Festival News

Stephanie Jordan Big Band to perform 1st day of 2012 New Orleans Jazz Fest; Marlon Jordan Quartet, Boutté Family Sunday Praise scheduled for 2nd Weekend

Source: Sylvain Music Notes
December 15, 2011

Two member of the Jordan Family of Jazz announced that two individual acts from the family have been selected to perform during the 2012 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival Presented by Shell. The Stephanie Jordan Large Band will perform during the first weekend of Jazz Fest on Friday, April 27, 2012 in the WWOZ Jazz Tent while her brother, trumpeter Marlon Jordan will perform during the second weekend. Stephanie Jordan will fill the WWOZ Jazz Tent with her signature ...

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Entertainment Cruise Productions Continues to Sail Beyond Jazz

Source: Great Scott P.R.oductions
December 14, 2011

Top music cruise producer adds The Soul Train Cruise to its burgeoning menu St. Louis, MO: It began a decade ago when then 70 year-old Anita Berry became the first person ever to charter a full cruise ship to create The Jazz Cruise featuring over a dozen of the genres grandest musicians. A St. Louis-based company, Jazz Cruises, LLC was also born and conceived the star-studded The Smooth Jazz Cruise in 2004 under the executive direction of Berrys son, Michael ...

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NY Guitar Fest: Keller, Mike Gordon, Kaki King, Thurston Moore

Source: JamBase
December 13, 2011

NEW YORK GUITAR FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES ITS 2012 SERIES OF CONCERTS JANUARY 6—JANUARY 29 No instrument has spoken in more voices to more people than the guitar, and no festival has sought out the modulations in those voices and the range of the guitar's cultural expressions than the New York Guitar Festival. Following its many successes since 1999 the New York Guitar Festival announces its 2012 season of concert performances, January 6 though January 29. The festival boasts over 35 exceptional ...

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33rd Edition of Festival International de Jazz de Montréal

Source: Chris M. Slawecki
December 13, 2011

Once again, it is clear that quality and diversity will reign supreme at the Festival International de Jazz de Montréal presented by TD in collaboration with Rio Tinto Alcan, as we prepare to celebrate a 33rd edition. Fans can already start filling in their summer calendars with some of the greatest names on Planet Jazz, discover flamenco from a new perspective, take a musical trip to Brazil, return to electro-new age England or thrill to the return of a marvelous ...

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The 33rd Edition of the Festival: A Tantalizing Teaser!music for Your Christmas Stockings!

Source: AAJ Staff
December 8, 2011

Esperanza Spalding, the Wayne Shorter Quartet, Tangerine Dream, Get The Blessing, the Dorantes/Garcia-Fons/Theodosii Spassov Trio, Gianmaria Testa, the Eliane Elias Brasileira Quartet, CéU, Chris Botti, Strunz & Farah and Van der Graaf Generator Music for your Christmas stockings! Tickets on sale Saturday, December 10 at noon Exclusive pre-sale for Infolettre Spectra subscribers starts today! Montrea: Foretaste? This is like a three-course musical meal! Once again, it is clear that quality and diversity will reign supreme at the Festival ...

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Roy Hargrove to be Guest of Honor in Telluride

Source: Todd Altschuler
December 5, 2011

The Telluride Jazz Festival is pleased to announce that two time Grammy award winner Roy Hargrove will be the esteemed guest of honor for 2012. Now in its 36th year, the Telluride Jazz Festival has welcomed one of the greatest names in jazz as guest of honor every year since 1998. Legendary musicians such as James Moody, John Scofield and Stanley Turrentine have held this distinctive honor. Hargrove is the youngest guest of honor (42 years old) and the first ...

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Play Michigan's Historic Theaters, Meet Michigan's Movie Industry

Source: Just Roots PR
December 4, 2011

Before the 1930s and the advent of what has come to be called the “talkies," opulently decorated vaudeville and movie theaters were built. Predating the earliest sound systems they were created to be acoustically perfect. Every small town had one. Michigan at one time had many from its south western most border to Detroit and points north. Today many of these theaters still stand, painstakingly restored and faithfully tended. Now as a musician you can play many of these theaters ...

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DC Jazz Festival Receives NEA Art Works Grant

Source: Chris M. Slawecki
December 1, 2011

On November 30, the DC Jazz Festival (DCJF) proudly announced that it will once again receive a $35,000 grant from the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) in support of the 2012 Festival, which will take place June 1-10, 2012. The DCJF is receiving one of 863 grant awards, which total $22.543 million, encompass 15 artistic disciplines and fields, and support of projects in 47 states, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico.

Each year, the DCJF presents more than ...

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