Lin Rountree, U-Nam Spaghettini Italian Grill and Jazz Club September 2nd, 2012 | Seal Beach, CA COME SEE Soul Trumpeter Lin Rountree and Soul Guitar Man U-Nam in concert together for the first time at Spaghettini Italian Grill in Seal Beach California this Sunday …
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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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 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”!
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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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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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”!
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”!
The Charlie Parker Jazz Festival annually assembles some of the finest musicians in the world who reflect Parker’s musical individuality and genius, to promote appreciation for this highly influential and world-renowned artist.
In celebration of the 20th anniversary, City Parks Foundation will be presenting a variety of events, panels, and workshops leading up to the weekend festival that will help celebrate the legacy of Charlie Parker and further illuminate jazz in a diverse way.
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The Charlie Parker Jazz Festival annually assembles some of the finest musicians in the world who reflect Parker’s musical individuality and genius, to promote appreciation for this highly influential and world-renowned artist.
In celebration of the 20th anniversary, City Parks Foundation will be presenting a variety of events, panels, and workshops leading up to the weekend festival that will help celebrate the legacy of Charlie Parker and further illuminate jazz in a diverse way.
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