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Blue Note Entertainment Group Celebrates New Orleans With First-Annual New York Brass And Heritage Festival
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Karen Tzeiler
New Orleans Comes to New York this January with performances from renowned artists at venues throughout New York City, including Blue Note Jazz Club, B.B. King Blues Club and Grill, The Highline Ballroom New York, NY — Blue Note Entertainment Group is pleased to announce its first-annual NEW YORK BRASS AND HERITAGE FESTIVAL, a celebration of New Orleans music and culture January 7-12, 2014. Artists including THE REBIRTH BRASS BAND, THE BLIND BOYS OF ALABAMA, THE DIRTY DOZEN BRASS BAND, ...
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Winter Jazzfest 2014
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Rifftides by Doug Ramsey
New York’s Winter Jazzfest opens a five-day run tomorrow, celebrating its tenth year featuring musicians who operate on the leading edge of the music. The atmosphere of adventurism does not necessarily indicate that the artists are all young revolutionaries. Among the dozens of seasoned players appearing in clubs and concert halls throughout Manhattan will be Gary Bartz, Craig Handy, Miguel Zenon Don Byron, Matt Wilson and Jason Moran. For their Wednesday Town Hall concert, Moran and fellow pianist Robert Glasper ...
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37th Paradise Valley Jazz Party Is March 21-23, 2014 In Arizona
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Patricia Myers
The 37th annual Paradise Valley Jazz Party, one of the longest running jazz events in the world, will feature top-level musicians from across the nation performing in the ballroom of the Scottsdale Hilton Resort in Scottsdale, AZ. on March 21, 22 and 23, 2014 Performing will be Claudio Roditi, Lou Soloff, trumpets; Bill Easley, Melissa Aldana, Jerry Donato, saxophones; Wycliffe Gordon, trombone; Melissa Morgan, vocals; Bruce Forman, guitar-vocals; Roger Kellaway, Bill Cunliffe, Armand Boatman, Michael Kocour, piano; Nicki Parrott, Rodney ...
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Monday Night Jazz Sessions @ Quinn’s In Beacon, NY Announces Its Schedule For 2014
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James Keepnews
The Monday night jazz sessions that began this past October at the new Beacon, NY venue Quinn's have been enormously well-received both by audiences (many of whom by no means jazz fans) and musicians, locally and worldwide. By showcasing some of the most acclaimed, uncompromising artists covering a very wide spectrum of the music in a relaxed, supportive, listener-friendly environment — one that has already been recognized in a very short period of time as a great hang with excellent ...
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Newport Festivals Foundation To Expand 2014 Jazz Fest To 3 Days
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Carolyn McClair Public Relations
Newport Festivals Foundation, Inc. Announces Plans to Expand 2014 Newport Jazz Festival to Three Days Grants from Rhode Island Foundation will help underwrite additional day to showcase for “emerging” performers NEWPORT, RI, December 4, 2013 – The Newport Festivals Foundation Inc. (NFF) announced today that it will add a third day of music featuring new and emerging artists at the 60th anniversary of the historic Newport Jazz Festival®. The additional concert, funded in part by a $40, 000 grant from ...
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Los Angeles Philharmonic Association To Present 2014 Playboy Jazz Festival
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Muse Media
LOS ANGELES PHILHARMONIC ASSOCIATION TO PRESENT 2014 PLAYBOY JAZZ FESTIVAL 36th Annual Playboy Jazz Festival June 14-15, 2014 at the Hollywood Bowl Hosted by George Lopez Los Angeles, CA – The Los Angeles Philharmonic Association will present the 36th annual Playboy Jazz Festival June 14-15, 2014, at the Hollywood Bowl. As always, the Festival will feature the emerging generation of jazz artists as well as superstars of the genre. George Lopez will host the event, marking the second year of ...
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Penang Island Jazz Festival Celebrates 10 Years With Great Line-up
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All About Jazz
It’s celebration time for the Penang Island Jazz Festival as it celebrates its 10th anniversary from December 5-8 with an exciting line-up of local and international jazz acts. There’s a little of something for just about everyone at The Bayview Beach Resort Gardens in Batu Ferringhi – home to the PIJF since its first edition back in 2004. The two-day main stage program by the beach gets underway on Saturday 7th with Penang’s very own songstress BIHZHU, vocal and piano ...
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Another Great New Year's Eve at Bimhuis
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Phillip Woolever
In Amsterdam, the party is often the city itself, and that holds especially true on New Year’s Eve. For jazz fans, the local institution Bimhuis is consistently the finest fiesta in town. A mix of excellent entertainment, followed by early morning DJs, dancing and dining has established Bimhuis as one of Amsterdam’s premiere holiday destinations. This year’s gala opens with a dynamic quartet featuring Benjamin Herman on sax, Peter Beets on piano, bassist Ruud Jacobs and drummer Han Bennink, a ...
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