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30th Anniversary San Francisco Jazz Festival Lineup Announced
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Marshall Lamm Promotions & Public Relations
Randall Kline, the Founder and Executive Artistic Director of SFJAZZ—the leading nonprofit jazz organization on the West Coast—today announced the artist lineup for the 30th Anniversary San Francisco Jazz Festival running August 25 to December 7, 2012. The festival will celebrate the organization’s thirtieth anniversary by presenting thirty concerts from a global range of artists including Esperanza Spalding Radio Music Society; Sonny Rollins; Ornette Coleman; Dianne Reeves; Branford Marsalis, solo at Grace Cathedral; Gilberto Gil; Brecker Brothers Band Reunion with ...
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After A Winning Spring Season Rigas Ritmi Festival In Latvia Prepares For Main Summer Event July 4-7, 2012
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Antje Hübner
MUSIC YEAR ROUND Riga, one of the Baltic's three major cultural destinations, has emerged as a world-class destination for jazz aficionados. This year's auxiliary Spring Concert Series and the Rigas Ritmi Festival, the main event in July, attracted renowned artists from the world over, representing the countries of Argentina, USA, Japan, France, Spain, Italy, Germany and the hosting country Latvia itself. After completing the spring and summer seasons, 2012 will close out with an auxiliary Winter Concert Series, December 1-9. ...
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The Litchfield Jazz Festival Returns To Goshen, CT And The Great Outdoors
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Lindsey Turner
GOSHEN, CT — At the request of its many fans, Litchfield Jazz Festival returns to its roots at the Goshen Fairgrounds in Goshen CT. The site features many things jazz fans have come to love, chief among them the best in jazz under an airy Mainstage tent and from acres of lawn. Along with these, the Fest offers excellent food and drink, arts and crafts, activities for kids, artist talks and music by the talented students of Litchfield Jazz Camp ...
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JazzAscona Turns... Pink
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Luca Martinelli
The 28th edition of JazzAscona, “Sophisticated Lady," is dedicated to the role of women in jazz and is proud to present some of the world’s great female artists, alongside stars of jazz and young, undiscovered talents. JazzAscona is a festival specialized in classic jazz and the music of New Orleans, a grand festival that takes place in a small quaint town and has presented some of the world’s greatest jazz musicians. Located in Ascona, a charming setting, on the beautiful ...
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Tickets Now On Sale For 2012 Mizzou New Music Summer Festival Concerts On July 26, 27 & 28 At Missouri Theatre
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Dean Minderman
COLUMBIA, MO: Tickets are now on sale for the 2012 Mizzou New Music Summer Festival’s concerts on Thursday, July 26; Friday, July 27; and Saturday, July 28. Now in its third year, the Mizzou New Music Summer Festival will take place starting Monday, July 23 through Saturday, July 28 in Columbia, MO. The MNMSF already is established as one of the most noteworthy contemporary music events in the Midwest, attracting attention from composers, musicians, music educators and media around the ...
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The 2012 Copenhagen Jazz Festival, July 5-16, Announces Its Full Program
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Jason Byrne, Red Cat Publicity
"New Orleans and New York are renowned for being the world epicentres of jazz, but leave State-side to find yourself in Europe, and there's truly only one city that approaches that same spirit, passion and swing: Copenhagen, called by some 'Europe's Jazz Capital'." —The Copenhagen Post “As I familiarize myself with the city of Copenhagen as well as its expansive jazz festival and all that it provides, I'm overwhelmed and impressed by this rich and varied cultural experience. Besides well-established ...
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Second Annual U City Jazz Festival to be Held Saturday, September 22
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St. Louis Jazz Notes by Dean Minderman
The second annual U City Jazz Festival will take place from 12:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. on Saturday, September 22 in Heman Park in University City. Festival organizer Michael Silverman announced the date in a Facebook post yesterday, and also revealed the list of musicians who will play the event this year. The musical lineup for 2012 will include the STL Metrobones; trumpeter and singer Dawn Weber; a reunion concert featuring pianist Ptah Williams and his 1980s jazz-fusion group Tracer; ...
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Old Webster Jazz and Blues Festival Set for Saturday, September 15
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St. Louis Jazz Notes by Dean Minderman
The Old Webster Jazz & Blues Festival has announced the lineup for its 2012 event, which will take place from 12:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. Saturday, September 15 in the Old Webster business district near the intersection of Lockwood and Gore avenues. The festival's Gore Ave. Stage will feature music from the St. Louis Ragtimers, Boss Hall, David Dee and the Hot Tracks Band, the Webster University Jazz Ensemble, and Marsha Evans & the Coalition with Roland Johnson. The Allen ...
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