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Sonny Rollins to open Jazztopad 2011

Source: Ian Patterson
November 3, 2011

Jazztopad is back and celebrating its eighth edition in some style, with a star-studded program featuring some of the very best jazz musicians from Europe and the United States. Legendary saxophonist Sonny Rollins gets things rolling on the 6th November, in what will be one of only four European shows for the tireless octagenarian. Other highlights include Bobo Stenson and John Falt, a world premier by the Fred Hersch Trio with the Symphony Orchestra of Wroctaw Philaharmonic, Dave Liebman and ...

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The Festy Experience 2011 | Review | Photos

Source: JamBase
November 2, 2011

By Sarah Moore The Festy Experience 2011 :: 10.07.11-10.09.11 :: Devil's Backbone Concert Grounds :: Nelson County, Virginia The Festy Experience stormed through its second year (thankfully not literally) in the heart of the Shenandoah Valley. Charlottesville's The Infamous Stringdusters put on the whole event on the grounds of the Devil's Backbone Brewery. The David Grisman Sextet and Toubab Krewe were among the headliners for this wickedly successful festival. From the beauty of the surrounding foothills to the interesting cuisine ...

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Zoot Fest 2011: Honoring Zoot Sims and Al Cohn

Source: Richard E. Chamberlain, Jr.
November 2, 2011

Honoring Zoot Sims and Al Cohn and remembering the NYC Jazz Loft of photographer W. Eugene Smith FEATURING: AUTHOR SAM STEPHENSON, PHIL WOODS, BOB DOROUGH, BILL CROW, LEW TABACKIN, RONNIE FREE, BILL GOODWIN, COTA FESTIVAL ORCHESTRA, HOD O'BRIEN & SURPRISE GUESTS Sunday November 13, 2011 from 12 Noon to 6 p.m. in the Keystone Room, East Stroudsburg University, East Stroudsburg, PA 18301 Join us for a relaxed afternoon of music, mirth and memories as we salute Zoot Sims, Al Cohn ...

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12th Annual Winter’s Eve at Lincoln Square (NYC) on November 28

Source: Emily Banks
October 29, 2011

LINCOLN SQUARE BID LIGHTS UP THE NEIGHBORHOOD FOR THE 12th ANNUAL WINTER'S EVE AT LINCOLN SQUARE Kick-off to NYC'S holiday season offers free live musical entertainment, samplings from top restaurants, tree lighting, dancing and plenty for the kids! Monday, November 28, 2011, at 5:30 PM New York, NY: Lincoln Square Business Improvement District (BID) hosts the 12th annual Winter's Eve at Lincoln Square, New York City's largest outdoor holiday festival, on Monday, November 28th from 5:30-9:00 p.m. This year's event, ...

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Central Brooklyn Jazz Consortium to Celebrate 12th Anniversary

Source: Chris M. Slawecki
October 28, 2011

Central Brooklyn Jazz Consortium (CBJC), producers of the annual Central Brooklyn Jazz Festival, will celebrate its 12th anniversary on Wednesday, November 16th, at Sugar Hill Supper Club, 609 DeKalb Avenue near Nostrand Avenue in the Bedford Stuyvesant section of Brooklyn. Restaurant opens at 5:00 performance until 9:00 PM. The celebration features the music of Ahmed Abdullah's Diaspora; award presentation to The Noel Pointer Foundation. Central Brooklyn Jazz Consortium founded in 1999 is a not for profit organization. An amalgam of ...

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Lincoln Center: Adrian Utley (Portishead) & Will Gregory (Goldfrapp) US Premier "The Passion of Joan of Arc" October 29

Source: Chris M. Slawecki
October 27, 2011

Lincoln Center's White Light Festival will present a screening of Carl Theodor Dreyer's 1928 cinematic masterpiece The Passion of Joan of Arc, accompanied by the live performance and US premiere of a musical score created by renowned musicians Adrian Utley and Will Gregory of the groups Portishead and Goldfrapp, respectively, on Saturday, October 29 at 7:30pm in Alice Tully Hall. The new score for The Passion of Joan of Arc, led by British conductor Charles Hazlewood, is Utley's and Gregory's ...

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XRIJF 2012 Club Pass On Sale Friday October 28! Access 200+ Shows at 12 Venues

Source: Dalmath Associates Inc.
October 27, 2011

Rochester, NY: Club Passes for the Xerox Rochester International Jazz Festival's (XRIJF) 11th Edition, June 22-30, 2012, go on sale Friday October 28 at 10 a.m. at the special holiday price of $155 plus $4 service charge, a $30 savings off the regular price. More than half of all Club Passes available last year were sold before the end of December, and the Club Pass sold out in March before our lineup was announced. The full festival lineup will be ...

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XRIJF 2012 Club Passes to Go On Sale Friday!

Source: Jazz@Rochester
October 27, 2011

TheXerox Rochester International Jazz Festival has announced when the Club Passes will be available for the 11th Edition, running from June 22-30, 2012. Club Passes go on sale Friday, October 28th at 10 a.m. at the “special holiday price" of $155, plus a $4 service charge, which will be a $30 savings off the full price. XRIJF is also launching at that time a new online ticketing system for Club Passes and headliner tickets that will offer lower service fees and ...

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