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Xerox Rochester International Jazz Festival 2018
The 17th edition of the Xerox Rochester International Jazz Festival--held June 22nd to the 30th--was another success. The festival, held annually in downtown Rochester, New York, has quickly become one of the nation's most popular and most respected music events. We're talking about 1500+ artists, 20 venues; each within walking distance of each other, 320 concerts; including 94 free shows and events. The festival's European style makes it the place to meet! With many streets closed to traffic, the lively ...
read moreThe 23rd Edition Of New York’s Vision Festival
If one had to pick just one word to describe New York's Vision Festival, it would be consistency. This late May 2018 event, which has been presented annually since 1996, has consistently offered exciting and inspired improvised music, poetry, and dance executed by both seasoned, well-established artists as well as younger, emerging talent. They all have one goal in mind--to produce art that is challenging, stirring, and most importantly, new. In recent years, the Vision Festival has honored one artist ...
read moreAtlanta Jazz Festival 2018
Not even the forecast of rain for memorial day weekend could keep thousands of devoted jazz listeners away from the annual Atlanta Jazz Festival held in Piedmont Park. This year's 41st annual Atlanta Jazz festival highlighted a lineup on Saturday that featured women performers of which included Dianne Reeves, Terri Lyne Carrington, and Social Science, Jazzmeia Horn, Linda May Han Oh, Ingrid Jensen, and Tia Fuller. The festivities continued on Sunday featuring jazz artists The Bad Plus, Matthew ...
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Meeting of Minds by Bob Mintzer
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Encontros - Orquestra... by Antonio Adolfo
Story of the Day
I love jazz because it has allowed me to find my own voice. I was first exposed to jazz as a child through my parents. The best show I ever attended was Cassandra Wilson and Dianne Reeves. AMAZING!!! The first jazz record I bought was “Carmen Sings Monk.” My advice to new listeners is to listen with your heart and feel with your experiences.
By Shakera Jones
Member since: 2014
