Festival News

Premiere Performances, Singular U.S. Appearances by International Artists and Unique Productions Highlight 2008 Savannah Music Festival

Source: All About Jazz

PREMIERE PERFORMANCES, SINGULAR U.S. APPEARANCES BY INTERNATIONAL ARTISTS AND UNIQUE PRODUCTIONS HIGHLIGHT 2008 SAVANNAH MUSIC FESTIVAL

Stewart Copeland, Blind Boys of Alabama, Audra McDonald, Wycliffe Gordon, Porter Wagoner & Marty Stuart, Angelique Kidjo, Emerson String Quartet, Cherryholmes, Derek Trucks Band, Beaux Arts Trio, Bla Fleck, Atlanta Symphony Orchestra with Garrick Ohlsson, Ricky Skaggs & Bruce Hornsby and others contribute to Georgia's largest musical arts event Savannah, Georgia - The Savannah Music Festival (SMF) unveiled its ambitious ...

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North Fork Bank Jazz Festival Features Dave Koz, Jane Monheit and Ramsey Lewis August 11-12 at Planting Fields Arboretum, Oyster Bay, Long Island

Source: Jim Eigo, Jazz Promo Services

Friends of the Arts (FOTA) presents the North Fork Bank Jazz Festival on Saturday and Sunday, August 11 and 12 at Planting Fields Arboretum in Oyster Bay, Long Island. Dave Koz & Friends (featuring David Benoit, Phil Perry & Kelly Sweet) and Acoustic Alchemy take the stage on Saturday, August 11 at 7 pm. On Sunday, August 12 at 7 pm, the Jazz Festival features the Ramsey Lewis Trio and Long Island native, jazz vocalist Jane Monheit. Beginning at 5:30 ...

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Boston Globe Jazz & Blues Festival: June 15 - 22, 2003

Source: All About Jazz

Artist Lineup Announced: Herbie Hancock, Jane Monheit, Arturo Sandoval, Roy Hargrove and Others To Perform!

Boston--The Boston Globe today announced the artist lineup for the 2003 Boston Globe Jazz & Blues Festival, which features some of the biggest names in jazz, jazz/rock, blues, Latin jazz and rhythm & blues. The festival will be highlighted by superstar jazz pianist Herbie Hancock; the Queen of Soul, Aretha Franklin; blues legend Buddy Guy; young and sultry jazz chanteuse Jane Monheit; trumpet titan Roy ...

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SFJAZZ Free Summer Shows - Schedule

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The Gnawa & World Music Festival 2003

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GNAWA AND WORLD MUSIC FESTIVAL Essaouira, Morocco 26-29 June 2003

The Gnawa and World Music Festival will take place this year from the 26th to the 29th of June in the walled port of Essaouira on the Southern Atlantic coast of the kingdom of Morocco. Acclaimed Italian trumpet player Paolo Fresu is the latest addition to the festival participants.

Each year since 1998, at an event entirely free to the public, the Gnawa masters invite international musicians to play with ...

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Norah Jones, George Benson and Erykah Badu Among Festival Headliners for 2003 Verizon Music Festival

Source: All About Jazz

Four-City Tour Kicks off in New York in May

NEW YORK - Sporting an award-winning, diverse and totally cool lineup, the 2003 Verizon Music Festival kicks off in New York City in May.

Topping an all-star array of entertainers is Norah Jones, winner of five 2003 Grammy Awards. Jones will be part of the festival performances in Tampa.

Headlining concerts in other festival stops will be Erykah Badu, George Benson, Bo Diddley, Big Bad Voodoo Daddy, Gilberto Santa Rosa, Dee ...

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JAS Jazz Festival Returns To Aspen

Source: All About Jazz

Janus Jazz Aspen Snowmass, which returns to Aspen proper after a 10-year residence in neighboring Snowmass Valley, announced the final line-up for its June 19 - 22 festival, scheduled at Rio Grande Park in Aspen.

On Thursday, June 19 at 8:30 PM, the sounds of Cuba will fill the air as the world-renowned Chico O'Farrill Afro-Cuban Jazz Band, now under the leadership of Chico's son Arturo O'Farrill, perform. One of today's pre-eminent Afro-Cuban big bands noted for their sophisticated writing ...

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