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Linda Presgrave Makes Fourth Appearance at Italian "Women in Jazz" Festival
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St. Louis Jazz Notes by Dean Minderman
Pianist, composer and St. Louis expat Linda Presgrave last month performed a concert in Frascati, Italy as part of the annual series Donne in Jazz (Women in Jazz), presented by the Italian cultural organization Fondazione Adkins Chiti. The concert on November 4 was Presgrave's fourth appearance in Frascati. She first played there in 2003 as part of a five-woman ensemble affiliated with International Women in Jazz, and was asked to return to headline her own concert the following year. She ...
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The Fifth Annual Indo-Jazz Festival
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Beverly Kreller
TORONTO – Monsoon Music proudly presents THE FIFTH ANNUAL INDO-JAZZ FESTIVAL featuring three of Toronto’s finest jazz and world music ensembles MONSOON, NEAR EAST AND KAYOS THEORY. Each will bring their unique brand of Indo-jazz to Toronto’s home of great jazz, The Rex Hotel, on Saturday, December 8th and Sunday, December 9th along with special guests TED QUINLAN AND DAVID MOTT. This event will feature a debut double-album release for Monsoon and Near East, under the direction of table master ...
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Give The Gift Of Jazz: $50 Holiday Discount Tickets For Newport Jazz Fest
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Carolyn McClair Public Relations
Give the Gift of Jazz: Special Holiday Discount Tickets Offered for 2013 Newport Jazz Festival $50.00 Tickets Available at Convention & Visitors Bureau in Newport December 1 – December 31, 2012 Fans Invited to Subscribe to Festival E-Newsletter for On-line Holiday Discount NEWPORT, RI - If you’re looking for the perfect holiday surprise or a special treat for yourself, give the gift of jazz. Present family and friends with tickets to the 2013 Newport Jazz Festival, which is set for ...
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Penang Island Jazz Festial To Host Guitar Legend Martin Taylor
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Ian Patterson
The Penang Island Jazz Festival—one of the most eagerly awaited events in the Asian jazz calendar— is back for its 9th edition from the 29th November to the 2nd December. On the 1st and 2nd December the main stage in the tropical, beachfront grounds of the Bayview Hotel will play host to eight international acts of great stylistic diversity that share one common denominator – an independent, creative approach to music making. American beat box sensation Butterscotch, whose vocal improvisations ...
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Touhill Offering Pre-Sale of Tickets for 2013 Greater St. Louis Jazz Festival
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St. Louis Jazz Notes by Dean Minderman
The Touhill Performing Arts Center this week is offering a special pre-sale of tickets for the 2013 Greater St. Louis Jazz Festival, which go on sale to the general public next Monday, December 3. The GSLJF's featured performers will be the Monterey Jazz Festival on Tour 55th Anniversary tribute show on Friday, April 19, and trumpeter Doc Severinsen and his big band on Saturday, April 20. The Monterey Jazz Festival tribute will feature an all-star band (pictured) including bassist and ...
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The Original Jazz Contest Gathers Improvisers Of The World Online
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Mazur
The Preselection of a conceptually new International Festival-Contest of Jazz Improvisation Skills “Master Jam" is held Online. This project is a serious professional competition and a jazz festival too. It was founded by Mikhail Freidlin, the well-known author and producer of the legendary “Odessa Jazz Carnival". This project lasts all year in contrast to traditional jazz events. It is interactive for the audience and participants. The first preselection is held Online, where the jury and viewers voting identify semifinalists. Final ...
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The Crystal Cruise Line Tribute To Benny Golson: April 29, 2013 - May 6, 2013
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Richard Sica
The Crystal Cruise Line Jazz Experience! April 29, 2013 – May 6, 2013 Come and join us on the Crystal Cruise Line Jazz Experience, a tribute to Benny Golson hosted by Don Braden with Kyle Koehler on organ, Vanessa Rubin - vocalist, Cecil Brooks III on drums, plus Cedar Walton’s trio with Willie Jones on drums and David Williams on bass, and Henry Johnson. We set sail aboard Crystal Cruise Line's Crystal Symphony on April 29, 2013 from ...
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Miami Jazz Fest Set For November 17-18 at Bayfront Park
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Carmen Cartiglia
Pure Jazz Returns to Miami! MIAMI JAZZ FEST NOVEMBER 17TH & 18TH KLIPSCH AMPHITHEATER AT BAYFRONT PARK TICKETS ON SALE NOW! Tired of Jazz Festivals that aren’t really Jazz Festivals? Well look no more! The Miami Jazz Fest® is Jazz, pure Jazz! Scheduled for November 17th and 18th at the Klipsch Amphitheater at Bayfront Park adjacent to Biscayne Bay in Downtown Miami, the event promises to be a line-up of quality Jazz ...
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