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Third Annual Wine, Dine and Jazz Festival in Belleville Scheduled for June 11 and 12

March 2, 2010

The third annual Wine, Dine and Jazz Festival has been scheduled for Friday, June 11 and Saturday, June 12 in and around the main square in downtown Belleville, Illinois. The fest will run from 5:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. Friday and 2:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. Saturday.Although the music lineup is TBA and the ...

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The Portland Jazz Festival

March 2, 2010

I was unable to cover the Portland Jazz Festival this year, to my regret. For reasons of economy, the festival came in compact form; one week instead of two. Jack Berry of Oregon Music News tells me he thinks that smaller was better. Berry wrote about two of the festival artists. This is some of what ...

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Hot Club of Detroit Presents Seventh Annual Detroit Django Reinhardt Festival

March 2, 2010

Hot Club Of Detroit Presents Seventh Annual Detroit Django Reinhardt Festival Features Special Guests Howard Alden and Anat Cohen Mack Avenue recording artist Hot Club of Detroit presents their seventh annual Detroit Django Reinhardt Festival, Friday, March 19th through Sunday March 21st. Featuring special guests, guitarist Howard Alden and clarinetist/saxophonist Anat Cohen, Hot Club of ...

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Jazz 88 Ocean Beach Jazz Festival Set for September 11, 2010

March 2, 2010

The Jazz 88 Ocean Beach Jazz Festival Saturday, September 11, 2010. Gates open 11am, Music from Noon - 7pm Location: Ocean Beach, California; on Newport Avenue by the Ocean Beach Pier Featured Artists TBA This popular annual outdoor jazz festival in San Diego's beach community of Ocean Beach features traditional and straight ...

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Playboy Jazz Fest Annual Event Bows June 12-13 at Hollywood Bowl

March 1, 2010

The star-studded Chick Corea Freedom Band, the return of George Benson and the Manhattan Transfer, Malian world music superstar Salif Keita, and a smooth jazz salute to the Stax Records legacy are among the highlights of the 32nd Playboy Jazz Festival, taking place June 12-13 at the Hollywood Bowl. The announcement was made at the Playboy ...

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New Orleans' Kidd Jordan Featured at 15th Other Minds Music Festival

March 1, 2010

New Orleans saxophonist and jazz patriarch Kidd Jordan has been invited to perform at the 15th Other Minds Music Festival in San Francisco. Other Minds, in cooperation with the Djerassi Resident Artists Program, the Eugene and Elinor Friend Center for the Arts of the Jewish Community Center of San Francisco, and the Polish Cultural Institute in ...

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Playboy and Jazz: A History

February 26, 2010

On a June weekend in 1979 in Los Angeles, Playboy presented a spectacular “one-shot" jazz festival at the venerable Hollywood Bowl. The artist line-up seemed like a “Who's Who" of the jazz world's greats: Benny Goodman, Count Basie, Joe Williams, Lionel Hampton, Chick Corea, Herbie Hancock, Willie Bobo, Art Blakey, Ray Brown, Stan Getz, Dizzy Gillespie, ...

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32nd Annual Playboy Jazz Festival Line-Up

February 26, 2010

2010 PLAYBOY JAZZ FESTIVAL (Presented in cooperation with the L.A. Philharmonic Association) Saturday, June 12, 2010, 2:30 P.M.--11:00 P.M. Sunday, June 13, 2010, 2:00 P.M. -- 10:30 P.M. Hollywood Bowl Los Angeles, California LINE-UP Saturday, June 12, 2010, 2:30 P.M.-11:00 P.M. (Artist line-up, subject ...

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2010 Playboy Jazz Festival Features New Artists and Jazz Icons

February 26, 2010

2010 PLAYBOY JAZZ FESTIVAL FEATURES NEW ARTISTS AND JAZZ ICONS SATURDAY AND SUNDAY, JUNE 12TH & 13TH AT HOLLYWOOD BOWL Headliners include Chick Corea, George Benson, The Manhattan Transfer and Los Van Van This year marks the 50th anniversary of the world renowned Playboy Clubs where many jazz greats got their start. In keeping with that ...

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Chick Corea, George Benson to Headline Playboy Jazz Festival

February 26, 2010

The Playboy Jazz Festival announced the lineup for its 32nd annual summer music party at the Hollywood Bowl, and fans of the festival's crowd-pleasing mix of mainstream jazz paired with diversions into pop and world music aren't likely to be disappointed. Scheduled for June 12 and 13, Saturday's show will be headlined by the Chick Corea ...