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Festival Porta-Jazz Is Near!

Source: Associação Porta-Jazz
November 24, 2013

The next edition of our anual jazz festival is coming up: it's the fourth edition of Porta-Jazz Festival! Our main goal as a musician's association is to promote the original creation in contemporary jazz and this year we have many reasons to celebrate. We've had weekly concerts at our venue Sala Porta-Jazz always with a sellout, we launched three new albums under the purview of Carimbo Porta-Jazz and we've had the chance to welcome big names such as Perico Sambeat, ...

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Legendary Global Music Icon Santana Will Bring Their Intense Beats, Rhythms And Energy At The Emirates Airline Dubai Jazz Festival 2014

Source: Rowena Vanessa Chua
November 19, 2013

Introducing A Unique Take On Jazz, Pop and Rock At The 12th Edition of the Critically Acclaimed Music Event Dubai, November 13 2013: Chillout Productions has finally announced the headliner for the closing night of the much awaited *Emirates Airline Dubai Jazz Festival 2014. The multi-awarded global music icon, Santana, and the band will bring their highly original popular music of rock, jazz, blues and Afro-Cuban rhythms with a Latin sound on the last night of the festival February 21st ...

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2014 Texas Jazz Jam Cruise Announced

Source: Fito Kahn
November 8, 2013

The Austin Jazz Alliance has announced the first ever Texas Jazz Jam Cruise. Jazz Alliance members have been working for the past 6 months on putting together the final touches on the program, activities, musicians and special guests for this first ever Jazz Jam cruise out of Texas. The cruise will sail out of Galveston, Texas, October 5th, 2014. What started out as an idea to just get a few musicians together to jam has grown to be the “GoTo" ...

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Noisefest Celebrates 10th Anniversary

Source: St. Louis Jazz Notes by Dean Minderman
October 30, 2013

Experimental music fans from St. Louis and throughout the Midwest will be heading this weekend to Lemp Neighborhood Arts Center, as LNAC celebrates the 10th anniversary of Noisefest starting on Friday, November 1 and continuing through Sunday, November 3. “This year we will expand the focus of the Festival to include workshops on electronics and the aesthetics and social impact of noise," said LNAC's Tom Hill in an email. “We also for the first time are including video artists whose ...

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Al Jarreau, Eddie Palmieri, Terri Lyne Carrington Headline 2014 Brubeck Festival: Coast To Coast

Source: Keith Michaud
October 30, 2013

University of the Pacific’s Brubeck Institute today announced an impressive Grammy Award-winning lineup for its 13th annual Brubeck Festival celebrating the music and life of Dave Brubeck. Al Jarreau, Eddie Palmieri and Terri Lyne Carrington will headline 2014 Brubeck Festival: Coast to Coast, March 27-29, in Stockton. 2014 Brubeck Festival: Coast to Coast also makes the cross-country connection to the April 7-13 Brubeck tribute at Jazz at Lincoln Center. That New York City celebration will include a six-month exhibit, “Dave ...

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Mike Portnoy Releases Personalized Invite Video For Progressive Nation At Sea

Source: Glass Onyon PR - Keith James
October 28, 2013

Los Angeles - CA - While on tour with his American power trio – supergroup, The Winery Dogs, Mike Portnoy filmed an epic and personalized invite video to his first ever Progressive Nation at Sea Cruise. Taking you band by band and leading you through the musical adventure that attendees have to look forward to at this one of a kind, floating Progressive Rock festival taking place February 2014. Mike Portnoy had this to say: “I could not be any ...

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Guinness Cork Jazz Festival Is A Traditional October Holiday

Source: Phillip Woolever
October 20, 2013

The Guinness Cork Jazz Festival is said to be a place where there's a song for every heart. It only takes a single visit to Cork to understand why that claim proves true. This year's edition runs from October 25th through the 28th, and promises to fulfill the guarantee of great music in a fun loving city. The traditional October Holiday weekend means the music and the party will extend from Friday through Monday and include an inspiring Irish art ...

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Brooklyn Jazz Wide Open 2013-2014 Season Opens On October 19 With Bklyn Jazz Underground Ensemble + Works!

Source: Jason Byrne, Red Cat Publicity
October 15, 2013

Connection Works, One of the Leaders in the Growing Movement of Artist-run Organizations, Proudly Announces the 2013-14 Season of Brooklyn Jazz Wide Open The distinguished concert, dialogue and workshop series. Now in its seventh season, the series takes place at the Brooklyn Conservatory in Park Slope, Brooklyn Saturday, October 19 @ 8:00 PM WORKS MICHEL GENTILE - flute DANIEL KELLY - piano ROB GARCIA - drums + Brooklyn Jazz Underground Ensemble

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