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IAJE, World's Largest Jazz Conference, Returns To New York City Print E-mail
Written by Ronaldo Oregano   
Saturday, 24 December 2005
The International Association for Jazz Education returns to New York City, Jan. 11 - 14, 2006 for its 33rd Annual Conference. The Hilton New York and Sheraton New York Hotels will be the headquarters for the largest annual gathering of the global jazz community, with over 7,000 educators, musicians, industry executives, exhibitors, media and students from 35 countries expected to attend. New York is committed to host the conference again in 2007 and in 2010. IAJE heads north to Toronto, Ontario, Canada in 2008.
The WDR Big Band from Cologne, Germany
The WDR Big Band from Cologne, Germany

Education, teacher training and networking will be firmly at the heart of the conference agenda, combined with an impressive performance schedule. In addition, the conference will feature a 75,000 square-foot industry exposition, commission premieres, technology presentations, research papers, award ceremonies, and top school groups from Europe, Australia, Croatia, Peru, Israel, Canada, and the United States.

"It's a program suited for a city that has served as the vanguard of jazz for more than 50 years and is a reflection of how far IAJE has come as the association officially representing the jazz field," said IAJE Executive Director Bill McFarlin.
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14th annual Twin Cities Winter Jazz Fest, February 26th 2006 Print E-mail
Written by Andrea Canter, Contributing Editor   
Friday, 16 December 2005
DavidMinnesotans are accustomed to the long cold nights of a long cold winter, and nothing helps to counter the seasonal chill and gloom as much as a hot jazz festival! The annual antidote, the 14th annual Twin Cities Winter Jazz Fest, returns on Sunday, February 26, 2006 in a new location, at the Doubletree Hotel-Park Place in Minneapolis. Saxophone great David “Fathead” Newman leads a lineup featuring be-bop, big band, swing and world music. In addition to a steamy line-up of national and local stars on the main stage, the Twin Cities Jazz Society Big Band Stage will feature the Cedar Avenue Big Band with vocalist Debbie Duncan; the Youth Stage will showcase the area’s incredible depth of student talent.

One of the leading “Texas Tenors,” David “Fathead” Newman was born in Corsicana, Texas and spent his childhood in Dallas. His parents introduced him to jazz through the music of Glenn Miller, Tommy and Jimmy Dorsey, and Duke Ellington. "And of course, there was the blues background,” said Newman. “T-Bone Walker and Lowell Fulson were from the Dallas, Tex., area, and you were just surrounded by the blues. It was all so natural."

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Monterey Jazz Festival to host 2nd Annual "Next Generation Festival" Print E-mail
Written by Administrator   
Thursday, 15 December 2005
The Monterey Jazz Festival, a leader in jazz education since its inception in 1958, has announced exciting expansions for its annual salute to the young stars of jazz. The world's longest running jazz festival will host the 2nd Annual "Next Generation Festival" in honor of the music's rising young stars from Friday, April 21 through Sunday, April 23, 2006 featuring MJF 2006 Artist-in-Residence, world-renowned jazz vocalist Kurt Elling.
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Kurt Elling

Building on the overwhelming success of the 2005 Next Generation Festival, the 2nd annual Festival will once again take place in the historic and lively hub of downtown Monterey, filling the town with vibrant musical activity in a celebration of all things jazz. The Festival is set to include the National High School Competition for big bands, combos and vocal ensembles, with top musicians competing to win a spot on the stages of the 49th Annual Monterey Jazz Festival. The weekend celebration of jazz will also include clinics and performance opportunities for Middle Schools, a Big Band Composition Competition, and auditions for the international touring all-star ensemble, the MJF Next Generation Jazz Orchestra. In a thrilling new development, the Next Generation is also set to feature several exciting new components including a new College Big Band Competition, a new Vocal Solo Workshop, and a special performance and clinic featuring the Berklee-Monterey Quartet.

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Jan 19-21, 2006: Third Annual Panama Jazz Festival is dedicated to Panamanian flutist Mauricio Smith Print E-mail
Written by Ronaldo Oregano   
Tuesday, 06 December 2005
Danilo Pérez
Danilo Pérez
Festival founder and artistic director Danilo Pérez is proud to announce the third annual Panama Jazz Festival, scheduled for January 19 -21, 2006 in Panama City, Panama. Having grown in stature each year, the 2006 three day event will feature the Randy Weston African Group, the David Sanchez Group, the Kurt Rosenwinkel Group featuring Mark Turner, the New England Conservatory Ensemble, the University Panama Big Band, led by Vitin Paz with special guests, Santi Debriano and the Sounds of Ashé From the University of Massachusetts, the Carlos Garnett Quartet, the New England Conservatory Ensemble, Mauricio Smith’s Tribute Band, Folk Panamanian Musicians among other national and international musicians.

"Panama, for one weekend, the hub of jazz universe.” Larry Katz, Boston Herald
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Monterey: Day Three Print E-mail
Written by Pamela Espeland   
Tuesday, 20 September 2005
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Even ushers have to eat

After two days of terrific music at the 48th Annual Monterey Jazz Festival , I realized I was in California and ought to see a piece of it while I had the chance. We drove to Pebble Beach past jaw-dropping scenery and homes, cruised through Carmel, and turned back. The Jon Jang Seven was playing the Garden Stage and we didn’t want to miss it.


I’d never heard Jon, but my traveling companion Janis Lane-Ewart admires him greatly. When I asked her to describe his music, she said: “I am guaranteed that when I hear Jon Jang, I will be educated, made to smile, and have taken a trip to church.” The program we saw was called “A Song Cycle of Traditions and Transformations.” Jang introduced each selection, which included Taiwanese and Chinese folk songs about love, loss, and women throwing themselves into graves and turning into butterflies. His Asian-infused jazz reminded me of Lew Tabackin’s forays into Japanese folksongs heard at the Artists’ Quarter. I know I want to hear more of Jang’s music and will start with his 1995 solo outing, “Two Flowers on a Stem.” Several of his CDs are on a label he cofounded called Asian Improv.

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Monterey: Second Day Print E-mail
Written by Pamela Espeland   
Monday, 19 September 2005
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On day two of the 48th Annual Monterey Jazz Festival, Branford Marsalis opined, Mavis Staples took us there, Carla Bley waxed nostalgic, and Tony Bennett proved that he doesn’t just still have it—he’s still inventing it.

In a conversation called “Jazz: The Big Picture” at Dizzy’s Den stage, journalist Yoshi Kato asked Branford Marsalis about his family in New Orleans (they’re fine), his new label, Marsalis Music, and his views on the current state of jazz. If you’ve ever heard Branford speak, you know he has strong opinions and he’s not at all shy about expressing them. This day was no exception. A sampling of Marsalis-isms:

On jazz today: “In a lot of ways, this is a really good time to be a jazz musician because the music is totally unpopular in American culture.”


On being a jazz artist: “You have to immerse yourself in the music. If you’re meant to be innovative, it will happen. Otherwise you’ll have to be satisfied with being an excellent craftsman, and there’s no shame in that.”

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