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Ellnora - The Guitar Festival | Illinois | Pics

September 17, 2011

By Valerie Oliveiro Ellnora—The Guitar Festival :: 09.08.11-09.10.11 :: Krannert Center for Performing Arts :: Champaign-Urbana, IL Ellnora—The Guitar Festival held at Krannert Center for the Performing Arts on the University of Illinois campus celebrated its fourth incarnation this past weekend. With nearly 30 performances—including 17 free shows and 10 ticketed events—the biennial event hosted a ...

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Jazz This Week: Joe McPhee, Old Webster Jazz and Blues Festival, St. Louis Jazz Club's Annual Picnic, and More

September 16, 2011

There's a touch of fall in the air here in St. Louis, and along with cooler weather, this weekend also will feature plenty of noteworthy jazz and creative music performances. Let's go the highlights: Tonight, guitarist Daryl Darden, back home from the West Coast for an extended visit, plays a free concert for the Jazz at ...

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James Farm Kicks Off Berklee Beantown Jazz Festival in Boston on September 23

September 16, 2011

James FarmJames Farm, a powerhouse jazz ensemble featuring saxophonist Joshua Redman, pianist Aaron Parks, bassist Matt Penman, and drummer Eric Harland, kicks off this year's Berklee BeanTown Jazz Festival with a concert at the Berklee Performance Center on Friday, September 23, 2011 at 8:00 p.m. Tickets to the concert are $30-$42 and can be purchased online ...

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The 2nd Annual Warwick Valley Jazz Festival - A Success!

September 16, 2011

This year's second annual Warwick Valley Jazz Festival, which was held in Warwick NY, August 18-21 was a resounding success. From The Ray Barretto Legacy Band to The Skye Jazz Quartet to Rick Savage 4tet with Eliot Zigmund, Todd William's performance with Chris Persad and Mark Egan's show with Jeff Ciampa, this was a great follow ...

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Philly's Popped! Festival Adds Bands, Goes Green

September 15, 2011

PHILLY GOES GREEN: WASTE WATCHERS PROGRAM LAUNCHES AT POPPED!; FESTIVAL TO BE HELD SEPTEMBER 23-24 IN PHILADELPHIA'S FDR PARK POPPED! Music Festival announces the addition of three infectious, new acts to their already impressive music line-up. Philly's own Sun Airway and R&B singer-songwriter Nikki Jean plus, emerging NYC emcee ASAP Rocky have joined the festival's Saturday ...

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Concert for Kids Kicks Off 54th Monterey Jazz Festival Weekend

September 14, 2011

“Concert for Kids" Kicks Off 54th Monterey Jazz Festival Weekend with Free Jazz Concert at Monterey Fairgrounds, September 15, 2011 Next Generation Jazz Orchestra Will Perform for Hundreds of Monterey County Public School Music Students Next Generation Jazz Orchestra Trombonist Calvin Barthel is Named 15th Jimmy Lyons Scholar at Berklee College of Music Monterey, CA; The ...

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7th Annual Pittsfield City Jazz Festival Taking Place October 7-20 in Western Massachusetts

September 14, 2011

Grace Kelly, Phil Woods, Armen Donelian, Greg Caputo, and the BerkshiresJazz Youth Ensemble are among the performers at the 7th annual Pittsfield CityJazz Festival, October 7-20, 2011. The festival gets under way on Columbus Day weekend, Oct. 7-9 with Jazz About Town, when several restaurants and lounges in downtown Pittsfield offer a variety of instrumental and ...

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Boston Pops to Play W.Levon, Brandi Carlile at Life is Good Fest

September 13, 2011

BAREFOOT TRUTH SELECTED TO OPEN THE FESTIVAL; LIFE IS GOOD SET FOR SEPT 24-25 AT PROWSE FARM IN CANTON, MA Life is good is excited to announce that musicians from the Boston Pops have signed on to play at the 2011 Life is good Festival. World-class musicians from the Pops' string and brass sections led by ...

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Newport Festivals Foundation Announces 2012 Dates for Folk & Jazz Festivals

September 13, 2011

NEWPORT, RI: George Wein, Chairman of the Newport Festivals Foundation, Inc., is pleased to announce the dates of the 2012 Folk and Jazz festivals in Newport, RI. The Newport Folk Festival will be held July 28th and the Newport Jazz Festival is set for August 3rd. Additional information will be announced in the coming months. “Following ...

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The Earshot Jazz Festival -- "Seattle's Most Important Annual Jazz Event" -- Runs October 14 to November 6, 2011

September 12, 2011

Seattle's annual Earshot Jazz Festival presents more than 50 one-of-a-kind events in concert halls, clubs, and venues all around the city beginning October 14th and continuing through November 6th. Known for “adventurous, spot-on programming" and praised as “one of the best festivals in America" the Earshot Jazz Festival brings jazz greats from around the world into ...