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Queenstown Jazz Festival Strikes New Chord

September 3, 2009

Queenstown swings into spring this October with some exciting changes to its 31st annual jazz festival. A carnival atmosphere will take over the town as the ASB Queenstown JazzFest brings music to the masses in a 10-day live music celebration from 17 to 26 October. A sensational line-up of more than 50 bands and 200 Kiwi ...

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Prog Nation '09 | 08.27 | San Jose

September 3, 2009

Words by: Dennis Cook | Images from: us.progressivenation2009.com Progressive Nation 2009 Tour :: 08.27.09 :: San Jose Civic Auditorium :: San Jose, CA Dream Theater :: Progressive Nation Tour 2009 Prog rock gets a pretty bad rap these days. Sure, in its bloated '70s heyday it bankrolled ELP's spinning pianos and air-lifted drum kits and ...

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Jazz This Week: Scott Alberici and Reggie Thomas, St. Louis Jazz Club Picnic, Big Muddy Blues Festival, and More

September 3, 2009

It looks like we'll have some good weather in St. Louis leading up to and during the Labor Day weekend, and there are plenty of opportunities to get out and hear live jazz, both indoors and outdoors, over the next few days. Here's a look at some highlights in chronological order:Tonight, the City of ...

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Connecting Dots, from Bird to Michael Jackson

September 3, 2009

Did you know Charlie Parker and Michael Jackson share a birthday? That’s right: Aug. 29. And so the long wave of this summer’s 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 ...

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Pittsfield CityJazz Festival Adds Guitar Master Class, Jam Session

September 2, 2009

Headline Concerts Feature Dave Brubeck Quartet, Frank Vignola, Industrial Jazz Group, and Royal Hartigan with blood drum spirit Berkshires Jazz, Inc. today added two new activities to its fifth annual Pittsfield CityJazz Festival, a master class with guitarist Frank Vignola and a closing-day jam session. Spanning two weekends, the Oct. 7-18 festival features a series of ...

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Kettle Moraine Jazz Festival to Donate Proceeds to Wayman Tisdale Foundation

September 2, 2009

The 12th annual Kettle Moraine Jazz Festival (KMJF) at West Bends Riverside Park Friday, September 11 - Saturday, September 12, features more than international musicians, cuisine, and artwork. This year's festival will feature two priceless smooth jazz collectibles for sale, with their proceeds and a to-be-determined amount of the festivals proceeds, to benefit the Wayman Tisdale ...

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Sweet Lorraines Jazz Club Community Jazz Festival Celebrates 60 Plus Years of Business by the Sylvester Family

September 2, 2009

During Labor Day weekend Sweet Lorraines Jazz Club is hosting Sweet Lorraines Community Jazz Festival; a free day-long music extravaganza on Saturday and Sunday, September 5 & 6, 2009, culminating with the tradition Black Men of Labor Second Line Parade which begins at 3:00 pm on that Sunday. The Community Festival celebrates more than sixty ...

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Connecting Dots, from Bird to Michael Jackson

September 1, 2009

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 ...

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Jazzfest Berlin '09 Program Now Available Online

August 31, 2009

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 ...

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Bucks County Jazz and Wine Festival 2009 - Today!

August 29, 2009

(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 ...