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First Annual Northampton Jazz Festival Takes Place on Saturday, October 1
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MassJazz: Jazz in Massachusetts
The newly-launched Northampton Jazz Festival is taking place on Saturday, October 1, 2011 from 11:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. at Thornes Marketplace on Main Street in downtown Northampton. The event is free and open to the public. The all day festival has over a dozen performances, featuring jazz guitarist Freddie Bryant, Charles Neville from the famous Neville Brothers of New Orleans, the Jonathan Kreisberg Quartet, Gene Bertoncini,and more. See bios of musicians, and the schedule of performances. The festival is ...
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Jazzfest Falmouth is This Weekend, September 30-October 2
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MassJazz: Jazz in Massachusetts
54th Annual Monterey Jazz Festival Wraps up Sensational Weekend of Music
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Monterey Jazz Festival
Monterey, CA: The 54th Monterey Jazz Festival wrapped up Sunday, September 18th after a weekend of stunning weather and incredible performances by debut artists and old favorites alike. 38,000 fans came through the gates of the Monterey County Fairgrounds during the weekend of September 16-18, which featured music from around the globe and from all styles of classic jazz, compelling conversations and films, and engaging exhibits. Musical Highlights: Friday The thrilling weekend got off to an explosive start in the ...
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October 5th thru 8th, the Tri-Centric Foundation presents a 4-day festival "Energies, Ideas, Intuitions: The Tri-Centric Music of Anthony Braxton" at Roulette's new venue
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Chris Rich
This is the most comprehensive portrait of Anthony Braxton ever presented in the United States, with Braxton himself performing or conducting every night, leading a total of 60+ musicians. There will be world and U.S. premieres every evening. Prior to the event, we have released a FREE special sampler CD of Braxton's works, spanning over 3 decades, which includes an excerpt of his first ever studio recorded opera Trillium E (Trillium E will be released in its entirety on October ...
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6th Annual Honk Festival Taking Place in Somerville This Weekend
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MassJazz: Jazz in Massachusetts
The 6th annual Honk Festival, a gathering of twenty-eight street bands from around the world, is taking place Friday, September 30 through Monday, October 3, 2011 in Davis Square, Somerville. The action kicks off on Friday, September 30, at Johnny D's Uptown Club, with performances by Revolutionary Snake Ensemble. Saturday, October 1 is the big day, with performances running from noon to 8:00 p.m. in venues around the city. For a complete schedule click here. To see a video called, ...
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Jillz JekerJazz Festival in Maastricht (Netherlands) October 14-16, 2011
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Gina Vodegel
Down in the south of the Netherlands, bordering to Belgium and Germany, lies the city of Maastricht, a charismatic medieval town that functions as a major hub in the region for tourism, education, business and science. Along the river Meuse and the small river the Jeker, its connection to music is a diverse one. The annual music festival for more than two decades, JekerJazz, has returned to its original name only last year in 2010 and for the season of ...
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Berklee Beantown Jazz Festival is Saturday, September 24
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MassJazz: Jazz in Massachusetts
The 11th annual Berklee BeanTown Jazz Festival is taking place on Saturday, September 24, 2011, from noon to 6:00 p.m. on Columbus Avenue in Boston's South End. The festival is free and open to the public. There's a rich assortment of live music the entire day, featuring artists like Oleta Adams, Grace Kelly, Marcus Santos and Bloco AfroBrazil, Rafael Zaldivar and many others. Click for a full schedule of performances. In addition to live performances, you can also enjoy dozens ...
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6th Festival Internacional de Jazz de Barquisimeto
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prensa barquisimeto
From October 1st till October 9th the most important International Jazz Festival will be celebrated. Barquisimeto will become the Jazz capital of Venezuela for the 6th consecutive year. This event will bring together leading exponents from the local and international music scene on various galas, concerts, conferences, lectures and jam sessions. The Opening Concert will be Saturday October 1st at 5:00 pm at the Grand Salon of the Trinitarias Suites Hotel with the performance of the Barquisimeto Big Band Jazz ...
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