Festival News

Sonoma Jazz Announces Inaugural Festival

Source: All About Jazz
February 24, 2005

DIANA KRALL AND TONY BENNETT TO HEADLINE INAUGURAL SONOMA JAZZ + FESTIVAL MEMORIAL WEEKEND 2005

ACTS TO PERFORM IN SONOMA'S VALLEY OF THE MOON

February 24, 2005 - Diana Krall, Tony Bennett, Boz Scaggs with Steve Winwood, Regina Carter and Lizz Wright are set to bring world-class jazz to the town of Sonoma when they headline the inaugural Sonoma Jazz + Festival this Memorial Day weekend May 26 - 29. This four-day event will take place in Sonoma's historic town ...

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UA JazzFest 2005 swings March 10-18

Source: All About Jazz
February 21, 2005

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2005 Auburn Invitational Jazz Festival

Source: All About Jazz
February 12, 2005

The Auburn High School Bands, in conjunction with the Auburn Band Parents’ Association will host the 2005 Auburn Invitational Jazz Festival for middle school, junior high and high school jazz bands on Saturday, March 5th, 2005, beginning at 8am in the Auburn Performing Arts Center, 700 East Main Street, Auburn, WA. The festival will include juried competition, a variety of clinics and will conclude with a Winners Concert at 7pm that evening featuring our guest artist and clinician, MIKE VAX, ...

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Cleveland Heats Up With the 26th Annual Tri-C JazzFest

Source: All About Jazz
February 12, 2005

15 Performances Feature the Best of Jazz During 10-Day Festival CLEVELAND, OH -- The Tri-C JazzFest returns for its 26th year with an electrifying mix of the best in traditional and contemporary jazz. Nine venues will host 15 diverse national and local acts, ranging from the world-renowned to the hottest rising stars, from hard-bop to hip-hop and everything in between. Running from April 14 - 24, the 2005 JazzFest will heat up Cleveland with a dizzying array of legendary talents, ...

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Billy Bang Quintet at 11th Other Minds Music Festival

Source: All About Jazz
February 8, 2005

Jazz violinist Billy Bang premieres selections from his Vietnam trilogy at 11th Other Minds Music Festival International contemporary music festival presents visionary composers in concert Saturday, February 26, 2005 at 8 p.m. Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, San Francisco San Francisco, CA — Composer, violinist, and Vietnam veteran Billy Bang and his New York-based quintet will present the world premiere of new selections from Bang’s ongoing Vietnam trilogy, an intensely direct and heart-rending portrayal of war from the perspective ...

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The Third Annual Lady Got Chops Women's Month Jazz Festival

Source: All About Jazz
February 5, 2005

The Jazz (aka Jazz Spot) is a cozy jazz café which is owned by an African American mother daughter team and celebrating it’s 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-produce/ web manager Kim Clarke, The JAZZ presents: The Third Annual LADY GOT CHOPS Women's Month Jazz Festival for the ...

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Portland Jazz Festival Fires up February 2005

Source: All About Jazz
February 1, 2005

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The Gold Coast Jazz Festival

Source: All About Jazz
January 30, 2005

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