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Portland Jazz Festival Pulls the Plug

September 8, 2008

The 2009 Portland Jazz Festival is canceled due to a lack of sponsor funds, and the festival's board of directors has voted to disband the annual winter festival. Portland is losing its prestigious jazz festival, after event organizers said they lost their major sponsor and could not find enough grants and funds to keep the annual ...

U.S. Postal Service Celebrates Latin Jazz, Hispanic Heritage

September 8, 2008

WASHINGTON, Sept 08, 2008 /PRNewswire-USNewswire via COMTEX/ -- The U.S. Postal Service dedicated the Latin Jazz commemorative stamp Monday at the National Postal Museum in celebration of the rich legacy of Latin jazz. “Through our stamp program, we have the privilege to shine light on the diverse gifts that make our nation great," said Marie Therese ...

Jaimoe's Jasssz Band

September 8, 2008

Riddimic Studies Workshop

September 8, 2008

If you are interested in the possibilities of rhythm and movement beyond “groove” then, come and join Us*. Percussionist David Pleasant presents a weekly study and practice of peculiar polyrhythmic forms. The class is challenging for musicians and non-musicians alike. It centers on the drum/rhythm as an intent-focused, semantic music: the drum is a voice rather ...

Kate Schutt Trio at World Cafe Live in Philadelphia

September 8, 2008

Singer/songwriter Kate Schutt will perform with her trio at the World Cafe Live in Philadelphia on Sunday, September 21st. Doors and brunch at 12 noon Music from 12:45-1:45pm Kate Schutt - guitar / vocal Orrin Evans - piano Justin Faulkner - drums World Cafe Live (Upstairs) 3025 Walnut ...

Invitation to New York Public Library Duke Jazz Series Opening Concert with the Dafnis Prieto Sextet

September 8, 2008

Over the next year and a half, The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts' Duke Jazz Series will present eight free concerts, featuring jazz ensembles selected from the Chamber Music Americas New Works program. This series is part of the two-year Library for the Performing Arts project funded by the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation ...

5th Divas of Jazz Benefit September 21 at American Music Theatre

September 8, 2008

Its going to be a spirited event Sunday, Sept. 21st, when the 5th Annual Divas of Jazz takes over the American Music Theatre for the benefit of The Second Mile. The event, which has sold out each year and has raised over $70,000 for local charities, is going to be bigger and better than ever with ...

Willingboro Jazz Festival a Big Hit

September 8, 2008

WILLINGBORO, NJ -- People clapped their hands and danced as the sounds of Cintron resonated through Mill Creek Park yesterday at the 27th annual Willingboro Jazz Festival. “I like the Latin jazz," Mount Laurel resident Albert Rocha said. His wife Hisae added, “You can dance or listen. Even the kids like it." Cintron, founded by Willingboro ...

Lack of Cash Could Mute Portland Jazz Festival

September 8, 2008

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) -- The Portland Jazz Festival plans to stop operating next week because it lacks money following the loss of its title sponsor. Without an infusion of roughly $100,000, the February 2009 festival will be canceled, organizers say. The annual festival began in 2004 and has bolstered Portland's small jazz community. But Qwest, the ...

Guitarist Nate Najar to Pay Tribute to Charlie Byrd

September 8, 2008

Nate Najar, one of only a few guitarists who play jazz on a classical guitar, will join bassist Joe Byrd and drummer Chuck Redd to pay tribute to Charlie Byrd. For two nights, on November 21 and 22, Najar will visit Annapolis, Md (The Charlie Byrd Trio's homebase for the last 25 years of Charlie's career) ...