Festival News

Third Annual Williamsburg Jazz Festival to be Held in Williamsburg, Brooklyn

Source: All About Jazz
September 6, 2005

The Festival Will Feature Performances by Dave Douglas, Travis Sullivan’s Bjorkestra, and Rachel Z Among Others

New York - The organizers of The Williamsburg Jazz Festival are pleased to announce this years Third Annual event on September 8th-11th, 2005 in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Started in 2003 by organizer Jesse Selengut, the festival is entering its third year of presenting jazz music and entertainment in the hipster mecca that is Williamsburg, Brooklyn.

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"Jazz at the Farm" Festival - Melbourne.

Source: All About Jazz
September 4, 2005

“Jazz at the Farm" Jazz Festival. Saturday, 26th and Sunday, 27th November 2005. Collingwood Childrens’ Farm St Heliers Street, Abbotsford, Victoria (Melway Map 44 G5) Featuring Bob Barnard playing with – Stevensons Rockets – Sweet Lowdowns – The Pippa Wilson Band Also New Melbourne Jazz band – Soul Sister Swing – Gypsy Swing – Syncopators – The Usual Suspects – Mainstem – Swing It – Creole Bells Plus Balwyn High & Wesley College Jazz Bands  All Day Barbecue – ...

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All Nite Soul Jazz Festival 2005 in October Celebrates Forty Years of The Jazz Ministry at Saint Peter's Church

Source: All About Jazz
September 1, 2005

September 1, 2005 To: Listings/Critics/Features From: JAZZ PROMO SERVICES FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE All Nite Soul Jazz Festival 2005 in October Celebrates Forty Years of The Jazz Ministry at Saint Peter's Church and Looks to the Future Live performances by jazz greats, documentary films, artwork and photography by jazz musicians, tributes to women jazz legends and newly commissioned works of sacred music will be among the highlights of the Festival, to be held October 2 - 9, 2005. New York, NY ...

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Mozayik at Haitian Jazz Festival Oct. 9 @ SOBs in NYC

Source: All About Jazz
September 1, 2005

September 1, 2005 To: Listings/Critics/Features From: JAZZ PROMO SERVICES Press Contact: JIM EIGO, [email protected] Mozayik is extremely pleased to announce our participation in this momentus occasion. So many of the brightest talents from our Haitian jazz community will be meeting under one roof, on one stage, together creating an event unlike any other in recent Haitian music history! We urge you to reserve your tickets/table early, and to help us spread the word by passing this email on to as ...

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2nd Annual Goshen Jazz Fest., Sat., Sept. 17 at the Goshen Historic Track

Source: All About Jazz
September 1, 2005

September 1, 2005 CONTACT: Lorraine Tucci 212-426-9518, 646-244-0838 [email protected] 2nd Annual Goshen Willie The Lion Smith Jazz Festival Saturday, September 17 featuring Pucho And His Latin Soul Brothers and Judi Silvano's Let Yourself Go Septet FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Goshen, NY. The 2nd Annual Goshen Jazz Festival, hosted by the Rotary Club of Goshen will feature Pucho And His Latin Soul Brothers and Judi Silvano's Let Yourself Go Septet on the Main Stage at the Goshen Historic Track on Saturday, September ...

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Lake George Jazz Festival 9/17-18

Source: All About Jazz
August 31, 2005

Appearing At This Year's Lake George Jazz Festival Saturday 9/17/05 at 4:30pm Featured Artist VINCE SENERI On The “NEW" Hammond B3 Organ Prince Of The Hammond B3 Organ With His Special Guest The Legendary Tenor Saxophonist HOUSTON PERSON AND JAZZ LATIN SENSATION! Plus Grammy Winner/Flautist DAVE VALENTIN Also Bob DeVos Guitar Master & Paul Wells on Drums THIS IS GOING TO BE AN AWESOME JAZZ FESTIVAL & SHOW! In Beautiful Lake George, NY Check it Out...LAKE GEORGE JAZZ FESTIVAL LINE ...

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MOL Jazz Festival Budapest

Source: All About Jazz
August 29, 2005

The MOL Jazz Festival Budapest, established in 2003, has become a series of events of unique rank and importance in Hungary. The festival spanned two days in 2003, three days last year, and this year we are expecting jazz lovers in a considerable number to visit the 15 locations on five days, between 14-18 September. This is the first year that the program of the festival is centred around one instrument, which is the piano in 2005: we are welcoming ...

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Panel Discussion at Tanglewood Jazz Festival Sept. 3

Source: All About Jazz
August 29, 2005

The Jazz Journalists Association Presents A Provocative Panel Discussion on Sept. 3: “The Big Cross-Over: Jazz, Classical, Pop and Beyond” at The 2005 Tanglewood Jazz Festival Lenox, MA --The Jazz Journalists Association, an international group of writers, editors, photographers, broadcasters, filmmakers, educators and media professionals, will present a panel discussion [produced by JJA member Toni Ballard] entitled “The Big Cross-Over: Jazz, Classical, Pop and Beyond.” The panel will be held at the Seranak, the Koussevitzky Estate, across the street from ...

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