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Chicago a Boundary-Breaking Jazz Festival

March 14, 2009

Music in America tends to be marketed narrowly, by genre, with clubs and festivals targeting specific musical tastes. But at least one musical event ignores the barriers that separate jazz listeners from their classical counterparts, world-music lovers from devotees of the avant- garde. And the fifth annual edition of Pick-Staiger Concert Hall's Spring Festival, continuing into ...

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Playboy Jazz Festival Announces Lineup

March 14, 2009

The Neville Brothers, Sharon Jones and the Dap- Kings, the Wayne Shorter Quartet and Kenny G are among the performers slated to appear at the 31st Annual Playboy Jazz Festival, June 13-14 at the Hollywood Bowl. In addition to the Neville Brothers and Sharon Jones, Saturday's lineup will feature a 50th anniversary salute to Miles Davis' ...

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Midnight Oil Returns at Wet Melbourne Bushfire Gig

March 14, 2009

Melbourne Before they went onstage, Oils drummer Rob Hirst had joked, “A cabinet minister going back to being a rock musician. Surely that's a world first." Unexpected rain and chilly temperatures were no deterrent for the 81,000 fans who turned out today (March 14) for the Sound Relief bushfire benefit concert at the Melbourne ...

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Greek Theatre and Gibson Amphitheatre Announce Summer Series

March 14, 2009

The Greek Theatre and the Gibson Amphitheatre have announced their forthcoming summer concert series for 2009, along with an expanded edition of their Premiere Marquee Club perks package. Among the notable headliners this season at the Greek are alt-country siren Neko Case, chamber-folk auteur Andrew Bird, dapper soul man John Legend and globe-trotting folk veterans Gipsy ...

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Central Park Summerstage Sets Schedule

March 14, 2009

This year’s free concerts at Central Park SummerStage will begin on June 12 with a performance by the New York Pops. Among the 29 other free shows confirmed so far by the City Parks Foundation: Wally Lamb reading from his latest novel, “The Hour I First Believed” (June 17); French tennis star ...

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Bear Creek: Galactic, Dump, Slip

March 12, 2009

The Bear Creek Music and Art Festival The Bear Creek Music and Art Festival proudly returns to the magical Spirit of the Suwannee Music Park in Live Oak, Florida for the weekend of November 13 - 15, 2009. The initial lineup includes: The Slip Galactic x 2 Karl Denson's Tiny Universe x 2

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Temecula Valley International Jazz Festival

March 12, 2009

Live Jazz concerts Family Fun, Dixieland, Big Bands, Swing, Straight Ahead... an Art Faire, workshops and more! Take over Old Town Temecula for the 6th Annual Temecula International Jazz Festival July 10-12th. The Southern California Wine Country of Temecula comes alive again this year with Poncho Sanchez, Alex Ligertwood formerly of SANATANA, Kenny Burrell, Richie Cole, ...

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2009 Detroit International Jazz Festival Announces Theme

March 12, 2009

Detroit, MI – Today, organizers of the Detroit Jazz Fest announced the festival theme and initial slate of performers for its 30th anniversary Labor Day Weekend (September 4 - 7). In celebration of three decades of presenting jazz, the Detroit Jazz Fest will honor key jazz families and Detroit's own significant history of players and composers. ...

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Monterey Jazz Festival's Next Generation Festival, April 3 5, 2009 in Downtown Monterey

March 11, 2009

Monterey Jazz Festival's Next Generation Festival Hosts Country's Top Young Jazz Musicians April 3 5, 2009 In Downtown Monterey 57 Big Bands, Combos, And Vocal Ensembles From 6 States Compete For Spot On MJF Stages 47 Bands From 14 Counties In California Are Finalists Special Appearances By Student Groups From Japan and England Jazz ...

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Festival International de Jazz de Montreal celebrates its 30th birthday with Chris Botti, Ornette Coleman, Maria Schneider, Wayne Shorter, Gary Burton and Pat Metheny

March 11, 2009

Beirut, Chris Botti, Jackson Browne, Pink Martini, Ornette Coleman Quartet, Maria Schneider, King Sunny Ade and Femi Kuti & The Positive Force, Wayne Shorter Quartet, The Lost Fingers, Gary Burton Quartet Revisited with Pat Metheny, Steve Swallow and Antonio Sanchez, George Wein and the Newport All-Stars, Battle of the Bands with the Glenn Miller Orchestra and ...