Results for "Festival"

Thelonious Monks Big-Band Jazz, Personalized, Soloized and Energized

November 24, 2008

Some of Thelonious Monks music is more than 60 years old, but it still has magic properties. It keeps small-group jazz honest: his compositions still contain relevant lessons about melody and harmony, rhythm and open space. Above it all they are songs: you can whistle them. But his music is also playful and rugged enough to ...

Joshua Tree Fest Early Lineup

November 24, 2008

A BUMP HEAVY INITIAL OFFERING FOR SO-CAL FESTIVAL Gandalf Murphy & Co. The 7th annual Joshua Tree Music Festival is happening May 15-17, 2009 in the wilds of Southern California. The first set of artists is jammed with interesting sounds sure to kick up a desert cloud. The festival is offering an early bird price of ...

L.A. Jazz Collective Fall Festival Saxophone Summit 2008

November 21, 2008

The biggest jazz event of the week has to be the L.A. Jazz Collectives Fall Festival, a three-night, four-venue bash that begins Friday at the Pasadena Jazz Institute. Headlines with the Josh Aguilar Group, Damon Zick and Friends, the Joe Bagg Quintet (with trumpeter Ron Stout) and the Steve Cotter Group; then Saturday at PJI again ...

Bear Creek Music Fest | 11.13-16 | FL

November 21, 2008

Words by: Frank Etheridge | Images by: Zach Mahone & Kenny Dolan Bear Creek Music & Art Festival :: 11.13.08 - 11.16.08 :: The Spirit of the Suwannee Music Park :: Live Oak, FL Two lasting impressions upon returning from the second annual Bear Creek Music & Art Festival: 1. Florida is quite a purple ...

Chicago B and B Fest Schedule

November 21, 2008

Chicago Bluegrass & Blues Fest Releases Stage Schedule The Avett Brothers The inaugural Chicago Bluegrass & Blues Festival will transport the concertgoer through the genre-defying evolution of music today. The one-day event, held on Saturday, November 22 from noon to midnight, will serve as a tribute to two schools of music that continue to shape and ...

St. Louis Jazz and Heritage Festival Goes "On Hiatus" for 2009

November 21, 2008

Cultural Festivals, the organization that produces the Saint Louis Jazz and Heritage Festival, announced today that the event would be “on hiatus" for 2009. From the press release:“Cultural Festivals, the not-for-profit organization that produces one-of-a-kind events such as the Saint Louis Art Fair, the Big Read, and the Saint Louis Jazz and Heritage Festival, announced ...

The First International Body Music Festival Hits San Francisco/Oakland, December 2-7 2008

November 20, 2008

Hambone. Gumboot. Palmas. Kecak. From the tundra to the tropics, people can’t resist the urge to snap, clap, step, slap, holler, and sing artful music. This universal resonator—our bodies—and its myriad global sounds will ignite audiences at the First International Body Music Festival in San Francisco and Oakland (December 2-7, 2008), featuring body musicians performing traditional ...

Jacofest: A Tribute to Jaco Pastorius

November 20, 2008

Jacofest - A Tribute to Jaco Pastorius at Iridium November 20 - 23 New York, NY - The late great bassist-composer Jaco Pastorius, an undeniable force on contemporary jazz during the 70s as well as a towering influence on two generations of musicians, will be feted at the Iridium Jazz Club in New York from November ...

Globalfest 2009 at Webster Hall in NYC, January 11

November 18, 2008

World Music Breakthroughs, Now on Stage in America: globalFEST 2009 at NYC's Webster Hall, January 11, 2009 Line-up to feature Calypso Rose, Chicha Libre, Femi Kuti & the Positive Force, Hot 8 Brass Band, Kailash Kher's Kailasa, L&O, La Troba Kung-f, Marcio Local, Occidental Brothers Dance Band International, Shanbehzadeh Ensemble, Tanya Tagaq, and Watcha Clan If ...

Guitar Festival Reviewed in Post-Dispatch

November 17, 2008