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Heads Up! 2013 Iowa City Jazz Festival-- No Conflict with TCJF!

Source: JazzINK by Andrea Canter
January 30, 2013

It was so frustrating last year when two of my favorite jazz festivals collided - and all because the end of June and start of July fell on the same weekend! As an Iowa City native, I have always taken great pride in my hometown's festival, at least since I stumbled upon it about ten years ago during a family visit. Now drawing around 25,000 on the first weekend of July, ICJF draws a bigger line-up every year. Meanwhile, up ...

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Monterey Jazz Festival 55th Anniversary Celebration Comes to the Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts in Philadelphia

Source: Monterey Jazz Festival
January 27, 2013

Monterey Jazz Festival, world-renowned for its artistic excellence, sophisticated informality, and longstanding mission to create and support year-round jazz education and performance programs in local, regional, national, and international venues, continues this commitment in 2013 with its third North American Tour, featuring critically-acclaimed, GRAMMY®-winning jazz artists. The Monterey Jazz Festival on Tour 55th Anniversary Celebration features vocalist Dee Dee Bridgewater, bassist and musical director Christian McBride, pianist Benny Green, drummer Lewis Nash, saxophonist Chris Potter, and trumpeter Ambrose Akinmusire. They ...

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Whitaker Music Festival Announces 2013 Schedule of Free Summer Concerts

Source: St. Louis Jazz Notes by Dean Minderman
January 23, 2013

The Whitaker Music Festival has announced their 2013 schedule of free concerts to be presented on Wednesdays this summer at the Missouri Botanical Garden. Although over the years the series has expanded from its origins as “Jazz in June" to include various other musical genres, this year's schedule does feature several acts that will be of interest to local jazz listeners, most notably trumpeter Terence Blanchard (pictured), who will perform on Wednesday, June 12. The New Orleans native, who's played ...

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The City Of Miami Beach Presents The Food Truck And Music Fest Featuring Franklin's Wheel

Source: Kimberly C Chmura
January 19, 2013

Miami Beach's monthly Food Truck and Music Festival will be January 23 at the North Beach Bandshell, Collins Ave and 73rd Street. Music, provided by KCC Productions, features Franklin's Wheel from 6-9 PM. Franklin’s Wheel creates music that takes you on a journey, through various moods, sounds and textures—from soothing ambiance to dynamic crescendos and percussive, upbeat grooves. The music created by Franklin's Wheel is filtered through influences that include Miles Davis, Steely Dan, Mahavishnu Orchestra, Weather Report, and Santana. ...

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Newport Festivals Foundation Announces 2013 Newport Jazz Festival Lineup

Source: Carolyn McClair Public Relations
January 15, 2013

2013 Newport Jazz Festival® Continues Its Distinguished History with a Dynamic Mix of Jazz Legends and Emerging Artists Tickets on Sale Thursday, January 17, at 10:00 am NEWPORT, RI: One year away from celebrating the 60th anniversary of the Newport Jazz Festival®, George Wein, producer and Chairman of the Newport Festivals Foundation, Inc.™, today announced the program for the 2013 Newport Jazz Festival® presented by Natixis Global Asset Management (NGAM). This year’s event will be held in Newport, RI, on ...

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17 Days Of International Jazz Festival To Embrace Denmark In February

Source: Simon Christensen
January 3, 2013

The Winter Jazz Festival (or in Danish: Vinterjazz) is set to sweep all over Denmark for the 13th time on February 1-17. Vinterjazz is once more pushing its boundaries further with a record breaking number of concerts totaling approximately 300 concerts all over Denmark. This year's program presents a quite extravagant selection of International and Scandinavian musicians – as well as the finest and most progressive names from the modern Danish jazz scene. This festival was founded by the Danish ...

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Annual Newport Beach Jazz Party Set for Feb. 14-17

Source: All About Jazz
December 31, 2012

By Larry Taylor Washington Birthday weekend's coming up Feb. 14 to 16, and that is the time for the 13th Annual Newport Beach Jazz Party, at Newport Marriott Hotel, Southern California. Fans know this is the gathering of some of the world's finest jazz musicians, playing day and night in the hotel's various venues: Jazz breakfasts, luncheons, afternoon pool side jam sessions, evening concerts. The schedule also includes intimate groups playing during dining, a Saturday night dance and Sunday Jazz ...

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Brian Culbertson's Napa Valley Jazz Getaway Set To Return In June

Source: Great Scott P.R.oductions
December 12, 2012

Tickets are on sale for the second annual festival of music and wine that adds star power and more events. Los Angeles, CA: When multitalented musician Brian Culbertson announced the first Napa Valley Jazz Getaway last New Year’s day, he didn’t imagine that the 5-day celebration of music and wine in the Golden State’s idyllic wine country would sell out in just one week, but that is exactly what happened. The chart-topper and high-energy performer will again top the marquee ...

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