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News: Festival

Phillip 'Doc' Martin Returns to Catalina Island Jazztraxx Festival

Jamaican-American saxophonist Phillip “Doc" Martin is among 40 Smooth Jazz stars set to shine at the 24th Catalina Island JazzTrax Festival over 3 weekends beginning September 30 in the spectacular Avalon Casino Ballroom (Looking out to Sea) and unplugged under the nighttime skies at the Wrigley's Ranch on exquisite California island. The dentistry grad and saxophonist, ...

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News: Festival

Curacao North Sea Jazz Festival in Progress on the Dutch Island

North Sea Jazz Festival, the world's largest indoor jazz festival, has for 35 years brought the biggest, broadest range of artists to The Netherlands. The offshoot Curacao North Sea Jazz Festival is in progress on the hospitable and vibrant Dutch island. Headlining the festival debut are multiple Grammy award winning performers Simply Red, George Benson, Natalie ...

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News: Festival

Simply Red, George Benson, Natalie Cole Headline 1st Curacao North Sea Jazz Festival, Sept 3-4.

The North Sea Jazz Festival, the world's largest indoor jazz festival, has for 35 years brought the biggest, broadest range of artists to the Netherlands. But, on the 3rd & 4th of September 2010 the festival's ripples fan out to the Caribbean to inaugurate the Curacao North Sea Jazz Festival on the hospitable and vibrant Dutch ...

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News: Radio

WDNA 'Jazz Encounter' Uniting Generations of Jazz Musicians

The 3rd Friday of each month, beginning August 20, WDNA presents Jazz Encounters—uniting generations of jazz musicians—where young musicians are invited to jam with some of the best musicians in South Florida. The venue WDNA Jazz Gallery, 2921 Coral Way, the sessions bring together musicians of varying ages and ethnic backgrounds, male and female, together in ...

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News: Recording

Esperanza Spaulding Releases Chamber Music Society CD

Esperanza Spaulding Releases Chamber Music Society CD

Esperanza Spalding is releasing her second album on the Heads Up label, Chamber Music Society , on August 17th. Chamber Music Society is Spalding's follow up to the 2008 release, Esperanza, which sat atop Billboard's Contemporary Jazz chart for over 70 weeks. About the CD: On the opening track of her much-lauded, self-titled major label debut, ...

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News: Performance / Tour

University Singers Ends UK Five-City Tour in Reading and London

Jamaica's highly acclaimed University Singers, under the direction of Noel Dexter, approaches the end of its five-city UK tour with a penultimate performance in Reading on Saturday, August 14. The tour began in London on July 23 and travelled to Berlin, Germany August 1-3 before returning to the UK. Conducted under the theme, Connecting with Diaspora: ...

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News: Festival

Simply Red, George Benson, Natalie Cole Headline First Curacao North Sea Jazz Festival

The North Sea Jazz Festival, the world's largest indoor jazz festival, has for 35 years brought the biggest, broadest range of artists to the Netherlands. But, on the 3th & 4th of September 2010 the festival's ripples fan out to the Caribbean to inaugurate the Curacao North Sea Jazz Festival on the hospitable and vibrant Dutch ...

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News: Performance / Tour

Al Jarreau Back on Tour

Al Jarreau Back on Tour

Al Jarreau resumed his world tour with a sold-out show near Frankfurt, Germany, in the city of Hanau. He performed for a thrilled, and loudly appreciative audience.On the day before the concert, Al hit the studio to try out his voice and do some recording. The result is a new song, entitled “Double Face," ...

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News: Performance / Tour

Al Jarreau to Resume Touring on Aug. 3

Al Jarreau to Resume Touring on Aug. 3

Jazz star Al Jarreau's management has sought to clarify circumstances surrounding his health and hospitalization on the singer's website. Ihe statement posted, which also indicates that the tour will resume August 3 in Hanau, Germany, at Amphitheatre Schloss Philippsruhe, clarified that 'Jarreau did not collapse during a performance as had been reported in the ...

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News: Interview

Al Jarreau's Recovery 'Going Well'

Al Jarreau's Recovery 'Going Well'

Jazz star Al Jarreau's recovery is “going well" following his recent health scare and he could be released from hospital as soon as this weekend, according to his doctor.The 70-year-old Grammy winner had been receiving treatment at a hospital in the French Alps following his collapse last week, moments before his set at a ...


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