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Second Wave of Artists Announced for the 65th Newport Jazz Festival® | August 2nd-4th, 2019


 
Second Wave of Artists Announced for the 65th Newport Jazz Festival®
Featuring
Kamasi Washington; Thundercat; Dianne Reeves with Peter Martin, Romero Lubambo, Reginald Veal & Terreon Gully; The Ron Carter Trio;
Dee Dee Bridgewater and the Memphis Soulphony, PJ Morton, Ghost-Note,
Billy Hart Quartet w/Ethan Iverson, Mark Turner & Ben Street;
Darcy James Argue’s Secret Society; Aaron Diehl; Hailu Mergia and More!
 
NEWPORT, RI, March 13, 2019 – Christian McBride, Artistic Director of the Newport Jazz Festival® presented by Natixis Investment Managers, today announced the Second Wave of artists.

First Wave of Artists Announced for the 65th Edition of the Newport Jazz Festival® | August 2nd-4th, 2019


 
First Wave of Artists Announced for the 65th Edition of the Newport Jazz Festival®
featuring
Herbie Hancock, Corinne Bailey Rae, The Bad Plus, Buika,
Terence Blanchard Featuring The E-Collective, Sons of Kemet, Makaya McCraven,
Cécile McLorin Salvant, Ravi Coltrane/David Virelles and Many More!
 
NEWPORT, RI, February 12, 2019 – Powerful pianists, singing storytellers, swinging big bands, a beat scientist and some of the baddest ensembles on the jazz scene make up the First Wave of artists announced today for the 65th edition of the Newport Jazz Festival® presented by Natixis Investment Managers.

The 10th Annual Montclair Jazz Festival | July 26th – August 10th, 2019


 
MONTCLAIR JAZZ FESTIVAL 10th Anniversary Celebration: Two Jam-Packed Weeks of Music July 26 – August 10, 2019
 
Headliners include Bettye LaVette, Joey DeFrancesco, Mark Whitfield, Christian McBride, Eddie Palmieri, Mike Lee, and the JAZZ HOUSE Collective
 
MONTCLAIR, N.J., June 6, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — Get ready, jazz fans! The award-winning JAZZ HOUSE KiDS® today announced the MONTCLAIR JAZZ FESTIVAL 2019 line-up. The Garden State’s largest and favorite music festival will celebrate its 10th anniversary this summer with two jam-packed weeks from July 26 through August 10 featuring 250+ jazz musicians, 30+ musical acts, 2 marquee stages, 7 venues, and 20+ concerts and events.

The Art Laboe Summer Love Jam VIII at Agua Caliente | June 15th, 2019


 
THE ART LABOE SUMMER LOVE JAM VIII WILL SIZZLE AT THE SHOW AT AGUA CALIENTE RANCHO MIRAGE ON JUNE 15, 2019
 
TICKETS ON SALE NOW!
 
Rancho Mirage, Calif. (March 11, 2019) – Summer in the desert doesn’t kick off until Art Laboe and his Summer Love Jam take the stage at The Show at Agua Caliente Resort Casino Spa Rancho Mirage. On June 15 the renowned disc jockey presents his latest lineup of R&B favorites including MC Magic, Frankie J, Baby Bash, Tierra and Lighter Shade of Brown, plus a dynamic house band.

The 56th Annual Jazzmobile SUMMERFEST | July 4th – Sept. 13th, 2019 (Free Admission)


 
SUMMERFEST, NYC’S LONGEST RUNNING JAZZ FESTIVAL, IS BACK!
ALL CONCERTS ARE FREE ADMISSION
 
HARLEM, NY – July 8, 2019 – The 56th Jazzmobile SUMMERFEST is taking over stages around New York City from July – September with concerts featuring a diverse roster of jazz icons and emerging artists. The new season promises to be another outstanding year of high-quality performances that will fill New York’s landscape with jazz in all of its formats, including straight-ahead, swing, blues, Latin, Afro-Cuban and more.

The 3rd Annual Riverfront Jazz Festival in Dallas, TX | Aug. 30th – Sept. 1st, 2019


 
ACADEMY AWARD WINNER LOUIS GOSSETT, JR. AND GRAMMY
WINNER ERYKAH BADU CHAIRS BLACK ACADEMY OF ARTS AND
LETTERS’ THIRD ANNUAL RIVERFRONT JAZZ FESTIVAL
 
DALLAS, TX – Academy award winner LOUIS GOSSETT, JR. and Grammy winner and
Dallas native ERYKAH BADU are co-chairing THE BLACK ACADEMY OF ARTS AND
LETTERS’ (TBAAL) 3rd Annual Riverfront Jazz Festival scheduled for Labor Day
Weekend, Friday, August 30 through Sunday, September 1, 2019 at The Kay Bailey
Hutchison Convention Center, 1309 Canton Street, Dallas, TX 75201.

41st Annual Playboy Jazz Festival | June 8th-9th, 2019


 
LOS ANGELES PHILHARMONIC ASSOCIATION TO PRESENT 2019 PLAYBOY JAZZ FESTIVAL
 
COMPLETE LINE-UP (Updated Feb 5th, 2-19): Artists Scheduled to Perform include Kool & The Gang, Boz Scaggs, Béla Fleck and The Flecktones, The Maceo Parker Big Band, Terence Blanchard Featuring The E-Collective, The Cookers, Angélique Kidjo, Dirty Dozen Brass Band, Benny Golson’s 90th Birthday Quartet, The Family Stone, Sheila E., Terrace Martin, Sona Jobarteh and More
 
41st Annual Playboy Jazz Festival June 8-9, 2019, at the Hollywood Bowl Hosted by George Lopez
 
Tickets on sale Tuesday, March 5, 2019
 
Los Angeles, CA (January 8, 2019) – For the sixth year in a row, the Los Angeles Philharmonic Association will present the annual Playboy Jazz Festival at the Hollywood Bowl. In an extraordinary and eclectic line-up, performers already scheduled to appear, June 8-9, 2019,…

The 1st Annual San Diego Reggae Vegan Fest | July 21st, 2019


 
San Diego Reggae Vegan Fest at Liberty Station on Sunday, July 21 Announces Reggae Superstars Third World, The Movement, Yami Bolo, Iakopo, and Many More, Plus Vegan Food and Drink, Speakers on Health and Environment
 
Every ticket sold feeds 10 children.
 
Go Vegan Radio (501(c)3) presents the 1st ever San Diego Reggae Vegan Fest on Sunday, July 21, 2019 at Liberty Station / NTC Park – Prebble Field from 12 noon to 9pm.

The 2019 Geneva Music Festival | May 24th – June 16th, 2019


 
2019 Geneva Music Festival
Features Ann Hampton Callaway, Syndee Winters, Sounds of A&R and More
 
Geneva, N.Y. – The 2019 Season of the Geneva Music Festival (GMF), to be held May 24 through June 16, will celebrate “Women in Music: Key Players.” Much of the Festival’s programming will represent women’s contributions to music through featured composers or performers, including several jazz artists.

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