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The 19th Istanbul Jazz Festival Line-up Announced
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Elif Obdan
THE STAR MAP OF JAZZ WILL BE ON ISTANBUL SKIES The 19th Istanbul Jazz Festival, 3-19 July 2012 A glamorous line-up with Keith Jarrett, Gary Peacock, Jack DeJohnette, Morrissey, Erykah Badu, Antony and the Johnsons, Esperanza Spalding, Marcus Miller, Okay Temiz, Burhan Öçal, Hüsnü Şenlendirici, İmer Demirer, Bilal Karaman, Lyambiko, Ernest Ranglin, Monty Alexander, Caro Emerald, Sharon Jones & The Dap Kings, Till Brönner, Lars Danielsson, The Dears, Gretchen Parlato, Ambrose Akinmusire, Bugge'n Friends, Ninety Miles, Magnus Öström, Dhafer Youssef, ...
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Maryland Summer Jazz Festival Welcomes International Jazz Stars In July
Source:
The Phillips Agency
The Maryland Summer Festival returns on July 14 for its eighth exciting season of workshops and jams for musicians and public concerts for jazz lovers. Events take place through July 27. Drawing adult learners and listeners from coast to coast, the top rated event features jazz recording and performing artists on stages and in classrooms. Events help avid adult learners can raise the bar on their singing and playing. Some are inspired to go on to professional music careers, others ...
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Ahmad Jamal Headlines Kuala Lumpur International Jazz Festival, May 19-20
Source:
All About Jazz
The great, cosmopolitan city of Kuala Lumpur will swell the list of international capital cities holding jazz festivals when the inaugural KL International Jazz Festival kicks off on the weekend of the 19-20 May. Six hours of jazz each day will offer some of the very best in international and local talent. Legendary pianist Ahmad Jamal will close the festival on Sunday evening. Once described by trumpeter Miles Davis as his single biggest influence, Jamal at 82 is busier than ...
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Southport Melodic Jazz Presents The Leon Greening Quintet and The Liane Carroll Trio The Royal Clifton Hotel on May 13th
Source:
Su Williams
Expectations across England's North West are rising as this year’s Southport Jazz Festival launch approaches and Southport Melodic Jazz are once again putting on two concerts at their usual venue, The Royal Clifton Hotel, on Sunday 13th May. At 2pm, hard swinging pianist Leon Greening will be playing music from his debut CD Cookin' in Brooklyn along with a sizzling line up of Alex Garnett on sax, Martin Shaw on trumpet, Michael Janisch on double bass and Steve Brown on ...
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Tord Gustavsen Trio Headlines 13th Bray Jazz Festival, May 4-6
Source:
Ian Patterson
The Bray Jazz Festival returns for its 13th edition over the May Bank Holiday weekend with a typically eclectic and exciting line-up that showcases all that is best in modern jazz. Norwegian pianist Tord Gustavsen gets the festival under way on Friday 4th, leading his trio of drummer Jarle Vespestad and bassist Mats Eilertsen. Gustavsen has been a leading light of the progressive Norwegian music scene for over a decade, and a trio of critically acclaimed albums for ECM have ...
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Marcus Miller: Casablanca, Morocco, April 24, 2012
Source:
Mehdi El Mouden
By Mehdi El Mouden A number of great American jazzmen have visited Morocco to play in the numerous jazz festivals organized throughout the year, to name Archie Shepp,Randy Weston,Roy Hargroove,Peter Cincotti and many other American figures who made their stamp on Jazz History. This time was Marcus Miller's turn to tread Jazzablanca's stage on a memorable evening that enthralled connoisseurs, amateurs, and fans. In the midst of the applause and the standing ovation, Marcus explained that it's the first time ...
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Latviaʼs Rigas Ritmi Festival 2012 Now Brings Jazz To The Baltics Year Round
Source:
Antje Hübner
STARTING IN APRIL WITH AN EXQUISITE LINE UP OF INTERNATIONAL ARTISTS SPRING SEASON: April 26 - 28, 2012 SUMMER SEASON: July 4 – July 7, 2012 WINTER SEASON: December 1 - 9, 2012 New York, NY: Rigas Ritmi (“Rigas Rhythms“), the annual jazz festival in Riga, Latvia, is proud to announce the addition of two programming seasons in spring and winter. The festival will now feature international musicians year round. Often considered the music of freedom, ...
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NGAM & Newport Jazz Festival Kick Off 2012 with 3-year Sponsorship & Scholarship
Source:
Carolyn McClair Public Relations
Natixis Global Asset Management and Newport Jazz Festival Kick Off 2012 Performance with Three-Year Sponsorship and Scholarship Program Focus Spotlights Young Artists; Student Performer to Receive NGAM Scholarship Natixis Global Asset Management (NGAM) and Newport Festivals Foundation, Inc. today announced a new three-year sponsorship agreement that highlights aspiring young jazz performers. In addition to this year’s line-up of world-class artists, the 2012 Jazz Festival will feature The Rhode Island Music Educators Association (RIMEA) Jazz Band, an all-star, all-state band of ...
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