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Ellnora - The Guitar Festival | Illinois | Pics

Source: JamBase
September 17, 2011

By Valerie Oliveiro Ellnora—The Guitar Festival :: 09.08.11-09.10.11 :: Krannert Center for Performing Arts :: Champaign-Urbana, IL Ellnora—The Guitar Festival held at Krannert Center for the Performing Arts on the University of Illinois campus celebrated its fourth incarnation this past weekend. With nearly 30 performances—including 17 free shows and 10 ticketed events—the biennial event hosted a truly international cast of players in the micro-urban city of Champaign-Urbana, IL and welcomed more than 11,500 music fans throughout the weekend. Festival highlights ...

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Voodoo Experience: Daily Lineup, Single-Day Tix

Source: JamBase
September 17, 2011

DAY-BY-DAY LINE-UPS REVEALED, SINGLE DAY TICKETS FOR HALLOWEEN WEEKEND IN NEW ORLEANS CITY PARK In its 12-year history Voodoo Experience has established itself as one of the most diverse annual musical gatherings in the modern U.S. festival market. In celebration of Voodoo's 13th anniversary, this year's expanded line-up seamlessly blends the modern and the traditional. Late additions to the bill for the annual Halloween musical celebration—Friday, October 28, Saturday, October 29 and Sunday, October 30—range from critically acclaimed favorites Band ...

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The 2nd Annual Warwick Valley Jazz Festival - A Success!

Source: Steve Rubin
September 16, 2011

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James Farm Kicks Off Berklee Beantown Jazz Festival in Boston on September 23

Source: MassJazz: Jazz in Massachusetts
September 16, 2011

James FarmJames Farm, a powerhouse jazz ensemble featuring saxophonist Joshua Redman, pianist Aaron Parks, bassist Matt Penman, and drummer Eric Harland, kicks off this year's Berklee BeanTown Jazz Festival with a concert at the Berklee Performance Center on Friday, September 23, 2011 at 8:00 p.m. Tickets to the concert are $30-$42 and can be purchased online through World Music. The 11th annual festival runs September 23-25, with an all-day, free outdoor festival schedule for Saturday, September 24, featuring an international ...

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Jazz This Week: Joe McPhee, Old Webster Jazz and Blues Festival, St. Louis Jazz Club's Annual Picnic, and More

Source: St. Louis Jazz Notes by Dean Minderman
September 16, 2011

There's a touch of fall in the air here in St. Louis, and along with cooler weather, this weekend also will feature plenty of noteworthy jazz and creative music performances. Let's go the highlights: Tonight, guitarist Daryl Darden, back home from the West Coast for an extended visit, plays a free concert for the Jazz at Holmes series at Washington University, and saxophonist Jim Stevens has the early evening slot at BB's Jazz, Blues and Soups. On Friday, singer Kim ...

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Philly's Popped! Festival Adds Bands, Goes Green

Source: JamBase
September 15, 2011

PHILLY GOES GREEN: WASTE WATCHERS PROGRAM LAUNCHES AT POPPED!; FESTIVAL TO BE HELD SEPTEMBER 23-24 IN PHILADELPHIA'S FDR PARK POPPED! Music Festival announces the addition of three infectious, new acts to their already impressive music line-up. Philly's own Sun Airway and R&B singer-songwriter Nikki Jean plus, emerging NYC emcee ASAP Rocky have joined the festival's Saturday line-up. For the first time ever, POPPED! will take over the FDR Park and advocates to go green with the support of the city's ...

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7th Annual Pittsfield City Jazz Festival Taking Place October 7-20 in Western Massachusetts

Source: MassJazz: Jazz in Massachusetts
September 14, 2011

Grace Kelly, Phil Woods, Armen Donelian, Greg Caputo, and the BerkshiresJazz Youth Ensemble are among the performers at the 7th annual Pittsfield CityJazz Festival, October 7-20, 2011. The festival gets under way on Columbus Day weekend, Oct. 7-9 with Jazz About Town, when several restaurants and lounges in downtown Pittsfield offer a variety of instrumental and vocal jazz performances, both indoors and outdoors. Among the many highlights: The inauguration of the festival's Piano Prodigy Series, with Alma Macbride, who won ...

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Concert for Kids Kicks Off 54th Monterey Jazz Festival Weekend

Source: Monterey Jazz Festival
September 14, 2011

“Concert for Kids" Kicks Off 54th Monterey Jazz Festival Weekend with Free Jazz Concert at Monterey Fairgrounds, September 15, 2011 Next Generation Jazz Orchestra Will Perform for Hundreds of Monterey County Public School Music Students Next Generation Jazz Orchestra Trombonist Calvin Barthel is Named 15th Jimmy Lyons Scholar at Berklee College of Music Monterey, CA; The Monterey Jazz Festival kicks off the weekend's activities this Thursday with another edition of the “Concert for Kids" at the Monterey Fairgrounds, with the ...

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