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Newport Festivals Foundation 2013 Recap; Get Ready For The 60th In 2014!

Source: Carolyn McClair Public Relations
August 20, 2013

Newport Festivals Foundation, Inc. Celebrates Successful 2013 Newport Jazz Festival Amid Plans for 60th Anniversary Set for August 1-3, 2014 NEWPORT, RI: Imagine celebrating your 59th anniversary with over 17, 000 people of all generations and walks of life. And now imagine that it’s during a summer weekend in one of the most scenic locations on earth. And lastly, picture the soundtrack to that weekend coming from some of the greatest jazz musicians from around the globe. If you can ...

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Jazz Festivals Flower in Colombia

Source: All About Jazz
August 19, 2013

By Mark Holston Colombians know a great deal about the power of music. In the 1980s and early '90s, when cocaine kingpin Pablo Escobar and other drug lords turned South America's second most populous country into a battlefield, music was used as a tool to lure youngsters away from a life of drug-fueled violence. In the state of Antioquia, where Escobar lived and directed his criminal empire, dozens of local municipalities started city bands to give kids something constructive to ...

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Todd Gordon To Perform In Award Winning Kuala Lumpur Jazz Festival

Source: Zzzing Agency
August 16, 2013

Todd Gordon will be one of the featured international guest stars in the following edition of the award winning Kuala Lumpur International Jazz Festival, 2nd Edition, 14th September. The KL International Jazz Festival aims to present performances by acclaimed international jazz stars and the best local talents! A world class jazz festival where contemporary jazz, smooth jazz, straight ahead jazz, classic jazz, jazz – rock, r&b, swing, funk, classic rock and blues converge. This year's edition will include international guest ...

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Charlie Parker Jazz Festival Kicks Off August 21st!

Source: Charlie Parker Jazz Festival
August 15, 2013

City Parks Foundation announces the CHARLIE PARKER JAZZ FESTIVAL - August 21-25 City Parks Foundation proudly announces the 21st edition of the beloved late summer jazz favorite, the Charlie Parker Jazz Festival. In the world of modern music, few figures loom as large or cast as long a shadow as saxophonist Charlie Parker, best known as “Bird” (short for “Yardbird”) to generations of musicians. He was born in 1920, and almost sixty years since his death in 1955, he is ...

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Jazz Jackpot: Jazz And Soul Stars To Light Up The City Of Lights

Source: Great Scott P.R.oductions
August 9, 2013

Las Vegas Jazz Festival slated for September 27-29, 2013 headlines Charlie Wilson, India.Arie, Jeffrey Osborne, Euge Groove, Kem and Anthony Hamilton Phoenix, Arizona (8 August 2013): More than 24 contemporary jazz and R&B high rollers promise to make the Las Vegas Jazz Festival a winning bet. Tickets are now on sale for the 3-day music and lifestyle event to be held at the JW Marriott Las Vegas Resort & Spa on September 27-29, 2013 showcasing Grammy-winning and nominated soul singers ...

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Brecon Jazz 2013 Hosts Best Of Contemporary Jazz

Source: All About Jazz
August 5, 2013

The stunning Brecon Beacons in the heart of Wales will resonate to the sound of some of the very best in contemporary jazz as Brecon Jazz returns on the weekend of the 9th-11th August with a stellar line-up to suit a broad range of tastes. Saxophonist Courtney Pine presents his House of Legends band at the Market Hall on Friday evening while another unique talent, saxophonist/author/agent provocateur Gilad Atzmon leads The Orient House Ensemble on the Chapter Stage at Brecon ...

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Saluting Music Legends With The Formation Of The SiriusXM Watercolors Jazz Hall Of Fame

Source: Great Scott P.R.oductions
August 5, 2013

David Sanborn, Earl Klugh and Grover Washington Jr. are the first artists slated for induction during a ceremony aboard The Smooth Jazz Cruise in October St. Louis, MO: Young musicians fantasize about one day being a hall of famer yet contemporary jazz artists were left only to dream. Until now. SiriusXM’s Watercolors, the leading satellite radio channel devoted to the genre, is forming the SiriusXM Watercolors Jazz Hall of Fame to honor the legacies of its pioneering artists. Contemporary jazz ...

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Huw Warren: Brecon Jazz Artist-in-Residence

Source: All About Jazz
August 4, 2013

Back for his second year as artist-in-residence at Brecon Jazz is innovative Welsh musician and composer Huw Warren who performs in one of the stand-out festival concerts with his highly acclaimed ensemble Quercus, along with some interesting international collaborations. Quercus play the Chapter Stage at Brecon Cathedral on the festival Sunday, bringing together three of the UK’s most creative and original musicians, Huw, saxophonist and Jazz composerIain Ballamy, and the voice of BBC Folk Awards 'Folk Singer of the Year' ...

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