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Eddie Palmieri and Pete Escovedo at the Healdsburg Jazz Festival

June 5, 2008

Summer means one thing to the jazz world - the return of several festivals around the country, showcasing a variety of artists, including Latin Jazz musicians. These events take many shapes and sizes; some cover several days while others employ a number of different musicians throughout the course of one day. Many of these summer events ...

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Herbie Hancock Headlines 30th Playboy Jazz Festival

June 4, 2008

Gentlemen Start Your Engines, the 30th Anniversary Playboy Jazz Festival About to Begin! Playboy Jazz Festival at the Hollywood Bowl Saturday & Sunday, June 14 & 15, 2008 Save the date for Playboy's annual celebration of jazz and blues with a spectacular array of musical talents. This year marks the 30th Anniversary of the event that ...

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Wynton Marsalis at Marciac Jazz Festival

June 3, 2008

Wynton to play in Marciac 2008 with his Septet, Quintet and Richard Galliano at Marciac Jazz Festival The first concert will be performed at the Chapiteau by his Septet: Wynton Marsalis, Marcus Roberts (to be confirmed), Reginald Veal, Herlin Riley, Wess Anderson, Wycliffe Gordon and Victor Goines. The second performance will take place on August 13 ...

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Jazz Port Townsend: Bob Florence Tribute Concert

June 3, 2008

Bob Florence Memorial Concert on July 26th Centrum Jazz All Star-Big Band Tribute Concert to Bob Florence Legendary jazz composer, arranger and Big Band leader Bob Florence, who won a Grammy and two Emmy awards during his long career, died five days before his 76th birthday on May 15th. For several years, Florence had been a ...

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2008 Rochester International Jazz Festival: June 13-21, 2008 (7th Edition)

June 3, 2008

The 2007 Rochester International Jazz Festival saw its attendance soar to 121,000, a 51% increase over attendance of 80,000 in 2006. This represents the largest single-year attendance jump in the Festival's history. The Festival's sixth edition was held June 8-16, electrifying downtown Rochester's east end cultural district. More than 600 artists from 15 countries performed in ...

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JVC Jazz Festival New York

June 3, 2008

The 2008 JVC Jazz Festival New York, produced by The Festival Network, presents a “festival within the festival" at the Concert Hall at the New York Society for Ethical Culture, 2 West 64th Street at Central Park West.Beginning June 17, the JVC Jazz Festival New York takes over the stage at the Concert Hall at NYSEC ...

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JazzBoston's 2009 Jazz Week Dates Set: Mark Your Calendar

June 3, 2008

JazzBoston has announced that the dates for Jazz Week 2009 will be Saturday, April 25, to Sunday, May 3. During the recently concluded Jazz Week 2008, which ran from April 26 through May 4 and was officially proclaimed by Boston Mayor Thomas Menino, thousands of music fans took in hundreds of jazz performances in the Greater ...

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Back to Yasgur's Farm / Woodstock Museum

June 3, 2008

Taking in the Woodstock Museum I paid a visit a few weeks ago to Bethel, a very small town in upstate New York where I had been once before. As soon as I got there, it started raining. I wasn't surprised. The last time I was there it also rained quite a bit. That was in ...

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Umbria Jazz Festival | July 11 - 21 | Perugia, Italy

June 3, 2008

Live your fantasy this summer by traveling to Umbria, the “green heart of Italy" for Europe's hottest jazz festival - the Umbria Jazz Festival in Perugia, Italy. Experience Umbria is offering two six-day, five-night packages that include front row tickets to all of the headliners, entrance to the festival's more intimate venues, ground transportation to all ...

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Chicago's Unique Public Plaza Comes to Life on a Global Scale: Music Without Borders

June 3, 2008

In the heart of Chicago lies an oasis. This is no desert oasis-it won't disappear before your eyes, there's no sandy grit, and it has as much replenishment for a thirsty mind as it does for a thirsty body. It's Millennium Park, a space created in the busy downtown hub that was designed with Chicago in ...