdoor summer series in an adjacent garden on Kosciuszko St. In conjunction with co-producer/ web manager Kim Clarke, The Jazz presents the Fourth Annual LADY GOT CHOPS Women's Month Jazz Festival for the month ...

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Cocoa Beach Jazz Fest 2006 April 21-23, 2006 at the Doubletree Ocean Front Hotel in Cocoa Beach, Florida.

Source: All About Jazz
March 1, 2006

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Etta James added to TD Canada Trust Toronto Downtown Jazz Festival

Source: All About Jazz
February 27, 2006

Two-time Grammy award winner Etta James will be performing at The Hummingbird Centre on Tuesday, June 27, 2006, as part of the TD Canada Trust Toronto Downtown Jazz Festival.

Best known for classics such as “At Last, Something's Got a Hold On Me", “Dance With Me Henry" and “Fool That I Am", Etta has gone on to become one of the most prolific female R&B vocalists of her era, alongside Aretha Franklin and Dionne Warwick.

First discovered by Johnny Otis ...

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New Orleans Jazz in Los Angeles

Source: All About Jazz
February 27, 2006

By Ricky Richardson

Los Angeles-The beautiful, well manicured lawn of the Playboy Mansion was the perfect setting for the annual Playboy Jazz Festival Press Conference. Los Angeles County High School For The Arts Jazz Combo-Daniel Richardson-saxophone, Greg Diaz-trumpet, Michael McTaggart-guitar, Christopher Bowers-keyboards, Garrett Lang-bass and Max Wrightson-drums provided entertainment for the arriving guest.

This year's line-up is as eclectic as ever with a mixture of musical genres to please everyone who will attend the 28th Annual Playboy Jazz Festival, presented ...

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