Festival News

Announcing the Second Annual Rhythm & Ribs 18th and Vine Jazz Festival

Source: All About Jazz
February 14, 2006

Three-Day Outdoor Event Father's Day Weekend Serves Up Family Style Fun at Historic Jazz Crossroads ***** 2006 Rhythm & Ribs 18th and Vine Jazz Festival Friday, June 16 - Sunday, June 18, 2006 Parade Park and the Jay McShann Pavilion at the American Jazz Museum Historic 18th & Vine District, Kansas City, Mo. ***** The Rhythm & Ribs Jazz Festival blends two of Kansas ...

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Cyro Baptista performs at the Hoboken Arts & Music Festival

Source: All About Jazz
February 6, 2006

Cyro Baptista to perform at the Hoboken Spring Arts & Music Festival

Sunday May 7, 2006 11am to 6pm Free

Washington Street - Observer Highway to 7th Street in Hoboken, NJ

Featuring over 300 artists, sculptors, photographers and craftspeople

3 stages of live performance - so far featuring: * Cyro Baptista: http://www.cyrobaptista.com (see bio below) * The Soul Cruisers: http://www.soulcruisers.com * The Verdict: http://www.verdictisin.com * Red Molly: http://www.redmolly.com ...

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Pee Wee Russell Memorial Stomp Sunday, March 5 in Whippany, NJ

Source: All About Jazz
February 3, 2006

Four hot jazz bands will perform at the 37th annual Pee Wee Russell Memorial Stomp Sunday, March 5, noon to 5 PM, at Birchwood Manor, Whippany, NJ.

Sponsored by the New Jersey Jazz Society and dedicated to the one-of-a-kind jazz clarinetist, the Stomp features table seating and a spacious dance floor, with food and drink and a wide selection of jazz CDs for purchase. The schedule:

1-1:45 Harlem Blues and Jazz Band 2-2:45 Smith Street Society Jazz Band ...

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International Society for Improvised Music Conference 2006

Source: All About Jazz
February 3, 2006

International Society for Improvised Music Promotes Performance, Education, and Research in Improvised Music, and Illuminates Connections between Musical Improvisation and Creativity Across Fields.

First Annual ISIM Conference “Time, Sound, and Transcendence" December 1-3, 2006 The University of Michigan Ann Arbor, Michigan USA

Join ISIM: www.isimprov.org

ISIM Board Ed Sarath, President Maud Hickey, Vice President Betty Anne Younker, Vice President Mitchell Gordon, Treasurer ...

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Monterey Jazz Festival Presents Eartha Kitt, John Pizzaretli and Kurt Elling in Spring 2006 Concert Series

Source: All About Jazz
January 25, 2006

Monterey Jazz Festival expands Spring jazz concerts to Carmel's Sunset Center and “Monterey Live" in downtown Monterey

An eclectic mix of performers offers a full spectrum of world-class charm, class and chops for audiences of all ages.

MJF Presents: Eartha Kitt Thursday, March 16, 7:30pm Sunset Center Mission Street at 8th Avenue Carmel By The Sea, CA 93921 $97/$67/$47

John Pizzarelli Friday, April 7, 8:00pm

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Barbados Jazz Festival 2006 - Jill Scott and The Cuban All-Stars Shine Brightly!

Source: All About Jazz
January 25, 2006

It was sometime in November when the invitation arrived to cover the Barbados Jazz Festival 2006 for Ejazznews.com and The Jazz Report Magazine. The popular festival resides the second calendar week of January just as winter's cold dispiriting embrace takes hold. Only hours after holiday cheer subsides and turns to dread I focus on the moment I would lazily strut down the stairs of Air Canada flight 1240 onto the sun-drenched tarmac of Grantley Adams International Airport setting foot once ...

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1/21 & 1/28: Flushing Town Hall/New York Guitar Festival concerts

Source: All About Jazz
January 19, 2006

January 10, 2006 To: Listings/Critics/Features From: JAZZ PROMO SERVICES The New York Guitar Festival Comes to Flushing Town Hall 1/21: Leni Stern, Brandon Ross, Michelle Kinney 1/28: Alex De Grassi, Henry Kaiser, Loren Connors Date & Time: Saturday, January 21st and 28th, 8 PM Location: Flushing Town Hall, 137-35 Northern Blvd., Flushing, NY 11354 (one block east of Main Street in Downtown Flushing, at the corner of Linden Pl.) Tickets: $20/$16 members ? Box Office: (718) 463-7700 x222 www.flushingtownhall.org Subway: ...

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8th Lotos Jazz Festival - Bielska Zadymka Jazzowa 2006

Source: All About Jazz
January 10, 2006

The 8th edition of Lotos Jazz Festival - Bielska Zadymka Jazzowa will take place on 19th - 22nd of January 2006 in Bielsko-Biala, Poland.

Each year, the Jazz Festival showcases widely known international stars, significant new and emerging artists. The music played embraces a wide spectrum of styles, disciplines and genre's.

The annual Bielska Zadymka Jazzowa Jazz Festival was founded in 1999 by Art & Theatre Association (pol. Stowarzyszenie Sztuka Teatr) and today ranks as one of the largest Jazz ...

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