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FREE ADMISSION! The 15th Annual Beantown Jazz Festival | Sept. 26th, 2015

Beantown Jazz Festival Announces 2015 Lineup

On September 26, music lovers of all ages will gather for the 15th annual Beantown Jazz Festival in Boston’s historic South End – home to several legendary clubs during Boston’s jazz heyday. The all-day, free outdoor event will offer contemporary jazz, funk, Latin, pop, and soul acts on three stages. Natixis Global Asset Management, one of the world’s leading asset managers, is the presenting sponsor of the festival for the fifth year in a row and will present a $5, 000 George Wein Jazz Ambassador Scholarship to a high school student musician.

The 12th Annual Amelia Island Jazz Festival | Starting Oct. 4th – 11th, 2015

AIJF SETS LARRY CORYELL & KEVIN MAHOGANY AS 2015 HEADLINERS

Jazz guitar pioneer, Larry Coryell, and Kevin Mahogany, a masterful jazz vocalist, are set to headline the 2015 Amelia Island Jazz Festival, it was announced this week by AIJF Artistic Director Les DeMerle. A hugely influential guitar player, Coryell is a major figure in the jazz fusion movement of the 1970s and continues to turn out highly regarded recordings.

The New Blues Festival III in Long Beach, Ca. | Sept. 3rd-4th, 2016

NEW BLUES FESTIVAL III LABOR DAY WEEKEND IN LONG BEACH,
FEATURES VARIED LINEUP HONORING BLUE’S PRESENT & FUTURE, CONTINUES LONG TRADITION AS SOCAL’S FIRST BLUES FESTIVAL

Saturday, September 3 & Sunday, September 4 /Music Starts 10 a.m.

MORE THAN 30 ORIGINAL BLUES ACTS/2 LARGE STAGES OVER 2 DAYS

(Long Beach, CA/August 15, 2016) – Returning for its third big year, expanded and better than ever, is the New Blues Festival III, taking place over two big days, Saturday, September 3 and Sunday, September 4, again this year at El Dorado Regional Park, 7550 E. Spring St. in Long Beach, Calif. Gates open at 10 a.m., and music starts at 10 a.m. each day. Tickets are $30, available now at http://www.newbluesfestival.com/. Tickets will also be sold at the gate both days.

The Charlie Parker Jazz Festival 2016 | Aug. 24th-28th, 2016

City Parks Foundation’s
2016 Charlie Parker Jazz Festival
Presented by Capital One Bank

Runs August 24 – August 28

New York, NY– City Parks Foundation is proud to announce the 2016 Charlie Parker Jazz Festival. The festival is New York City’s annual salute to the legendary saxophonist, featuring contemporaries of Charlie Parker as well as young jazz musicians that continue to shape and drive the art form.

The 7th Annual Richmond Jazz Festival | Aug. 11th-14th, 2016

The Largest Jazz Festival On The East Coast Is Back Again With World Renowned Talent
– Tickets on sale now –

RICHMOND, Va., July 27, 2016 /PRNewswire/ — The Richmond Jazz Festival, the premier musical event on the east coast, has returned for its seventh year, August 11 – 14th. Thousands of music lovers from across the country will converge on Richmond for a one-of-a-kind musical experience. This year boasts one of the most impressive lineups to date, featuring names such as Herbie Hancock, The Roots, Al Jarreau, Michael Franks and Esperanza Spalding. Other notable artists include Vanessa Williams, Ramsey Lewis, Diane Schuur, Grace Kelly, Arrested Development, Morris Day and The Time, plus many more noteworthy acts.

The 1st Annual Bay Area Vibez Music Festival | Sept. 26th-27th, 2015

Headliners Bassnectar, Damian “Jr. Gong” Marley, Nas, Stephen “Ragga” Marley, Meshell Ndegeocello and Many More, Set to Perform at the Inaugural “Bay Area Vibez” Festival in Oakland, California

The Middle Harbor Shoreline Park will come to life with music, arts, diversity and culture, along with over 25 headlining, regional and local acts that will perform at the breathtaking venue. Tickets on sale now!

OAKLAND, Calif., July 21, 2015 /PRNewswire/ — The inaugural Bay Area Vibez music festival announces more artists for its multi-stage, 2-day music, arts and urban lifestyle festival being held at Middle Harbor Shoreline Park in Oakland, California on Saturday, September 26 and Sunday, September 27, with more than 25 artists to represent the line-up. The festival was created in celebration of music, art, diversity and the rich culture that mirrors the Bay Area and its unique characteristics.

The 7th Annual Hudson Valley Jazz Festival | Aug. 11th-14th, 2016

The White Plains Jazz Festival | Sept. 24th-27th, 2015

The 29th Annual Long Beach Jazz Festival | Aug. 12th-14th, 2016

Rainbow Promotions
presents The 29th Annual Long Beach Jazz Festival
August 12-14, 2016
#LBJazzFest

The Festival again takes place at the breath-taking seaside setting of Rainbow Lagoon Park on Shoreline Drive in Long Beach, California. As with previous Long Beach Jazz Festivals, the 29th Annual 3-day music extravaganza promises to be an event you will never forget.

Tickets are available through Rainbow Promotions at (562) 424-0013.

The 3rd Annual Caribe Arts Fest in Miami, Fl | Oct. 23rd-25th, 2015

3RD ANNUAL CARIBE ARTS FEST CELEBRATES MAJOR ART BY MINORITY ARTISTS.

The Little Haiti Culture Complex, located in Miami, Florida is scheduled to host the 3rd Annual Caribe Arts Fest that celebrates art, music, food, film and other culture as expressed through artistic expression from the US, Latin America and Caribbean regions between October 23 – 25, 2015.

Miami, Fl. (September 28, 2015) – Art and culture take center stage at the 3rd annual Caribe Arts Fest to be held at the Little Haiti Cultural Complex in Miami. A celebration of the artistic essence of the Americas and the Caribbean, the 3 day event, created by American Art Initiative, is positioned to help artists, aspiring and established, entertain South Florida visitors and residents through art exhibits, independent films, musical and poetic performers, plus educational workshops.

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