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Chicago Jazz Festival Announces New Presenting Sponsor

July 14, 2009

The Chicago Jazz Festival is pleased to announce its brand new presenting sponsor, CareFusion Corporation. This year's festival includes headliners Gonzalo Rubalcaba Quintet, Dave Holland Big Band and The Arthur Hoyle Orchestra led by Muhal Richard Abrams. In a year where many festivals across the nation have been cancelled or put on hiatus, the 31st Annual ...

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Wrap-up of the 30th Edition of the Festival International de Jazz de Montreal a Musical Dream... Come True

July 14, 2009

The 30th anniversary of the Festival International de Jazz de Montreal enters the history books-and wasn't that a party! For 13 days and nights-two more than usual, a bonus for everyone, including our local hotels!-Montreal reveled in the best of jazz and its related musical genres in a historic and successful turning point for the Festival. ...

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Down on a Virginia Farm, a New Festival of Music

July 14, 2009

CASTLETON, Va. After Lorin Maazel conducted his last concerts as New York Philharmonic music director with four performances of Mahlers grandiose “Symphony of a Thousand" in late June, you could hardly fault him for seeking escape at his country home. Mr. Maazel, 79, however, has an idea of retreat that is different from most peoples: awaiting ...

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Abdullah Ibrahim, Manu Dibango & Others Highlight Brecon Jazz Festival

July 14, 2009

International jazz stars from around the world will be appearing at the 2009 Brecon Jazz Festival in Wales on Friday 7th through Sunday 9th August. Held in locations across the town of Brecon, the festival will feature South African piano legend Adbullah Ibrahim, Cameroonian saxophonist Manu Dibango and the Tunisian oud master Anouar Brahem. UK Jazz's ...

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Davenport Celebrates Bix, Its Jazz Pioneer

July 12, 2009

Davenport celebrates a jazz pioneer Leon Bismark “Bix" Beiderbecke was one of the first great white jazz musicians, a live-fast, die-young icon of the Roaring '20s. But in his hometown of Davenport, Iowa, on the Mississippi River, the mantra is “Bix Lives." Helping to keep that flame burning for Davenport's most famous resident, the Bix Beiderbecke ...

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Fiesta Cubana with Los Van Van and Afro-Cuban All-Stars, Followed by Ben Harper and Relentless7!

July 11, 2009

30th anniversary Rio Tinto Alcan Closing Event, Sunday, July 12, 7 p.m. Fiesta Cubana with Los Van Van and Afro-Cuban All-Stars, followed by Ben Harper & Relentless7! Montreal - Closing out an amazing 30th edition with a big bang, the Festival International de Jazz de Montreal invites fans to a festive, technicolour Rio Tinto Alcan 30th ...

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Honouring the "Father" of Jazz Festivals: A Tribute to George Wein

July 11, 2009

Montreal - For its 30th anniversary, the Festival International de Jazz de Montreal welcomes and honours George Wein, the “father” of jazz festivals, who created the very first event of its kind, the Newport Jazz Festival, 55 years ago. Yesterday, in the Maison du Festival Rio Tinto Alcan pressroom, Alain Simard, president and founder of the ...

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Old Webster Jazz and Blues Festival Set for Saturday, September 19

July 11, 2009

The ninth annual Old Webster Jazz and Blues Festival will take place from noon to 11:00 p.m., Saturday, September 19 along Gore, Allen and Lockwood avenues in the business district of the St. Louis suburb of Webster Groves. Admission is free.Performers on the event's two stages will include Wild, Cool & Swingin', Two Times ...

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AT&T San Jose Jazz Festival Continues Tradition of Great Music, Family Fun, and Affordability

July 11, 2009

San Jose Jazz announced the annual AT&T San Jose Jazz Festival to be presented August 7-9 in downtown San Jose. From Friday afternoon to Sunday evening, music lovers will converge on the heart of Silicon Valley to enjoy three days of jazz, blues, salsa, Latin, R&B, electronica and many other forms of contemporary music. The festival ...

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2009 Jazz-Blues-Music Fests for July Worldwide

July 10, 2009

Here is a list of links to July 2009 worldwide Jazz, Blues and Music fests...list is courtesy of JAZZ NEWS online...a great Jazz and Blues world music resource... Worldwide July 2009:Complete listingUSA July 2009:AK, FairbanksFairbanks Summer Arts Festivaltba July 2009AL, FlorenceW.C. Handy Music ...