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Five Headliners Announced for Xerox Rochester International Jazz Festival 10th Edition

Source: Jean Dalmath
January 18, 2011

Elvis Costello, k.d. lang, Natalie Cole, Béla Fleck and The Fab Faux—Tickets on Sale Friday January 21! Rochester, NY—Producers John Nugent and Marc Iacona today announced five headliners for the Xerox Rochester International Jazz Festival 10th Edition, which will be held June 10-18, 2011.

Grammy Award winner Natalie Cole will perform on opening night, Friday June 10. The Fab Faux, the most musically satisfying Beatles tribute band on the scene today plays Saturday June 11. Premier banjo player Bela Fleck ...

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Tanglewood Jazz Festival Receives Grant from NEA Jazz Masters Live

Source: Dawn Singh Publicity
January 18, 2011

The Tanglewood Jazz Festival, produced by the Boston Symphony Orchestra and held every Labor Day weekend, has been selected as a participant in NEA Jazz Masters Live, a National Endowment for the Arts program of performances and residencies featuring NEA Jazz Masters, cooperatively managed by Arts Midwest. This is the first grant the festival has received from the program. NEA Jazz Masters who will be featured in the 2011 Tanglewood Jazz Festival lineup are drummer Jimmy Cobb and composer/conductor Gunther ...

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The 22nd Tel Aviv Jazz Festival, February 15-18, 2011

Source: Eyal Hareuveni
January 18, 2011

The Tel Aviv Jazz Festival, in its 22nd year, is one of the most important jazz events in Israel. The Festival has garnered a prestigious reputation in Israel and abroad, as a magnet for stellar jazz performers and a home for special projects. However, the Festival's main attraction is the exciting experience it provides for jazz aficionados. This year, the Festival will host internationally known jazz musicians, who will play side-by-side with Israeli musicians, in original Festival productions and premiere ...

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"Business of Jazz" Newsletter 2nd Edition Now Available!

Source: Michael Ricci
January 18, 2011

A Global and Unified Voice For Jazz

Read the “Business of Jazz" Newsletter, 2nd Edition now

The Jazz Forward Coalition (JFC) was formed by a consortium of industry leaders who seek to raise jazz's profile by enhancing its vitality and cultural relevance. JFC will utilize existing and emerging technologies in order to sustain growth and expose jazz to a broader community. JFC is developing an interactive website that will allow jazz professionals to network, publish and exchange information and access ...

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Mint Records Goes Klezmer with Geoff Berner

Source: Chris M. Slawecki
January 17, 2011

Geoff Berner, Victory Party (Mint Records) Victory Party Introduces Klezmer to Creepy Release Date: March 08, 2011 Vancouver's Geoff Berner to make his Mint Records debut as he continues to expand his sound with his first release since completing the internationally celebrated Whiskey Rabbi trilogy. Berner's fifth full length studio album,Victory Party is produced by mastermind Josh Dolgen (Socalled) and will be released on March 8th on Mint Records. “I know this sounds extreme, but with producer Josh Dolgin's help, ...

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Dance Music Icon Banco de Gaia to Release New Music February 8

Source: Chris M. Slawecki
January 17, 2011

Banco de Gaia, Songs From The Silk Road (Disco Gecko) Best of Founding Father of Eclectic Electronica Release: 02/08/2011

Persian strings and prog rock. Tibetan songs and ecstatic house. Welcome to the strange, wonderful world of DJ/remixer/dance music maestro Banco de Gaia (aka Toby Marks) whose work sprang from the hopeful exuberance of British house, the joys of sampling, and the advent of global music.

Now, new listeners unfamiliar with this funky founding father of eclectic ...

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Tierney Sutton Band at New Jersey's SOPAC this Sunday

Source: AMT Public Relations
January 17, 2011

Tierney Sutton Band at South Orange Performing Arts Center (One SOPAC Way, South Orange, NJ, 07079) Sun, Jan 23 at 4pm Tickets: $42, $32 SOPACnow.org or call 973.313.ARTS “Here and throughout the performance, Ms. Sutton conveyed a sense of jazz singing as an extension of spiritual meditation in which adherence to an ideal of balance and consistency and, yes, humility took precedence over any technical or emotional grandstanding."—The New York Times The Tierney Sutton Band is a force to be ...

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Columbus Jazz Orchestra Takes a Walk Down the Great White Way with Bill Charlap and Bethany Moore

Source: Michael Ricci
January 17, 2011

The Jazz Arts Group's 2010-2011 Swingin' at the Southern series continues February 16-20 with Broadway: From Oklahoma! to West Side Story under the direction of Artistic Director Byron Stripling at the historic Southern Theatre. The classic hits of Broadway come to life through the magic of the Columbus Jazz Orchestra in a spectacular evening of music from the Great White Way featuring pianist Bill Charlap and vocalist Bethany Moore. Whether you're a Shark or a Jet, you'll be sure to ...

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