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Ars Nova Workshop Presents The New Paths Festival Pairing brilliant voices in jazz To Peculiar Philadelphia Spaces And Stories
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Michael Ricci
Performers are conceptually connected to sites that are uniquely Philadelphian and as diverse as Bartram’s Garden, Barnes Foundation, American Swedish Historic Museum, German Society’s Horner Library, and Girard College Chapel PHILADELPHIA, PA – Ars Nova Workshop (ANW) will showcase some of the most consistently brilliant voices in jazz and experimental music in some of Philadelphia’s most iconic and unusual spaces at the New Paths Festival, running April 21 through May 30, 2014. The citywide festival conceptually connects artists as diverse ...
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12 Points Illuminates Diversity Of European Jazz
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All About Jazz
Born on a hunch in Dublin, back in 2007, 12 Points, the festival of young European jazz, has grown in size and ambitions, and will celebrate its 8th edition this April in Umea, Sweden; the 2014 EU Capital of Culture. From Thursday 10th to Saturday 12th April, young musicians from all points on the European compass will make the journey to Northern Sweden’s regional capital. Playing music, making new friends, learning about culture in Sweden, meeting media and promoters, and ...
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Video: Monterey Jazz Festival, 1975
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JazzWax by Marc Myers
The 1970s was a transition period for jazz. Legends from the 1940s and '50s were still performing all over the place, but rock, soul and disco all took a toll on jazz greats' income and sense of direction. Aging artists weren't sure what to do to hold onto fans or how to reach new ones. They also weren't sure how to dress young—turning to maroon and burnt orange jackets, long hair, full beards, leisure suits and loud ties. Everything seemed ...
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SFJAZZ Announces 2014 Summer Programming
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Marshall Lamm Promotions & Public Relations
SFJAZZ today announced summer programming for the 32nd Annual San Francisco Jazz Festival running June 12 to June 22, 2014 and the 2014 Summer Sessions running July 17 to August 24, 2014. The Festival will present a nonstop celebration of legendary performers and up-and-coming artists at the SFJAZZ Center’s Robert N. Miner Auditorium, Joe Henderson Lab, and at the Church of the Advent of Christ the King. The Summer Sessions continues the organization’s expanded ability to present concerts in order ...
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Jazz This Week: Mwata Bowden, a David Sanborn Tribute, "Newport Jazz Festival: Now 60," Alarm Will Sound, and More
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St. Louis Jazz Notes by Dean Minderman
Events have conspired to make this week's preview of jazz and creative music shows in and around St. Louis both rather terse and somewhat behind schedule. so let's go straight to the highlights.... Tonight, multi-instrumentalist Mwata Bowden of Chicago's Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians, performs a free concert with bassist Paul Steinbeck and drummer Gary Sykes for the Jazz at Holmes series at Washington University. For more about Bowden and some video samples of him performing, see this ...
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19th Annual Jazz On Fourth Street Festival, Berkeley, CA Lineup
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Marshall Lamm Promotions & Public Relations
Presented by Fourth Street Merchants, KCSM/Jazz 91, Avalon Berkeley, and Berkeleyside, the 19th Annual Jazz on Fourth Street Festival will take place Sunday, May 18, from Noon – 5:00pm in Berkeley, CA on Fourth Street between Hearst and Virginia and is free. For more information, visit fourthstreet.com or call the hot line at (510) 526-6294. This free outdoor music festival, benefiting the jazz programs at Berkeley High School, will feature legendary jazz vocalist Ed Reed; the classic blues sounds from ...
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7th Annual Red Hook Jazz Festival Taking Place June 8 & 15 In The Urban Meadow - Red Hook, Brooklyn
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James Keepnews
The 7th annual Red Hook Jazz Festival will take place once again in Brooklyn's Urban Meadow on two consecutive Sundays, June 8 and 15, 2014 from 1-6 PM. As part of its continuing grassroots tradition, the RHJF is a 100% volunteer-run event that receives no major corporate sponsorship beyond in-kind donations from local businesses, nor any major grants this year. It remains committed to being uniquely artist- and community- focused, dedicated to the support of the great music of jazz, ...
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Brilliant Corners Lights Up Belfast Jazz Panorama
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All About Jazz
Brilliant news for Belfast jazz lovers! Brilliant Corners, the city’s jazz festival is back for its eagerly anticipated second edition from March 26th to 29th and it promises to be an absolute cracker. Local musicians of the highest caliber will highlight the strength of the Irish jazz scene while international acts attest to the pulling power that Irish jazz musicians and the newly minted Brilliant Corners festival both exert. There’s jazz to suit most palettes, showcasing the wide-ranging vernacular of ...
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