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Connecting Dots, from Bird to Michael Jackson
Did you know Charlie Parker and Michael Jackson share a birthday? Thats right: Aug. 29. And so the long wave of this summers Jackson tributes rolled through the annual Charlie Parker Jazz Festival on Saturday. As always, the festival, organized by the City Parks Foundation, happened in two parts Saturday afternoon at Marcus Garvey Park in ...
Jazzfest Berlin '09 Program Now Available Online
Blue Notes! From Blanchard to Booker T. JazzFest Berlin '09 will take place from November 4 to 8. The central theme chosen this year by artistic director Nils Landgren is Blue Note: 70 Years. The world-renowned US record label was founded in 1939 by two Berlin migrs, Alfred Lion and Francis Wolff. This historical context is ...
Bucks County Jazz and Wine Festival 2009 - Today!
(QUAKERTOWN, PA) The Bucks County Jazz Festival has teamed up with a local wine festival for the first ever Bucks County Jazz & Wine Festival to be held at McCoole’s Arts & Events Place, 10 S. Main St. (Main & Broad Sts.), Quakertown, PA on August 29, 2009 from 5:00 PM-10:00 PM. The festival, being one ...
Palmdale Jazz and Wine Festival Announces Saxophonist Paul "Shilts" Weimar to Serve as Host
The Palmdale Jazz and Wine Festival has announced that international saxophonist Paul “Shilts” Weimar” will be hosting the festival to be held on September 12, 2009 from 3-10 p.m. in Palmdale, California. Paul “Shilts” Weimar originally hails from London, England and has been playing saxophone since his early teens. His career has spanned all forms of ...
Sacred Jazz Festival Denton, TX
Building on the success of the world's first Sacred Jazz Festival in Dallas in 2007, the second Festival will take place on Saturday, October 24, 2009 in Denton, Texas. This one day event will showcase nine bands from Texas and beyond with public performances beginning at 2:00 PM and continuing into the early evening. The event ...
Dizzy's Club Coca-Cola September 2009 Lineup: Diet Coke Women in Jazz Festival
Dizzys Club Coca-Cola September 2009 Lineup Amina Figarova, Renee Rosnes, Elana James, Marian McPartland, Marlena Shaw, Sherrie Maricle & The DIVA Jazz Orchestra, Valerie Capers, Carmen Lundy, Evi Siamanda, Karrin Allyson & Others Featured in the 5th Annual Diet Coke Women In Jazz Festival 5th Annual Diet Coke Women In Jazz Festival Diet Coke, the world's ...
Behind the Scenes at Monterey, Part 2: The Hard-Working Staff and All That Jazz
Yesterday, I posted the first of a two-part interview with Timothy Orr. Monterey Jazz Festival marketing associate since 2006, Orr oversees much of the media/publicity effort surrounding the event, which is set for Sept. 18-20 at the Monterey County Fairgrounds. If you’ve never attended the festival, make 2009 the year. As I’ve previously noted, there is ...
SF Jazz Announces Hotplate
Hotplate is a new concept from SFJAZZ that features a different Bay Area artist each month, interpreting the music of their favorite jazz legend. Generously supported by The Wallace Foundation, the Hotplate program provides new performance opportunities for local jazz talent and is set to run continuously through 2011. SFJAZZ kicks off the series with guitarist ...
George Wein's Festivals in Newport Drew Younger Audiences
Fans, social networks, media, artists and the music industry in general are still buzzing following two of the world's most important outdoor festivals. George Wein's Folk Festival 50, which took place August 1-2 at Newport's Fort Adams State Park, drew more than 17,000 music lovers from around the world. The following weekend, nearly 13,000 fans took ...
Palmdale Jazz and Wine Festival September 12, 2009
City of Palmdale Mayor Jim Ledford and Director of Parks & Recreation Russ Bird announced the entertainers who will perform at the third annual Palmdale Jazz & Wine Festival. Coming Saturday, September 12 at the Palmdale Amphitheater at Marie Kerr Park, 2723 Rancho Vista Boulevard. The entertainment lineup opens with contemporary jazz guitarist Richard Smith, whose ...
