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Nights Are Scorching Hot at the 2011 NYC Winter Jazzfestival
Every year, I come away from the NYC Winter Jazzfestival galvanized. The relatively inexpensive two-day event at five clubs in the heart of Manhattan's Greenwich Village featured upward of 60 groups this year, offering sets from 6PM until sometime more than nine hours later. I joined 2,000 other jazz fans (happily—most of whom seemed college age ...
The 22nd Tel Aviv Jazz Festival, February 15-18, 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 ...
Tanglewood Jazz Festival Receives Grant from NEA Jazz Masters Live
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 ...
Five Headliners Announced for Xerox Rochester International Jazz Festival 10th Edition
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 ...
Brenda Russell Plays Piano in the Spotlight at Jamaica Jazz and Blues Festival
Singer-songwriter, keyboard player Brenda Russell is confirmed to play piano in the spotlight at the Jamaica Jazz and Blues Festival 2011 staged at the spacious Greenfield Stadium, just outside Montego Bay. Russell who indulges the pop, soul, jazz and adult contemporary genre will feature with the Paul Peress Project on a night that includes, 70s R&B ...
Mountain Jam 2011: Mule, MMJ, Franti, Bela, Lotus, Soulive, Nmas
JUNE 2-5; HUNTER MOUNTAIN; HUNTER, NY; EARLY BIRD TICKETS ON SALE NOW Radio Woodstock and Warren Haynes present the seventh annual Mountain Jam Music Festival at Hunter Mountain, in Hunter, NY from Thursday, June 2, to Sunday, June 5, 2011. For the first time, Mountain Jam will expand to include four days of music and camping. ...
Apollo/Harlem Stage/Jazzmobile Present NY's Newest Festival: Harlem Jazz Shrines
The Apollo Theater, Harlem Stage and Jazzmobile Join Forces to Celebrate Unique Legacy of Music in Harlem First Ever Harlem Jazz Shrines Festival Set for May 9-15, 2011 Events Include Concerts by Emerging and Established Artists, Panel Discussions, Films, and More NEW YORK, NY—Three esteemed Harlem cultural organizations—the Apollo Theater, Harlem Stage and Jazzmobile—have joined forces ...
Monterey Jazz Festival Names Chris Doss as Managing Director
Monterey, CA; The Monterey Jazz Festival, a leader in jazz education since its inception in 1958, is pleased to announce that Chris Doss has been named as the Festival's Managing Director. Mr. Doss brings a wealth of music, arts, and entertainment industry experience to the Monterey Jazz Festival. As an administrator, he has managed multi-million dollar ...
Newport Beach Jazz Party: Feb. 17-20, 2011
The upcoming Presidents' Day Weekend marks the opening of the 11th Annual Newport Beach Jazz Party, which spotlights “Right Down The Middle And Straight Ahead" jazz at the Marriott Newport Beach Hotel in Southern California. The four-day event, Feb. 17 through 20, 2011, kicks off Thursday, 8 p.m., with guitarist/vocalist John Pizzarelli's tribute to Duke Ellington, ...
New Orleans Jazz 95 Miles North of the Arctic Circle
Leroy Jones and Spirit of New Orleans are playing Ylläs Jazz Blues, one of the world's northernmost jazz festivals in Finnish Lapland. Helsinki-based group Spirit Of New Orleans (SONO) is headed to Ylläs in the end of January with one of New Orleans' top trumpeters, Leroy Jones, as its soloist. Ylläs Jazz Blues is one of ...
