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Jazz Festivals
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Written by Andrea Canter, Contributing Editor
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Monday, 27 March 2006 |
 Zooid at ICJF © Andrea Canter
What free major jazz
event is within an easy day’s drive of the Twin Cities, Chicago, Omaha, and
a bit less St. Louis? The 14th Annual Iowa City Jazz
Festival takes place June 30-July 2 in the middle of one of the most
culturally astute, jazz friendly small towns in America. Held on the
famed (and shaded!) “Pentacrest” of the University of Iowa, this
festival has grown in stature and musical offerings to be one of the
best of the free outdoor festivals in the nation. The line-up this
year is dazzling, from the explosive modern dramaticsts The Bad Plus
to the organic vibes of Mel Rhyne to the sublime piano of Geof Keezer
to the post bop modernism of the Mingus Dynasty.
Interspersed among the national headliners will be the best of local
and regional jazz, as well as youth and college band tents promoting
the future of jazz in Iowa and beyond. |
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Written by Ronaldo Oregano
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Tuesday, 14 March 2006 |
 Matt Wilson, Photo by Andrea Canter
With a lineup of superb jazz, blues and classical artists
appearing as part of the 20th annual Juneau Jazz & Classics, this
unique musical celebration is giving music loving travelers a good
reason to pack their bags. This May 19-27, Juneau Jazz & Classics
presents its 9-day festival with an ultimate roster of world-renowned
talent, in concert, on catamaran cruises, in scenic churches and free
events. Travel packages, called the Festival Passport, including
lodging at the festival’s sponsor hotels, Aspen Hotels and the Westmark
Baranof, and concert tickets provide for this world-class event to lure
you to a place where scales are not only on fresh king salmon. Top it
off with a discount from Alaska Airlines and there’s no better time to
enjoy all Juneau has to offer.
This unique festival eloquently combines jazz and classical music
traditions and doesn’t stop there. Experience 9-days of live music by
over 30 world-renowned artists including Matt Wilson’s Arts & Crafts. The Campbell
Brothers, are bound to raise the roof with the soaring, wailing,
shouting, singing and swinging sounds of the sacred steel guitar. Add a
high energy rhythm section and gusty gospel vocals for an
extraordinarily uplifting musical experience. |
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Written by Administrator
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Thursday, 09 March 2006 |
 Herbie Hancock
Heralding the comeback of New Orleans music and culture, organizers of the 2006 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival announced a music lineup filled with hundreds of New Orleans' most beloved musicians, an array of superstars who have delivered some of the Festival's most thrilling performances, and major artists making their Jazz Fest debuts at the first post-Katrina event on April 28-30 and May 5-7.
Bruce Springsteen and the Seeger Sessions Band will make their first-ever Jazz Fest appearance on Sunday, April 30, Festival organizers announced . Springsteen and the new band will release a new album next month featuring songs associated with the legendary guiding light of American music, Pete Seeger, and their Jazz Fest debut will feature most of the musicians who worked on the recording.
Etta James, Herbie Hancock, Dave Bartholomew, Warren Haynes, Bonerama, Red Stick Ramblers, Spencer Bohren, Darius Brooks & SDM Choir, John Rankin, Ingrid Lucia, New Orleans Jazz Vipers, Wess "Warm Daddy" Anderson, Topsy Chapman, New Leviathan Oriental Foxtrot Orchestra, Walter Payton & Snapbeans, Bonerama, Bobby Lounge, Bill Summers with members of Los Hombres Calientes, Mighty Chariots of Fire, Danza featuring Evan Christopher & Tom McDermott, Kirk Joseph's Backyard Groove, Pinettes Brass Band, Olympia Brass Band, Carrollton Hunters Mardi Gras Indians and others have also been added to the lineup, Davis said. |
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Saturday, 25 February 2006 |
 Dianne Reeves
The Berks Jazz Fest runs March
17-26, 2006 at multiple venues throughout Berks County and is stocked
with a lineup of artists deep and talented enough to merit considerable
conversation. There's such a vibe throughout Berks during the festival
it's as if everybody is celebrating birthdays at the same time and
everybody is invited to the party.
Unique concerts being produced for
Berks Jazz Fest include tributes to the music of Marvin Gaye and
Motown; Brazilian legend Ivan Lins; and the Festival Finale is a
Wes Montgomery
Tribute.
The festival has a spectacular
beginning with Grammy Award-winning vocalist Dianne Reeves and keyboard
icon Joe Sample performing in a grand opening concert. |
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Written by Norman Vickers
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Friday, 10 February 2006 |
 Pensacola JazzFest 2006, upcoming Saturday and Sunday April 1-2,
promises to be an exciting event. We have already contracted with a New
York quartet consisting of Russ
Kassoff on piano, Harry Allen
on saxophone, Gene Bertoncini
on guitar and Jay Leonhart on
bass. They are all tops in their field. We have again
contracted with the Rebirth Brass Band
of New Orleans, who were a big crowd-pleaser at last year’s
JazzFest. Each of the New York group will have his own set, so
with these players, plus winner of the local Phillips piano
competition, vocalists Holly Shelton
and Kitt Lough with their
sets, the jazz ensembles from UWF and PJC plus a high school and
middle school group, that should complete the main stage
schedule. This will be our third year to sponsor the youth stage,
featuring local and regional youth groups. This has been a good
addition to the JazzFest line-up.
The Pensacola JazzFest, now in its 23rd year, is a free festival
celebrating America’s unique musical contribution to the world.
Total cost of the Pensacola JazzFest is approximately $60,000.
The Jazz Society works all year to make this our annual gift to the
community.
The 2006 Pensacola JazzFest poster design, Jammin' with the bird, was
created by artist Paul Wierzbinski, a resident of Lexington, KY, who
also has a residence in Seagrove Beach, FL. The 2006 posters will
be available for sale at the 23rd Pensacola JazzFest, which takes place
in Seville Square, located in historic downtown Pensacola, on Saturday
and Sunday, April 1-2. Performances will run from noon to 6:00
p.m. on Saturday, and from noon to 5:45 p.m. on Sunday. This free
jazz festival is presented annually by the
Jazz Society of Pensacola. |
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