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August 2012

The BB Jazz Festival @ Central Park – Huntington Beach | Sept. 8th, 2012

Farmers & Merchants Bank Sponsors BB Jazz Festival, Supports the Arts, Local Charities



Enjoy an unforgettable day of music
with Farmers & Merchants Bank at the Annual BB Jazz Festival at
Central Park in Huntington Beach on
September 8.

Huntington Beach, CA, August 31, 2012 –(PR.com)–
Enjoy an unforgettable day of music with Farmers & Merchants Bank
(F&M) at the Annual BB Jazz Festival at Central Park in Huntington
Beach. The Sept. 8 concert will include a full day of performances with
the proceeds benefiting local charities including Collette’s Children’s
Home and Wounded Warriors.

The lineup will feature some of the top names in smooth jazz, R&B and contemporary music, including:

· Angie Stone
· Peabo Bryson
· Walter Beasley
· Anthony David
· Najee
· The Tony Rich Project
· DJ Jonathan Phillips

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The 22nd Annual Rosslyn Jazz Festival | Sept. 8th, 2012

Rosslyn Jazz Festival Lineup Released


Joshua Redman


The 22nd annual Rosslyn Jazz Festival is set for Saturday, Sept. 8 at Gateway Park (1300 Lee Highway).

This
year’s event, co-sponsored by the Rosslyn Business Improvement District
(BID) and the Arlington Cultural Affairs division, will run from 1 p.m.
to 7 p.m. Admission is free. The festival will feature “Afro Blue, ”
the Howard University a cappella group that made the 2011 finals of
NBC’s “The Sing-Off.”

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The 15th Annual Rhythm & Roots Festival in Rhode Island | Aug. 31st-Sept. 2nd, 2012

Rhythm & Roots Festival adds new artists – Announces the completed lineup and expanded workshop stage for 15th Anniversary Celebration!

Rhythm & Roots Festival, Aug 31-Sept 2, 2012

Ninigret Park, 4890A Old Post Rd, Charlestown, RI 02813

Fri: 5:00 pm – 12:00 am; Sat/Sun: 12:00 pm – 12:00 am

Tickets: $25-$175, Children 12 and under: free

www.rhythmandroots.com, 888-855-6940
(See full lineup below)

  Three new artists have been added to the Rhythm & Roots Festival at Ninigret Park. Renowned Nashville Americana artist, Nanci Griffith, who has just released a new CD, entitled Intersection,
debuts at Ninigret Park on Sunday Sept. 2nd. To continue, please click “MORE”!

The 4th Annual LA Vida Music Festival | Sept. 2nd, 2012

The Louie Cruz Beltran Latin Jazz Orchestra Headlines Fourth Annual LA Vida Music Festival



Corniche
Entertainment proudly presents THE FOURTH ANNUAL LA Vida MUSIC
FESTIVAL
, Sunday, September 2nd (Labor Day Weekend) at The Ford
Amphitheatre. Following his triumphant debut at the Playboy Jazz
Festival, master conguero Louie Cruz Beltran and his Latin Jazz
Orchestra will headline the festival for the fourth consecutive year. To continue, please click “MORE”!

The 33rd Annual Detroit Jazz Festival | Aug 31st – Sept. 3rd, 2012

2012 Detroit Jazz Festival Announces Star-Studded Lineup


 
World’s top jazz artists among the headliners for this year’s festival

 
The 33rd annual Detroit Jazz Festival, the world’s largest free jazz festival, will feature the most celebrated names in jazz including: Sonny Rollins; Wynton Marsalis Quintet; Pat Metheny Unity Band featuring Chris Potter, Antonio Sanchez, and Ben Williams; Chick Corea and Gary Burton with the Harlem String Quartet; and the Wayne Shorter Quartet featuring Danilo Pérez, John Patitucci and Brian Blade. To continue, please click “MORE”!

The 9th Annual Wall Street Jazz Festival in Kingston, N.Y. | Aug. 31st-Sept. 1st, 2012

9th Annual Wall Street Jazz Festival in Kingston, NY


Jeff ‘Tain Watts


Labor
Day weekend, August 31-September 1, Uptown Kingston, presenting this
year’s festival opens on Friday, August 31, at 8:00 p.m. with “The Art
of the Duo.” Held at BackStage Productions, a renovated
nineteenth-century vaudeville house on Wall Street, this unique format
will present four renowned jazz artists performing in various duo
combinations. And at just $15 it has to be one of the top music bargains
of this, or any, year.

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The 9th Annual Wall Street Jazz Festival in Kingston, N.Y. | Aug. 31st-Sept. 1st, 2012

9th Annual Wall Street Jazz Festival in Kingston, NY


Jeff ‘Tain Watts


Labor
Day weekend, August 31-September 1, Uptown Kingston, presenting this
year’s festival opens on Friday, August 31, at 8:00 p.m. with “The Art
of the Duo.” Held at BackStage Productions, a renovated
nineteenth-century vaudeville house on Wall Street, this unique format
will present four renowned jazz artists performing in various duo
combinations. And at just $15 it has to be one of the top music bargains
of this, or any, year.

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The 9th Annual Wall Street Jazz Festival in Kingston, N.Y. | Aug. 31st-Sept. 1st, 2012

9th Annual Wall Street Jazz Festival in Kingston, NY


Jeff ‘Tain Watts


Labor
Day weekend, August 31-September 1, Uptown Kingston, presenting this
year’s festival opens on Friday, August 31, at 8:00 p.m. with “The Art
of the Duo.” Held at BackStage Productions, a renovated
nineteenth-century vaudeville house on Wall Street, this unique format
will present four renowned jazz artists performing in various duo
combinations. And at just $15 it has to be one of the top music bargains
of this, or any, year.

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The 19th Annual Idyllwild Jazz in the Pines | Aug. 25th & 26th, 2012

Idyllwild Jazz in the Pines Set for
August 25 & 26


Lori Jenaire


The
arty town of Idyllwild presents a first-rate music festival that swings
and sings with jazzy melodies in late August. The 19th annual
“Idyllwild Jazz in the Pines, ”
situated in the mile-high community of
the rugged San Jacinto Mountains, just a short two-hour drive from Los
Angeles, offers an eclectic roster of performances for all to enjoy –
along with new festival amenities. To continue, please click “MORE”!

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