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Atlanta Jazz Festival Shines Spotlight On New Faces Of Jazz
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Karen Hatchett
Atlanta, GA: “The 36th Annual Atlanta Jazz Festival will shine a spotlight on the wealth of emerging talent in the jazz world as we celebrate Generation Next,” states Camille Russell Love, Director of the City of Atlanta Office of Cultural Affairs. “We have always presented the best and brightest on the scene and this year we continue that mission with a focus on where jazz is right now and where it’s heading. Audiences will enjoy a wide spectrum of styles ...
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Change Of The Century - New Jazz For The 21st, to Present Cutting-Edge Contemporary Jazz Artists Monthly at The Howland Cultural Center in Beacon, NY
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James Keepnews
Beginning in March and continuing into the summer, the Howland Cultural Center in Beacon, NY will present a monthly series, “Change of the Century – New Jazz for the 21st”, featuring some of the most exciting figures in contemporary music. Organized by local musician, writer and multimedia artist James Keepnews, “Change of the Century” intends to debunk any notion of jazz being an “old,” much less “dead” music. In this new century, artists spanning many generations continue to re-examine and ...
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Seabreeze Jazz Festival To Showcase Smooth Jazz In The Ultimate Weekend Of Music April 17th-21st In Panama City Beach, FL
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Mark Carter
Panama City Beach, FL: The white-sand beaches of Panama City Beach, Florida will again be the backdrop for an incredible weekend of smooth jazz entertainment as The 15th Annual Seabreeze Jazz Festival® returns to Panama City Beach April 17th-22nd. All main performances will take place at the Pier Park Amphitheater (Aaron Beasant Park) adjacent to the Pier Park shopping complex on the west end of Panama City Beach. New for 2013 is the newly constructed amphitheater stage and other park ...
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Power Pop Legends Shoes Begin 2013 Shows With SXSW Debut In March
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Cary Baker
In celebration of their first new album in 18 years, the acclaimed Ignition, the boys from Zion fire up for Austin ZION, Ill. — Following the August 2012 release of Ignition, their first new album in 18 years, Shoes will appear at the South by Southwest (SXSW) Music Conference and Festival in Austin, Texas in March, their first time at the event. The legendary power pop band, originally from Zion, Ill., will bring their memorable melodies and do-it-yourself ethic for ...
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Scott Hamilton at the PDX Festival
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Rifftides by Doug Ramsey
When Scott Hamilton came to prominence in the 1970s he was a jazz wunderkind unlike any other saxophonist of his generation. He was twenty-two years old when he arrived in New York from Providence, Rhode Island in 1976. Most of his saxophone contemporaries wanted to be John Coltrane, blazing trails through the post-bebop era. Hamilton wanted to be Johnny Hodges, Ben Webster, Zoot Sims, Al Cohn. He was dedicated tounadulterated swing and harmonies not altered by complex chord substitutions. His ...
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Bassist Marcus Miller Joins August 3 Line-up At 2013 Newport Jazz Festival
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Carolyn McClair Public Relations
BASSIST MARCUS MILLER JOINS AUGUST 3 LINE-UP AT 2013 NEWPORT JAZZ FESTIVAL NEWPORT, RI: Marcus Miller, the stellar composer, producer and multi-instrumentalist best known as a bassist, has been added to the Saturday, August 3, line-up of the Newport Jazz Festival® presented by Natixis Global Asset Management, which takes place August 2 - 4 at the International Tennis Hall of Fame and Fort Adams State Park. Miller, who by the age of 15 was already playing bass and writing songs ...
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Announcing The 12th Annual Brubeck Festival "Dave Brubeck Across Time--A Tribute To His Legacy," March 18-23, 2013
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Terri Hinte Publicity
University of the Pacific’s Brubeck Institute presents the Twelfth Annual Brubeck Festival, titled Dave Brubeck Across Time, which honors his legacy as a jazz giant and his Stockton, California roots. The 2013 Festival is a broad-based tribute to his legacy that covers the spectrum of jazz in its fullest expression: live concert performances ranging from jazz legends to local bands (in civic concert halls and college campuses as well as jazz clubs), a documentary film about jazz history, jazz education ...
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Montreal Jazz Festival to Feature Aretha Franklin, George Benson, Wynton Marsalis & More
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Chris M. Slawecki
The Festival International de Jazz de Montréal, presented by TD in collaboration with Rio Tinto Alcan, has announced some of the initial concerts scheduled for the 34th edition which runs from June 28 to July 7. With a program featuring artists ranging from the music legends to bright new stars, this year’s participants includes Aretha Franklin, George Benson, Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra featuring Wynton Marsalis, Nikki Yanofski, Dr. John, Ravi Coltraine and more. Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra featuring ...
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