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36th Annual Freihofer's Saratoga Jazz Festival Announces 2013 Lineup

March 12, 2013

SAT, JUNE 29 - SUN, JUNE 30 Tony Bennett, Buddy Guy, David Sanborn & Bob James, McCoy Tyner Quartet with special guest John Scofield, Preservation Hall Jazz Band, Ladysmith Black Mambazo, Kevin Eubanks, Gregory Porter and Rudresh Mahanthappa’s Gamak, among others The 36th annual Freihofer’s Saratoga Jazz Festival, one of the most celebrated and longest running ...

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Newport Jazz Festival Presents Swinging Young Stars

March 12, 2013

2013 Newport Jazz Festival Continues Tradition of Showcasing Swinging Young Stars of Today and Tomorrow August 2-4 “We now have so many music schools graduating people who major in jazz, and there’s amazing talent out there. I want to give these young people exposure and be a part of what they’re bringing to music while still ...

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Atlanta Jazz Festival Shines Spotlight On New Faces Of Jazz

February 26, 2013

Atlanta, GA: “The 36th Annual Atlanta Jazz Festival will shine a spotlight on the wealth of emerging talent in the jazz world as we celebrate Generation Next,” states Camille Russell Love, Director of the City of Atlanta Office of Cultural Affairs. “We have always presented the best and brightest on the scene and this year we ...

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Newport Jazz Festival: Natalie Cole, Freddy Cole, Gregory Porter, Dee Alexander

February 26, 2013

2013 NEWPORT JAZZ FESTIVAL GIVES VOICE TO AN EXCITING SLATE OF SOULFUL LEGENDS AND RISING STARS FEATURING NATALIE COLE, GREGORY PORTER FREDDY COLE AND DEE ALEXANDER NEWPORT, RI: Continuing the rich tradition of presenting the best of emerging and established musicians, the 2013 Newport Jazz Festival, produced by Newport Festivals Foundation, will feature an eclectic slate ...

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Change Of The Century - New Jazz For The 21st, to Present Cutting-Edge Contemporary Jazz Artists Monthly at The Howland Cultural Center in Beacon, NY

February 24, 2013

Beginning in March and continuing into the summer, the Howland Cultural Center in Beacon, NY will present a monthly series, “Change of the Century – New Jazz for the 21st”, featuring some of the most exciting figures in contemporary music. Organized by local musician, writer and multimedia artist James Keepnews, “Change of the Century” intends to ...

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Seabreeze Jazz Festival To Showcase Smooth Jazz In The Ultimate Weekend Of Music April 17th-21st In Panama City Beach, FL

February 23, 2013

Panama City Beach, FL: The white-sand beaches of Panama City Beach, Florida will again be the backdrop for an incredible weekend of smooth jazz entertainment as The 15th Annual Seabreeze Jazz Festival® returns to Panama City Beach April 17th-22nd. All main performances will take place at the Pier Park Amphitheater (Aaron Beasant Park) adjacent to the ...

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Power Pop Legends Shoes Begin 2013 Shows With SXSW Debut In March

February 22, 2013

In celebration of their first new album in 18 years, the acclaimed Ignition, the boys from Zion fire up for Austin ZION, Ill. — Following the August 2012 release of Ignition, their first new album in 18 years, Shoes will appear at the South by Southwest (SXSW) Music Conference and Festival in Austin, Texas in March, ...

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Bassist Marcus Miller Joins August 3 Line-up At 2013 Newport Jazz Festival

February 21, 2013

BASSIST MARCUS MILLER JOINS AUGUST 3 LINE-UP AT 2013 NEWPORT JAZZ FESTIVAL NEWPORT, RI: Marcus Miller, the stellar composer, producer and multi-instrumentalist best known as a bassist, has been added to the Saturday, August 3, line-up of the Newport Jazz Festival® presented by Natixis Global Asset Management, which takes place August 2 - 4 at the ...

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Scott Hamilton at the PDX Festival

February 21, 2013

When Scott Hamilton came to prominence in the 1970s he was a jazz wunderkind unlike any other saxophonist of his generation. He was twenty-two years old when he arrived in New York from Providence, Rhode Island in 1976. Most of his saxophone contemporaries wanted to be John Coltrane, blazing trails through the post-bebop era. Hamilton wanted ...

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Announcing The 12th Annual Brubeck Festival "Dave Brubeck Across Time--A Tribute To His Legacy," March 18-23, 2013

February 16, 2013

University of the Pacific’s Brubeck Institute presents the Twelfth Annual Brubeck Festival, titled Dave Brubeck Across Time, which honors his legacy as a jazz giant and his Stockton, California roots. The 2013 Festival is a broad-based tribute to his legacy that covers the spectrum of jazz in its fullest expression: live concert performances ranging from jazz ...