Festival News

Tonight: Oct 6: Tribute to Cobi Narita

Source: All About Jazz
October 6, 2005

Thursday, October 6 at 6:30 PM (Reception, followed by Concert at 7:30 PM): 10th Anniversary of International Women in Jazz, and Tribute to Cobi Narita, featuring women jazz legends, including Valerie Capers, Della Griffin, Sarah McLawler, Helen Merrill, Carline Ray and others ($15 donation) This event is part of the All Nite Soul Jazz Festival 2005, October 2 - 9, which celebrates forty years of Jazz Ministry at Saint Peter's Church (619 Lexington Avenue at 54th Street, NYC). Live performances ...

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Chicago Phrenology Fest Makes Jazz World Smaller

Source: All About Jazz
October 5, 2005

October 5, 2005 BY JOHN LITWEILER

Underground jazz musicians are an international community -- everyone seems to know everyone else, everywhere -- so it was only right that Americans, Canadians and Europeans representing several generations played together this week at the Hungry Brain nightclub on West Belmont. The occasion was the three-night Phrenology Festival, and on Monday, the second night, the program was cool jazz, hot jazz and utterly eccentric jazz. Did the stylistic juxtapositions reveal anything about ...

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Second Annual Cayman Jazz Fest 2005

Source: All About Jazz
September 29, 2005

George Duke, Al Jarreau, Earl Klugh, Ravi Coltrane, Najee & Yolanda Adams to Headline a Lively December Weekend in the Cayman Islands

The Cayman Islands Department of Tourism and BET Jazz have assembled some of the world's most renowned jazz, R&B and Gospel artists -jazz/R&B keyboardist George Duke, jazz/crossover legend Al Jarreau, smooth guitarist Earl Klugh, straight ahead tenor and soprano saxophonist Ravi Coltrane, pop-jazz saxophonist Najee, and stellar gospel vocalist Yolanda Adams - to headline the second annual Cayman ...

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Sacred Music Concert and fundraiser for the musicians of New Orleans

Source: All About Jazz
September 27, 2005

New York, NY: A Sacred Music Concert, in Tribute to the People and Culture of New Orleans will be held at Saint Peter's Church (619 Lexington Avenue at 54th Street, NYC) on Tuesday, October 3 at 7:30 PM. Deeply expressing the vitality and breadth of sacred jazz, the musicians performing on this evening will provide a new perspective on the classic sacred jazz repertoire. Compositions will be announced from the stage.

This concert has been organized by Ike Sturm, Assistant ...

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Santa Barbara Festival of Art & Jazz, October 7-9 2005

Source: All About Jazz
September 26, 2005

SANTA BARBARA FESTIVAL OF ART & JAZZ™ OCTOBER 7, 8 & 9, 2005 A Spectacular Celebration featuring Art, Music, Vintage Cars, Food and Wine In the Beautiful Gardens of the Santa Barbara County Courthouse Benefiting the Santa Barbara Art Association, Performing Arts League and Jazz Society. The Festival's net proceeds will be donated to both the American Red Cross Disaster Relief Fund and Direct Relief International. Festival Dates and Times: Friday, Oct 7: 5pm to 9pm Saturday, Oct 8: 11am ...

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Habana/Harlem - A Celebration of New Trends in Cuban Music- Oct 28 & 29

Source: All About Jazz
September 26, 2005

Media Alert HABANA/HARLEM - A Celebration of New Trends in Cuban Music - Oct 28 & 29 - Aaron Davis Hall For immediate release: September, 2005 Contacts: Aurora Flores, ADH Publicity Rep, 212 876 1936 [email protected] Neyda Martinez, Producer HABANA/HARLEM 917 656 7846; [email protected] Aaron Davis Hall (ADH) continues its 25th Anniversary season with the premiere of HABANA / HARLEM. Two days of music, dancing and dialogues that highlight the routes and explosive new directions and cutting-edge trends of music ...

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From pizza maker to host of the Worlds longest jams.

Source: All About Jazz
September 24, 2005

From pizza to the worlds longest improvisation. 45 plus hours, not just a jam session. When pizza maker musician and songwriter Chris Boulet had an idea to take some of his friends and record an improvisational jam so he could use the recordings to produce a CD “Monkey with a Thumb” he had no idea it would lead to very successful jams of 14 hours, 33 1/3 hours and 45 hours all held in his town of Padua Italy and ...

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8th Annual MATA Festival Returns to New York City September 23-October 2nd

Source: All About Jazz
September 22, 2005

WHAT: Eighth Annual MATA Festival- “MATA Monster Composer Rally”

WHEN: Festival: Sept. 23-October 2, 2005 Performances: Friday, Sept. 23, Sat/Sun, Oct. 1 & 2. All concerts @ 8 pm.

WHERE: St. Peter’s Church 346 West 20th Street (between 8th and 9th), NYC. Train A/C/E to 23rd Street/8th Avenue.

HOW: $20 per person, $15 for students/seniors, $50 Festival Pass. To order tickets, visit www.matafestival.org or call 212.563.5124.

CONTACT: April Thibeault, AMT PR, [email protected], 212.861.0990. 8TH ANNUAL MATA FESTIVAL RETURNS TO NEW ...

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