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Newport Jazz Festival 2012
by Dan Bilawsky
Newport Jazz FestivalFort Adams State ParkNewport, RIAugust 3-5, 2012 While countless jazz festivals have sprung up in all corners of the world, droves of people still flock to the one that's considered the granddaddy of them all. The Newport Jazz Festival has been a testament to the power, possibilities and ...
George Wein & Newport All-stars Perform At Scullers July 21
George Wein’s Newport All-Stars to Perform at Scullers Jazz Club on Saturday, July 21, at 8pm and 10pm NEW YORK, NY: legendary impresario George Wein at the helm, the Newport All-Stars, featuring Lew Tabackin, Anat Cohen, Howard Alden, Jay Leonhart and Lewis Nash, will present an evening of swinging jazz at Scullers Jazz Club, 400 Soldiers ...
Goodbye Phoebe and Hello Timme
by Dan Morgenstern
Phoebe Jacobs, who left us on April 9, 2012 just a couple of months shy of 94, was a most remarkable lady who did so much for the music and its makers, as so well-documented in last month's Big Band in the Sky.I first encountered Phoebe when she was handling press and taking care ...
Kenny Barron and Ron Carter Awarded for Lifetime Contributions to Jazz
The DC Jazz Festival (DCJF) will present its annual Lifetime Achievement Award to two of the world’s most renowned jazz artists, Kenny Barron and Ron Carter, at its 8th annual Festival, held June 1-10. Each year the DCJF honors jazz greats for their indelible lifetime contributions to jazz and humanity. Past awardees include Jimmy Heath, Eddie ...
Lewis Nash All-Stars with Wynton Marsalis, Phoenix, AZ, April 11, 2011
by Patricia Myers
Lewis Nash All-Stars with Wynton MarsalisMusical Instrument MuseumPhoenix, AZApril 11, 2012An evening of bebop, swing, Latin and blues celebrated acclaimed drummer Lewis Nash and raised funds for youth programs of Jazz in Arizona. The 35-year-old nonprofit jazz-support organization recently opened The Nash, a performance and youth education center established in Phoenix ...
DC Jazz Festival Receives NEA Jazz Masters Live Grant
The DC Jazz Festival (DCJF) today announced that it has been awarded a National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) Jazz Masters Live grant for the fifth year. The DCJF was one of 12 non-profits selected to receive a total of $135,000 in funding. NEA Jazz Masters Live grants help bring legendary musicians, writers, producers and scholars ...
APAP JazzConnect Session: NEA Jazz Masters & Jazz Futures: Paying It Forward @ Hilton New York: January 9
The Association of Performing Arts Presenters features jazz—its leaders, masters and music—at annual performing arts industry conference in New York City. Topic NEA Jazz Masters & Jazz Futures: Paying It Forward Where Hilton New York Mercury Ballroom New York, NY 212-586-7000 When Mon, January ...
APAP | NYC 2012 Hosts JazzConnect: January 6-10
The Association of Performing Arts Presenters features jazz—its leaders, masters and music—at annual performing arts industry conference in New York City. Friday Jan. 6, 2012 9 AM-Noon PRE-CONFERENCE FORUM: FREE Building Jazz Culture—Local to Global Hilton, Sutton South How do you build and support a thriving cultural community? What are ...
“What We Do” at the Louis Armstrong House Museum
What do they do at the Louis Armstrong House? A Who's Who of the Jazz world were introduced to Louis Armstrong singing “That's My Home" in the first moments of a video about “What We Do." At this first Louis Armstrong House Museum Gala on December 6th, 2011 the first “Louie," went to a 92-year-old, jazz ...
Curacao North Sea Jazz Festival: Sept. 2-3, 2011
by R.J. DeLuke
Curacao North Sea Jazz FestivalWorld Trade CenterCuracaoSept. 2-3, 2011 The island of Curacao, in the Caribbean Sea, is an exotic place of sun and fun, and maybe the last place to expect a jazz festival. Then again, why not? Jazz music is all over the world, and festivals are global. ...
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