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Jazz Legends in Wine Country: The 2006 Healdsburg Jazz Festival, June 1-11 Print E-mail
Written by Andrea Canter, Contributing Editor   
Monday, 17 April 2006
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Billy Hart, Photo by Andrea Canter
San Francisco may be the polished jewel of the Pacific Coast, but north and inland in the heart of Sonoma Wine Country sits another gem, the town of Healdsburg. Home to art galleries, wineries, a new multi-star hotel and a charming city square, Healdsburg also hosts one of the nation’s most user-friendly jazz festivals, held over ten days each June. Local and less known musicians kick off the festival, and over the next week the excitement builds to the final weekend of headliners who attract crowds to area wineries and the refurbished Raven Theater. This year, the line-up includes Mark Murphy, the Heath Brothers’ Tribute to Percy Heath, Charlie Haden’s Quartet West, the Billy Hart Trio, and the grand finale, the McCoy Tyner Trio. With the additional talents of veteran drummer Louis Bellson, Marc Cary, Bruce Foreman, the John Heard Trio and more, there’s ample reason to plan a west coast vacation around jazz and wine in Sonoma County, just two hours north of San Francisco.
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25th Cape May Jazz Festival Honors Little Jimmy Scott, 4/21-23 Print E-mail
Written by Ronaldo Oregano   
Wednesday, 29 March 2006
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Jimmy Scott, Photo by Andrea Canter

The 25thannual Cape May Jazz Festival Honoring Little Jimmy Scott runs April 21-23, 2006. This year's line-up will be featuring Little Jimmy Scott and Jazz Expressions, Hugh Masekela, Billy Paul, Carmen Lundy, Mike Stern, Eric Lewis, Nancy Kelly, Willie Martinez and La Familia, Edgardo Cintron, Greg Skaff, Joe Baione, Elio VillaFranca with Denise King, Keisa Brown and the Rolling Thunder Band, Sharon Clarke, Point Blank, Frank Bey and Willie Roundtree, Big James Montgomery and the Chicago Playboys, Steve Guyger, Tony doRosario, Sherry Wilson Butler and Jams, Blues Jam, Latin Jam, Family Concert with Cape May Youth All Stars, and complimentary workshops: voice, guitar, saxaphone, percussion and improvisation for beginners and more advanced participants.

The festivals offer acoustic jazz in mostly intimate small club settings featuring nationally prominent straight-ahead jazz musicians along with prominent musicians from the mid-Atlantic region and the State of New Jersey.

The festivals promise festival-goers the best acoustic jazz in intimate settings which create high energy between the musicians and the audience. Co-founder Woody Woodland says, "To witness and see the satisfaction and approval shown in the applause and reception by the audience makes me realize that we are staying committed to our goal and devotion to the perpetuation of jazz as an art form."


Festival Schedule:

    Friday, April 21, 2006
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    Greg Skaff
  • 8:00PM - 9:00PM Little Jimmy Scott and Jazz Expressions Convention Hall
  • 8:30PM - 12:30AM Bro. Joe Baione Quintet Boiler Room at Congress Hall
  • 9:00PM - 10:00PM Ms. Carmen Lundy Aleathea's Restaurant at Inn of Cape May
  • 9:00PM - 1:00AM Willie Martinez and La Familla Sextet Carney's Main Room
  • 9:00PM - 1:00AM Greg Skaff with Special Guest Ralph Peterson, Jr. Carney's Other Room
  • 9:00PM - 1:00AM Big James Montgomery Cabanas
  • 9:00PM - 1:00AM Sherry Wilson Butler Tribute to Nina Simone Cafe Promenade at Montreal Motor Inn
  • 10:00PM - 11:00PM Little Jimmy Scott and Jazz Expressions Convention Hall
  • 11:00PM - 12:00AM Ms. Carmen Lundy Aleathea's Restaurant at Inn of Cape May
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Not Far From Everywhere: The Iowa City Jazz Festival, June 30-July 2 Print E-mail
Written by Andrea Canter, Contributing Editor   
Monday, 27 March 2006
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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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Juneau Jazz & Classics Festival Returns Print E-mail
Written by Ronaldo Oregano   
Tuesday, 14 March 2006
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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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2006 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival lineup and schedule Print E-mail
Written by Administrator   
Thursday, 09 March 2006
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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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Berks Jazz Fest March 17-26, Reading, PA Print E-mail
Written by Administrator   
Saturday, 25 February 2006
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Dianne Reeves
The 16th annual Berks Jazz Fest in Reaing, PA will feature several exceptional one-of-a-kind concerts featuring some of the top names in jazz, including Diane Reeves, Mose Allison, Larry Carlton, Ramsey Lewis, Cyrus Chestnut, Kevin Mahogany, Kurt Elling, Larry Goldings, Jane Monheit, Pat Martino,Russell Malone, and more.

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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