Festival News

Monterey Jazz Festival Receives $285,000 in Grants

Source: Monterey Jazz Festival
March 17, 2012

Monterey Jazz Festival Receives $285,000 in Grants $225,000 Grant from Surdna Foundation Supports the Next Generation Jazz Festival and Orchestra $60,000 NEA Grant Supports Monterey Jazz Festival's 2012 Artist-In-Residence Ambrose Akinmusire; Commission Artist Bill Frisell; and Showcase Artist Jack DeJohnette March 16, 2012, Monterey, CA; The Monterey Jazz Festival is pleased to announce that the Surdna Foundation has awarded a three-year grant totaling $225,000 to support Monterey Jazz Festival's Next Generation Jazz Festival and Next Generation Jazz Orchestra through 2015. ...

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George Wein Announces Line-up for 2012 Newport Jazz Festival presented by NGAM

Source: Carolyn McClair Public Relations
March 14, 2012

Newport Festivals Foundation Celebrates Proud History of Newport Jazz Festival with Jazz Stars of Today and Tomorrow, Secure with a Three-Year Contract with Natixis Global Asset Management Returning as Presenting Sponsor Tickets on Sale March 15 at 10:00 am at newportjazzfest.net. NEWPORT, RI: George Wein, producer and founder of the Newport Jazz Festival and Chairman of the Newport Festivals Foundation today announced the program for the 2012 Newport Jazz Festival presented by Natixis Global Asset Management to be held in ...

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Musikfest 2012: Lineup, Dates

Source: JamBase
March 10, 2012

MUSIKFEST 2012 TO FEATURE MORE THAN 500 PERFORMANCES ON 15 STAGES More free music than ever before awaits Musikfest guests when the nation's largest free, non-gated music festival celebrates its 29th year, Aug. 3-12 in Bethlehem. Over 500 performances will take place during the event's 10-day run, with great, free music on 14 of the festival's 15 stages. Among the many performers who will play Musikfest for the first time this year is the Royal Southern Brotherhood, which counts Grammy ...

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The Great Googamooga: New Fest in Brooklyn

Source: JamBase
March 10, 2012

TICKETS AVAILABLE THURSDAY MARCH 15 AT 12 PM EST VIA GOOGAMOOGA.COM Superfly Presents, the co-founders and producers of Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival and Outside Lands Music & Arts Festival, announced that it will be producing The Great GoogaMooga, a food, drink and music festival in Brooklyn's Prospect Park on May 19-20, 2012. The Festival will feature two stages of music with 10 artists per day, both located in the Nethermead Meadow. Programming will be a mix of national and ...

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Seabreeze Jazz Festival to Showcase Top Names in Smooth Jazz in Panama City Beach, FL for the Ultimate Weekend of Smooth Jazz April 18-22nd

Source: Mark Carter
March 6, 2012

2012 Seabreeze Jazz Festival® Announces Lineup for Weekend of Smooth Jazz in Panama City Beach April 18-22nd Presented by ResortQuest® by Wyndham Vacation Rentals Panama City Beach, FL: The coastal beach setting of Panama City Beach will come alive April 18th-22nd for the 2012 Seabreeze Jazz Festival® Presented by ResortQuest® by Wyndham Vacation Rentals. The event returns for it's 14th season of live jazz performances to the Aaron Beasant Park Amphitheater adjacent to Pier Park in Panama City Beach, FL. ...

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2012 Whitaker Music Festival Downplays Jazz for Multiple Musical Genres

Source: St. Louis Jazz Notes by Dean Minderman
March 6, 2012

The Whitaker Music Festival, the series of free concerts held on Wednesday nights during the summer at the Missouri Botanical Garden, has announced its schedule for 2012, and more than ever, this year's lineup downplays the series' jazz origins in favor a sampling of multiple genres. The unquestioned highlight for local jazz fans will be the performance by the great baritone saxophonist Hamiet Bluiett (pictured) on Wednesday, June 24. Certainly, giving Bluiett a chance to do his thing in front ...

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2012 Kettle Moraine Jazz Festival Entertainment Line Up

Source: Chris M. Slawecki
March 4, 2012

The West Bend Sunrise Rotary Foundation, Inc., producers of the annual Kettle Moraine Jazz Festival (KMJF), announced that the line up for the 2012 festival, which will take place along the banks of the upper Milwaukee River at Riverside Park in West Bend, Wis., Sept. 7—Sept. 8, is set.

Tickets for the 2012 KMJF are now available, with prices as follows: One-day Sept. 7 or Sept. 8 General Admission Ticket: $65 One-day Sept. 7 or Sept. ...

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Next Generation Jazz Festival Hosts America's Top Young Jazz Musicians, March 30 - April 1, 2012 in Downtown Monterey

Source: Monterey Jazz Festival
March 3, 2012

Monterey Jazz Festival's Next Generation Jazz Festival Hosts America's Top Young Jazz Musicians, March 30—April 1, 2012 in Downtown Monterey 65 Groups from 3 Countries, 13 States and 14 California Counties are Participants Monterey, CA; The Monterey Jazz Festival, a nonprofit leader in jazz education since 1958, is proud to announce its annual Next Generation Jazz Festival, March 30—April 1, 2012 in downtown Monterey. The weekend-long event, devoted to the future of jazz, includes the Next Generation Jazz Festival Jazz ...

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