Festival News

Varna Summer International Jazz Festival 2005

Source: All About Jazz
July 31, 2005

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Earshot Jazz Festival in Seattle Oct 21 - Nov 6

Source: All About Jazz
July 27, 2005

"SEATTLE'S MOST IMPORTANT ANNUAL JAZZ EVENT" (DownBeat), the Earshot Jazz Festival runs OCTOBER 21st to NOVEMBER 6th, 2005.

The 2005 Earshot Jazz Festival kicks off October 21st and continues through November 6th with more than 40 concerts and outreach programs in concert halls, clubs, and community centers all around the Seattle area.

Seattle's major annual jazz festival, now in its 17th year, is presented by the non-profit jazz-support organization, Earshot Jazz. The festival brings important musicians from around the world ...

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Local Charities Benefit From Kansas City Music Blues And Jazz Festival

Source: All About Jazz
July 26, 2005

KANSAS CITY, KS ­ Music lovers can give back to the community when they attend the 2005 Kansas City Music Blues and Jazz Festival Sept. 3-4 at the Woodlands Horse Track. Specifically, show organizers are donating $2.50 for each advanced ticket they sell during the Labor Day jazz extravaganza to four Kansas City-area charities, including Midland Hospice, Youth Arts Consortium (YAC), KC Fee Health Clinic and PUPS-Without-Partners.org. According to Mark Valentine, festival founder, Kansas City jazz has been such a ...

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13th Annual Charlie Parker Jazz Festival Saturday, August 27 & Sunday, August 28

Source: All About Jazz
July 23, 2005

July 23, 2005 To: Listings/Critics/Features From: JAZZ PROMO SERVICES City Parks Foundation creating programs for NYC parks 830 Fifth Avenue New York NY 10021 www.CityParksFoundation.org 13th ANNUAL CHARLIE PARKER JAZZ FESTIVAL Saturday, August 27, 3pm, Marcus Garvey Park - Bobby Watson & Horizon - Odean Pope Saxophone Choir - Hiromi - Soweto Kinch with special guest Abram Wilson Sunday, August 28, 3pm, Tompkins Square Park - Geri Allen - Odean Pope Saxophone Choir - John Hicks Trio featuring David “Fathead" ...

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August 2-27 - The 3rd Annual Festival Of New Trumpet Music!

Source: All About Jazz
July 22, 2005

RED CAT PUBLICITY J A S O N B Y R N E 415 85th Street, #3R, Brooklyn, New York, 11209, Tel 718 921 1330, Email [email protected] ******************************************************** Dave Douglas, Roy Campbell and Jon Nelson Present The 3rd Annual Festival Of New Trumpet Music – August 2-27 FONT Music 2005: WEEK ONE - *FONT Music: For Lester Bowie, August 2-7, The Jazz Standard* WEEK ...

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Hometown Scamps Return to 2005 Kansas City Blues & Jazz Festival

Source: All About Jazz
July 20, 2005

KANSAS CITY -- Kansas City is where it all started for the Scamps, a veteran Rhythm and Blues band that launched their jazz careers more than six decades ago. Now, the group is home again and part of a key lineup of entertainers scheduled to perform at the Labor Day 2005 Kansas City Music Blues and Jazz Festival at the Woodlands Horse Track. This historic vocal group came together during their days in the Civilian Conservation Camp (CCC) workforce of ...

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The Songwriter's Beat Festival July 19 - 24 at the Cornelia Street Cafe

Source: All About Jazz
July 16, 2005

Cornelia Street Cafe 29 Cornelia Street Greenwich Village, NY 10014 Tel: 212-989-9319 Fax: 212-243-4207

The Songwriter's Beat 2005 Festival July 19 - 24, 2005 The Cornelia Street Cafe A benefit event for “Feel the Music!" and The World Foundation for Music & Healing

THE SONGWRITER'S BEAT, the monthly songwriter series hosted by Valerie Ghent at Greenwich Village's famous Cornelia Street Cafe, is delighted to present its first Songwriter's ...

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Huntington John Coltrane Tribute Jazz Festival Presents 'John Coltrane: A Love Supreme'

Source: All About Jazz
July 16, 2005

Coinciding with this summers' Huntington John Coltrane Tribute Jazz Festival, the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Huntington will present the service John Coltrane: A Love Supreme, an exploration into the enduring spirit of this legendary artist, and one of his masterworks, A Love Supreme. Guest speaker and musician Lewis Porter is one of the top Coltrane experts in the world. Mr. Porter is an excellent jazz pianist as well, will be joined by bassist Brad Jones and will play excerpts of ...

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