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SONiC--Sounds of a New Century: A Festival of 21st Century Music by Composers Age 40 and Under

Source: Jensen Artists
October 13, 2011

LAUNCHES at Carnegie Hall on Friday, October 14, 2011 with American Composers Orchestra's Season Opening Concert featuring Five World Premieres TWO FREE SONiC SMARTPHONE APPS NOW AVAILABLE: Thicket: SONiC (iPhone/iPad) & UrbanRemix (iPhone/Droid) PLUS RE:SOUND—a partnership with WQXR's Q22 Music New York, NY: SONiC—Sounds of a New Century—a festival of 21st century music by more than 100 composers age 40 and under, will take over New York from Friday, October 14 through Saturday, October 22, 2011. Events will range from ...

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Cuneifest 2011 in Baltimore, MD - Jazz Day Tickets Now Available

Source: Michael Ricci
October 12, 2011

Cuneiform Records presents Cuneifest 2011: A celebration of many years of hard work, great music and devoted listeners! We are now offering individual tickets for JAZZ DAY—SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 20 to be held at An die Musik LIVE! 409 North Charles Street Second Floor Baltimore, Maryland Appearing are... JASON ADASIEWICZ'S ROLLDOWN Jason Adasiewicz (vibraphone), Josh Berman (cornet), Aram Shelton (alto sax), Jason Roebke (bass), Frank Rosaly (drums) ...

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Voodoo Exp. to Reveal Set Times in Real Time on FB and Twitter

Source: JamBase
October 9, 2011

REVEAL WILL MIRROR ACTUAL SET TIMES FOR OCTOBER 28, 29 AND 30 IN NEW ORLEANS CITY PARK This year The Voodoo Experience will once again change things up with a weekend-long reveal of the 2011 set times via their social networks. In another first, Voodoo producers Rehage Entertainment have formed a unique partnership with Red Bull that will enhance the weekend's experience for music fans, both on and off site. Based on the success of the line-up reveal, which was ...

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Barcelona Jazz Festival Announces Its Complete Marathon Line Up

Source: DL Media
October 7, 2011

The 43rd Voll-Damm Barcelona International Jazz Festival is set to commence Sunday, October 16th through Thursday, December 1st, 2011. This month and a half long celebration will feature performances by Maria Schneider Orchestra, Vijay Iyer Trio, Rudresh Mahanthappa Samdhi, Eliane Elias Brazilian Quartet, Randy Weston and his African Rhythms Trio, Michel Camilo 'Mano a Mano' with Giovanni Hidalgo and Charles Flores, Madeleine Peyroux, Buena Vista Social Club with Omara Portuondo, Pat Metheny with Larry Grenadier and Bill Stewart, Dave Holland ...

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Pittsfield CityJazz Festival (October 7-20) Celebrates Live Jazz in Western Massachusetts

Source: MassJazz: Jazz in Massachusetts
October 7, 2011

The 7th annual Pittsfield CityJazz Festival in Pittsfield, Massachusetts gets underway on Friday, October 7 and runs through Thursday, October 20, 2011 at various concert halls, schools and local restaurants in the Pittsfield area. Headlining this year's festival is the exciting jazz partnership of saxophone legend Phil Woods and rising jazz star Grace Kelly, who perform together at Colonial Theatre in Pittsfield on Saturday, October 15, 2011. They'll be joined by drummer Phil Caputo and the Berkshires Jazz Youth Ensemble. ...

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Portland Jazz Fest: Branford, B. Frisell, Roy Haynes, C. Hunter

Source: JamBase
October 7, 2011

FEBRUARY 17-26, 2012 AT VARIOUS VENUES IN PORTLAND; TICKETS AVAILABLE NOW The 2012 Portland Jazz Festival will be held Friday, February 17 through Sunday, February 26 at venues throughout Portland. The 9th annual 11 day festival will include jazz education and outreach along with a series of concerts featuring an eclectic mix of internationally recognized and local musicians playing a wide-range of jazz styles. Among this year's headliners are esteemed saxophonist Branford Marsalis and the prolific pianist Joey Calderazzo, playing ...

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Monterey Jazz Festival Receives $300,000 Grant from James Irvine Foundation

Source: Monterey Jazz Festival
October 7, 2011

Monterey, CA and San Francisco, CA—The Monterey Jazz Festival and the James Irvine Foundation have announced that Monterey Jazz Festival is the recipient of a $300,000 grant. The Monterey Jazz Festival's award is part of the James Irvine Foundation's $3.7 million in grants to 13 arts institutions on the California Central Coast. The organizations selected this year for the Arts Regional Initiative are planning to use the grants to advance financial sustainability within a challenging economic environment and to increase ...

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2011 Cape Bank Jazz in Somers Point (NJ) Set for March 8-11

Source: Michael Ricci
October 3, 2011

The Somers Point Jazz Society is proud to announce the partial line-up for Cape Bank Jazz @ the Point 2012, a 4-day jazz festival with 10 great groups performing March 8-11, at various venues in Somers Point, New Jersey. Once again, organizers are touting the annual March event as the 'greatest jazz festival value in the universe.' A pre-event price of $60 per person is good for the entire 4-day festival. Artist scheduled to perform are The Mulgrew Miller Trio, ...

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