Jazz News

Annual Festival Celebrating Satchmo Is Aug. 2-5

Source: Michael Ricci
May 14, 2012

NEW ORLEANS, LA: The 12th annual Satchmo SummerFest will be held August 2-5 at the Louisiana State Museum's Old U.S. Mint. The festival is dedicated to the life, legacy and music of New Orleans' native son, Louis “Satchmo" Armstrong. It will feature three days of seminars about the history and influence of jazz music in New Orleans and about Armstrong's life and talent. The festival is free and open to the public. Stages will feature music from some of the ...

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Newport Festivals Foundation Announces Newport Jazz Festival Advisory Committee

Source: Carolyn McClair Public Relations
May 14, 2012

George Wein and Newport Festivals Foundation, Inc. Announce Formation of Newport Jazz Festival Advisory Committee NEW YORK, NY: To enhance dialogue and share knowledge about the ever-evolving art form of jazz, George Wein and the Newport Festivals Foundation, Inc. today announced the creation of the Newport Jazz Festival Advisory Committee, made up of some of the leading jazz festival producers from around the world. “The members of the committee are the true source of knowledge about what is happening in ...

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Coventry Lions Club Announces 3rd Annual Chester County Blues Barbecue

Source: Just Roots PR
May 14, 2012

The Coventry Lions Club is proud to announce that the 2012 Chester County Blues Barbecue will be held at Wyndsor Farm on June 9th. This year’s event offers the blues enthusiast an opportunity to hear both national and local blues acts in an idyllic, family oriented setting. This year’s event is being held in conjunction with the Thorncroft Equestrian Center and will benefit both Thorncroft’s therapeutic equestrian programs and Lions Club programs to assist disadvantaged and visually impaired in the ...

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Legendary Bassist Donald "Duck" Dunn Passes Away At Age 70

Source: Michael Ricci
May 13, 2012

Donald “Duck” Dunn, who played on hundreds of rock and soul classics as the bassist for Booker T. and the MGs, and later as a session player, passed away Sunday morning at the age of 70. Steve Cropper, the MGs guitarist, broke the news on his Facebook page at approximately 12:30AM Eastern time.

“Today I lost my best friend, the World has lost the best guy and bassist to ever live,” Cropper, his lifelong friend, wrote. “Duck Dunn died in ...

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Jazzheads Jazz Festival Took Place In New York City On May 4-5, 2012

Source: Jazzheads
May 13, 2012

This year Jazzheads celebrates its 20th anniversary as a label. The first annual Jazzheads Jazz Festival took place at the Players Club in New York City on May 4-5, 2012. The Players Club is the beautiful 18th century townhouse that belonged to Edwin Booth, the great Shakespearean actor and brother to John Wilkes. The townhouse has a performing banquet hall with wonderful acoustics and ambiance. It is a place to listen good performance space to listen to improvised music from ...

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New York City Jazz Guitar Festival 2012

Source: JC Stylles
May 13, 2012

Friday June 1st, Saturday June 2nd and Sunday June 3rd - 2012 At The NYC Jazz Guitar Festival 2012 a consortium of some of the world’s finest Jazz guitarists will perform and celebrate this rich and diverse music. Featured Guitarists: Bucky Pizzarelli, Ed Laub, Peter Bernstein, Gene Bertoncini, Ed Cherry, Ron Affif, Ilya Lushtak, JC Stylles, Camila Meza, John Hart, and Saul Rubin. The Festival will be held at ZEB's, a production and performance facility that has truly revived the ...

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Sylvia Brooks Explores The Noir Side Of Jazz In New CD Release "Restless"

Source: Sylvia Brooks
May 12, 2012

LOS ANGELES, CA: Acclaimed jazz vocalist Sylvia Brooks returns with her second genre-busting release Restless, exploring the hungers that haunt us, the passions that drive us and the compulsions that send us careening deliciously close to the edge of the abyss. Initial discussions with arranger and producer Kim Richmond brought forth several ideas. “I wanted to take a set of songs—this set of songs—and give them more of an urban, street-like feel.” Recalling an incident several years ago that saw ...

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2012 TD Toronto Jazz Festival

Source: Anna Tom
May 12, 2012

The TD Toronto Jazz Festival is in its 26th year, kicking off its 10- day run on June 22 and wrapping up on Canada Day, July 1, 2012. This year, the city’s largest music festival welcomes music lovers to enjoy free concerts and workshops, late night jam sessions and some of the biggest names in jazz. Stages around the city will also welcome rising stars to Canada’s rich musical tapestry, expanding and enriching the country’s jazz scene at home and ...

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