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Nineteen-Eight Records Six-Day Music Festival in Toronto
The Rex Jazz and Blues Bar will host a six day music festival featuring Nineteen-Eight Records artists from February 2-7, 2010. Highlights of the week-long event include appearances by 2007 Juno Award Winner Chris Tarry and RUDDER, the NYC based quartet whose most recent album, Matorning, was named one of the top ten albums of the ...
Two Nights, 11 Bands at NYC Winter Jazzfest (Part 2: Saturday)
I'm finally starting to recover from my weekend of extreme jazz consumption at the 2010 NYC Winter JazzFest. For some initial thoughts and a recap of my Day One experience on Friday, click here. For some other excellent Winter JazzFest recaps, check out Ben Ratliff, Nate Chinen, Ben Allison, Jacob Teichroew and Hank Shteamer. Having attended ...
NYC 2010 Winter Jazzfest: Part 3 of 3
By Matthew Young Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 Jazz music has nothing in common with the grey spruce lying unwanted on the Bleecker Street sidewalk, its shreds of tinsel swaying upwards with cold winter gusts. The NYC Winter Jazzfest's Saturday venues are, in fact, hot houses for a verdant field of talent. Rumors ...
NYC 2010 Winter Jazzfest: Part 2 of 3
By Matthew Young Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 So this is the Horn of Plenty. It's the first night of the NYC Winter Jazzfest and one thing's for certain: I can't write in the dark. In its sixth year, the festival features a line-up of fifty smartly selected bands performing at five venues ...
NYC 2010 Winter Jazzfest: Part 1 of 3
By Shaun Randol Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 2010 Winter Jazzfest (now in its sixth year) began promptly (Le) Poisson Rouge with Darcy James Argue's Secret Society, an 18-member ensemble (by my count) directed by the eponymous leader. Argue's direction was precise, if not robotic, but the band sounded confident and emphatic. Argue ...
Simon & Garfunkel to Star at First Weekend of New Orleans Jazz Fest
April 24 Performance To Be the Only 2010 U.S. Appearance by Legendary Duo New Orleans, LA--"We are proud to announce that American music icons Simon & Garfunkel will be making their first-ever appearance at the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival presented by Shell," event organizers said today. The Saturday, April 24 performance by Simon & ...
Two Nights, 11 Bands at the NYC Winter Jazzfest (Part 1: Friday)
New York City's only jazz festival has come and gone, and I was there. So were a LOT of other people. My one-word impression: wow. For a comprehensive and well-written account of the two-night jazz extravaganza, check out Ben Ratliff's review for the New York Times. Nate Chinen, Ben Allison, Jacob Teichroew and Hank Shteamer also ...
Ultra Music Fest Initial Lineup Bisco, PL, Bassnectar, Lotus
ULTRA MUSIC FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES LINEUP FOR 3/26-27 IN MIAMI The Disco Biscuits Promoters for the Ultra Music Festival (UMF), the world's leading two-day electronic and alternative music experience, have unveiled initial details of its highly anticipated lineup for the festival's 12th annual installment. Set for Friday, March 26 and Saturday, March 27 in downtown Miami as ...
Jazz Performances Aboard Queen Mary 2
Cunard Line, operator of the most famous ocean liners in the world, is pleased to announce a partnership with The Juilliard School that will present stellar jazz performances on select 2010 eastbound Transatlantic Crossings aboard Queen Mary 2. Students and faculty from Juilliard, which has set America's standard for education in the performing arts, will perform ...
North Carolina Jazz Festival: February 4-6, 2010 in Wilmington
Since its inception in 1980, the North Carolina Jazz Festival (a 2010 Southeast Tourism Society Top 20 Event) continues a tradition of bringing world-class jazz musicians to Wilmington, North Carolina. During the weekend of February 4 through 6, 2010, the North Carolina Jazz Festival will celebrate 30 years with concerts by more than a dozen traditional ...


