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Vancouver's Royal Canadian Jazz and Music Happenings

August 14, 2008

Steve Winwood Classic rocker performs songs from his new album, Nine Months. River Rock Casino Resort, Richmond, Aug. 14, 8 pm, $69.50/89.50, 604-280-4444. Drive Farewell Concert CBC Radio marks the end of Jurgen Gothe's reign as host of the drive-home show with concert hosted by Gothe and including A Touch of Brass, Tangissimo, Marc Atkinson Trio, ...

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Bay Area Summer Ending Music Fest

August 14, 2008

Here come the summer-ending music festivals It's that time of the year to feel ... festive. At least musically; because so many big musical events are coming to the Bay Area the next couple of weeks. It's almost as if the music gods are trying to throw as much music at you before school starts, so ...

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Gatsby Jazz at the American Riviera

August 14, 2008

SANTA BARBARA, CA - Inspired by the F. Scott Fitzgerald classic, Barbecue Club Entertainment presents the Gatsby Jazz Festival, Saturday, August 30, 2008, with headlining artist Brian Culbertson. Embodying the richness and glamour of the era, the inaugural “white linen & lawn" event will be held at the sophisticatedly hip Santa Barbara Polo & Racquet Club, ...

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State of the Art: Newport's Jazz ID Check

August 13, 2008

You could find just about any kind of jazz you wanted on the three stages at the JVC Jazz Festival in Newport last weekend: jazz as heavy metal (Marco Benevento Trio), jazz as twee prog (Jacob Fred Jazz Odyssey), jazz as history lesson (George Wein's Newport All-Stars), jazz as avant-trad import (Empirical), jazz as pop funk ...

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Newport Jazz Fest Had It All

August 13, 2008

Great weather and enthusiastic crowds combine for another successful jazz festival It was the perfect weekend. The sun was shining on the water like diamonds, the sky was gingham blue, and a breeze chased the sweat away on the backs and necks of people who gathered at Fort Adams State Park this weekend. It was the ...

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2008 Detroit Jazz Fest Line Up: A Love Supreme: The Philly/Detroit Summit

August 13, 2008

Carhartt Amphitheatre SATURDAY AUG 30 Detroit Jazz Fest All-Star Youth Ensemble 1:15-2:00 Michigan State University Big Band Tribute to Thad Jones with Jon Faddis 2:30-3:30pm Swiss Movement Revisited: Javon Jackson Band with Les McCann ...

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Old Webster Jazz & Blues Festival Celebrates Big Easy

August 13, 2008

What: Webster-Kirkwood Times Presents the 8th Annual Old Webster Jazz & Blues Festival - “A family-friendly music & cultural festival featuring multiple stages of locally and nationally recognized performers in jazz, blues, zydeco, funk, and R&B" Where: Webster Groves Historic District at Gore & Lockwood Avenues (St. Louis) When: Saturday, September 20th, ...

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Local Players Enliven New Haven Jazz Festival

August 13, 2008

The newly revived New Haven Jazz Festival ended on a triumphant note Sunday evening on the New Haven Green. Onetime Elm City resident Wayne Escoffery blasted the blues away with a supercharged set featuring his Veneration ensemble. Escoffery's authoritative tenor saxophonics provided some of the festival's most euphoric moments, especially when juxtaposed against the compelling vibraphone ...

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The Soul of the Long Beach Jazz Festival

August 12, 2008

By Ricky Richardson Long Beach-A precedent record setting throng of people crowded unto every inch of grass at the Rainbow Lagoon for the 21st Annual Long Beach Jazz Festival, August 8-10 presented by Rainbow Promotions. Nary could a speck of grass be seen by mid afternoon as a colorful array of blankets, towels, beach chairs, pop-up ...

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Smooth Mix of Jazz Legends and New Faces in Newport

August 11, 2008

Fort Adams State Park, Newport, R.I., Saturday and yesterday Over the course of two days in Newport's historic Fort Adams State Park, 28 acts spread out across three stages, without a dud in the bunch. The range of styles touched nearly every corner of what could be considered jazz or its outliers. The ...