Festival News

Aventis Pharmaceuticals Jazzfest 2004 To Celebrate Count Basie, Coleman Hawkins and Fats Waller

Source: All About Jazz
May 25, 2004

On June 12 and 13, the Aventis Pharmaceuticals Jazzfest 2004 takes place at the Madison, New Jersey campus of Fairleigh Dickinson University, with an exciting roster of great musicians.

Jazzfest will celebrate three giants of jazz, Count Basie, Coleman Hawkins and Fats Waller, with a gala centennial birthday party. More than three dozen great musicians will be on hand, including Bucky Pizzarelli, Winard Harper, Lew Tabackin, Kenny Davern, Randy Brecker, Jay Leonhart, Frank Foster, Houston Person, Rebecca Kilgore, Rufus Reid ...

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L'Esprit Manouche Festival 2004 in Moseley Park, Birmingham, UK

Source: All About Jazz
May 17, 2004

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Discover The Dubai International Jazz Festival

Source: All About Jazz
May 15, 2004

Discover Dubai and be part of the only international jazz festival in the region Are you a jazz musician? Are you in a 5-piece band or less? Do you want to be part of the most exclusive jazz festival in the Middle East? Do you want to visit the most exciting city in the world? Do you want to mingle with jazz legends? Do you have a special talent? Do you have the guts to fulfill your ultimate dream? If ...

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Hause Music in Brooklyn

Source: All About Jazz
May 13, 2004

May 10, 2004 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Galapagos contact: 718-782-5188 Composer Evan Hause (a.k.a. Dr. HOSS) to be in residence at Galapagos Art Space in Williamsburg, Brooklyn Wednesdays in June, 2004 Galapagos Art Space 70 N. 6th St., Brooklyn, NY All concerts begin at 8:00 PM $8.00 at the door 718-782-5188 www.galapagosartspace.com “Wednesdays-in-Residence" at Galapagos Art Space in June will feature one of New York City's most imaginative and ranging young composers, Evan Hause. A North Carolinian cum Greenpoint, Brooklyn resident, ...

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The Last of the First: A Feature Documentary about Extraordinary Musicians

Source: All About Jazz
May 8, 2004

The Last of the First, whose working title was Architects of Swing, will Premier as the only JAZZ Documentary Feature at the TRIBECA FILM FESTIVAL, UA Theater, 102 North End Avenue at Vesey on May 2 / 7:15pm, May 4 / 2:00pm and May 8 / 6:00pm. Director Anja Baron depics the jazz musicians everyday lives on the road through the eyes and experiences of the survivors of The Harlem Blues and Jazz Band. Producer Al Vollmer intended this as ...

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Larry Carlton & The Sapphire Blue Band, Michael Brecker Quindectet and Robben Ford, stars at the Canaries Jazz Festival

Source: All About Jazz
May 4, 2004

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Michael Bates

Source: All About Jazz
May 3, 2004

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"Old Pasadena Summer Fest" Takes 15th Anniversary Celebration to the World Famous Rose Bowl Area

Source: All About Jazz
May 2, 2004

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