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Salzburg Music Director Will Leave After 2011

July 19, 2009

Officials at the Salzburg Festival said that its musical director, Markus Hinterhuser, would not extend his contract past 2011. Organizers of the Viennese music and drama festival said Mr. Hinterhuser, a pianist who has been musical director since 2003, said he had made the decision after discussions with Alexander Pereira, the festivals artistic director designate. In ...

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Montreux Jazz Festival Attracts 230,000

July 18, 2009

The 43rd Montreux Jazz Festival attracted an estimated 230,000 people this year, organizers said Friday. While many shows were free, some required a fee and still attracted 90, 000 fans to performances by acts like Wyclef Jean, pop princess Lily Allen, blues great BB King and a special performance by jazz pianist Herbie Hancock, who played ...

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Farm Aid 2009: 10/4 St. Louis

July 17, 2009

Farm Aid 2009 Set For 10/04 In St. Louis Young & Nelson :: Farm Aid 2007 by McCullough Twenty-four years after the first Farm Aid, Willie Nelson, Neil Young and John Mellencamp are back with pal Dave Matthews for the annual benefit concert. Farm Aid 2009 will be held in St. Louis on October 4 at ...

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Chaka Khan Replaces Etta James at George Wein's Carefusion Jazz Festival 55

July 16, 2009

Chaka Khan with the George Duke Trio kicks off George Wein's CareFusion Jazz Festival 55 on Friday, August 7, at 8:00 pm at the International Tennis Hall of Fame at the Newport Casino, 194 Bellevue Avenue. Due to illness, Etta James has cancelled her August concerts, including her performance in Newport. Hosted by radio announcer Ron ...

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Northwest String Summit: The Weekend at Horning's Hideout

July 16, 2009

Northwest String Summit at Horning's Hideout Northwest String Summit 2008 by B. Ball Returning to Horning's Hideout for the 8th year running, the Northwest String Summit has established itself as one of the few festivals to remain at this unique and beautiful venue, 20 miles west of Portland, Oregon. Fans can spend a weekend at Horning's ...

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All Good Festival | 07.09 - 07.12 | WV

July 16, 2009

Words by: Andrew Bruss | Images by: Kenny Pusey All Good Festival :: 07.09.09 - 07.12.09 :: Marvin's Mountaintop :: Masontown, West Virginia All Good 2009 While Ben Harper and Relentless7 drove through their headlining slot, Ivan Neville of Dumpstaphunk told JamBase, “All Good Festival is an absolutely wonderful festival. It's awesome. You've got a ...

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Greater Hartford Festival of Jazz 2009 Schedule

July 16, 2009

2009 Greater Hartford Festival of Jazz continues to be the largest FREE jazz festival in Southern New England. The tradition continues in 2009 in Bushnell Park, America's oldest public park, when the Greater Hartford Festival of Jazz presents its 18th annual event featuring three nights and two days of hot and cool jazz on ...

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WBGO's Michael Bourne to Host/MC the Litchfield Jazz Festival in Kent, CT

July 15, 2009

Litchfield Jazz Festival July 31 August 2, 2009 Kent School, Kent, CT 860-567-4162 Kent, CT-- The Litchfield Jazz Festival announces a celebrity host and MC for the 2009 Litchfield Jazz Festival, WBGOs Michael Bourne. Michael is a long-time jazz journalist and broadcaster: 40 years as a senior contributor to DownBeat ...

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St. Louis American's Chris King Reporting from Montreal Jazz Festival

July 15, 2009

Via email, St. Louis American editor Chris King has alerted StLJN to the fact that he was in Montreal for that city's just-concluded jazz festival, and filed a series of online dispatches for the paper, including an account of Ornette Coleman's concert and the saxophonist's acceptance of the fest's Miles Davis Award. You can ...

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St. Louis Stompers Headed to Iowa for Bix Fest

July 15, 2009

The St. Louis Stompers once again will be one of the featured bands at the Bix Beiderbecke Memorial Jazz Festival, which is scheduled this year for Thursday, July 23 through Sunday, July 26 in Beiderbecke's hometown of Davenport, Iowa. The event is one of the longest-running and best-known traditional jazz festivals in the country, ...