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Manchester Jazz Festival Announces the Full 2010 Line Up
As some readers of this blog will know, I'm involved with the annual Manchester Jazz Festival that's coming up very soon now. Our lovely team have just put out a press release, so I thought it'd be handy to include it here. The fest is gonna be a goodun:Manchester Jazz Festival (mjf), celebrates its ...
Musical Musings from Montreal
Two and a half days into my Montreal International Jazz Festival stay, or even minutes into it for that matter, one thing is apparent. This is a jazz festival that never gets tired - and keeps evolving and improving year after year after year. This 31st edition, which began June 25 and runs through July 6, ...
Sonny Rollins in Montreal
Sonny Rollins in Montreal. June 27, 2010.Set list:1. Patanjali2. My One and Only Love3. Global Warming4. They Say It's Wonderful5. Low Down Dirty ShameYes, Sonny sings the blues!Check out Russell's Malone impressions on playing with Sonny:“He's an encyclopedia of songs and ...
Montreal Jazz: A Conversation with Andre Menard
The Montreal International Jazz Festival is enormous, and it grows a little bit every year. The 31st edition, with more than 700 concerts over 12 days, ends on Tuesday with a festival first: a Mardi Gras parade through the city, complete with floats from New Orleans and music by Trombone Shorty and Allen Toussaint. The organization ...
Newport Riot, 50 Years Later
As I write in the Wall Street Journal today (here), Friday marks the 50th anniversary of the Newport Jazz Festival riot. On July 2, 1960, upward of 12,000 teens and college students poured into tiny Newport, R.I., for a weekend of excitement. Unfortunately for the partying crowd, 16,500 jazz fans had already purchased all the tickets ...
New Orleans is the Theme at 10th Annual Berklee Beantown Jazz Fest in Boston, September 15-25
New Orleans, the birthplace of jazz, is the theme of this year's Berklee BeanTown Jazz Fest, taking place in Boston from September 15-25, 2010. Jazz greats such as Terence Blanchard, Jonathan Batiste, and the Wild Magnolias, will bring the Big Easy to Boston, in part to commemorate the five year anniversary of Hurricane Katrina that devastated ...
Wilco Solid Sound Festival set for August 13-15
On August 13-15, MASS MoCA will be transforming the sleepy Western Massachusetts town of North Adams into a paradise city for fans of critically acclaimed rock band Wilco. The Wilco Solid Sound Festival - a Wilco-curated 3 day music, art, comedy, and film event - will showcase numerous Wilco side-projects. In the same spirit, Ars Nova ...
Newport Folk Festival & Carefusion Newport Jazz Festival Partner with Hotels
George Wein's Newport Folk Festival and CareFusion Newport Jazz Festival Partner with Newport Hotels for Special Promotions NEWPORT, RI - George Wein's Newport Folk Festival (July 30 - August 1) and the CareFusion Newport Jazz Festival (August 6 - 8) are partnering with some of Newport's finest hotels to offer special room and ticket promotions. The ...
Freihofer's Saratoga Jazz Festival 2010
Taking note of newcomers, up-and-comers The Saratoga Performing Arts Center's annual jazz festival in bucolic Saratoga Springs, N.Y., is many different things to the thousands of attendees, some of whom seem to be there every single year. It's a chance for summer weekend reunions of families, extended families and groups of friends - ...
