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The Blue Note Jazz Festival in N.Y.C. | June 1st-30th, 2013

Blue Note Jazz Festival
 
Blue Note Jazz Festival Celebrates Its Third Year With Thirty Days Of Music
2013 BLUE NOTE JAZZ FESTIVAL
JUNE 1 – 30, NEW YORK CITY
 
Wayne Shorter, Esperanza Spalding, Buddy Guy, John McLaughlin, McCoy Tyner, Buika, Eddie Palmieri, Joshua Redman and Jerry Douglas among the musicians scheduled to perform at various venues throughout New York City, including Blue Note Jazz Club, B.B. King Blues Club and Grill, The Highline Ballroom, Town Hall and more
 
NEW YORK, April 11, 2013 /PRNewswire/ — The Blue Note Jazz Festival, New York City’s largest jazz festival, will return in 2013 with a full month of performances, June 1 – 30, with over 120 performances at 9 venues throughout New York City in addition to Blue Note Jazz Club.

The Wellington Jazz Festival in New Zealand | June 6th-8th, 2013

Wellington Jazz Festival on Cuba –
Line-Up Announced


Cassandra Wilson


As
the days grow cool, hundreds of musicians will be turning up the heat in
the capital’s famous Cuba Quarter at the Wellington Jazz Festival, 6-8
June 2013.

There are major international acts, home-grown super
groups, chilled afternoon sessions and riotous late-night jams – all
crammed into some of Wellington’s best loved music venues, bars and
eateries.

Headlining the weekend are two top international jazz artists in the Wellington Opera House.

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The Wellington Jazz Festival in New Zealand | June 6th-8th, 2013

Wellington Jazz Festival on Cuba –
Line-Up Announced


Cassandra Wilson


As
the days grow cool, hundreds of musicians will be turning up the heat in
the capital’s famous Cuba Quarter at the Wellington Jazz Festival, 6-8
June 2013.

There are major international acts, home-grown super
groups, chilled afternoon sessions and riotous late-night jams – all
crammed into some of Wellington’s best loved music venues, bars and
eateries.

Headlining the weekend are two top international jazz artists in the Wellington Opera House.

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The 3rd Annual Jonathan Butler’s Soul of Summer | Kicks off May 25th, 2013 | Get Dates!

Soul of Summer a Multicultural Affair



U.S. concert tour featuring Jonathan Butler, Sheila E. and Elan Trotman launches May 25th in San Diego


Los Angeles, CA (14 May 2013): The spirit of spring is followed by the Soul of Summer, which this year will take on an international flair. The third edition of South African singer-songwriter-guitarist Jonathan Butler’s summer concert trek will feature multi-talented Latina Sheila E. and Barbadian saxophonist Elan Trotman. Backed by a 3-piece band and Butler’s daughter Jodie Butler on background vocals, the set list will showcase the artists’ hits along with a few cover tunes. The Soul of Summer 2013 will debut at the San Diego Jazz Festival on May 25th with dates booked across the U.S. into August.

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The 2nd Annual “Make Music Los Angeles” Music Festival | June 21st, 2013

Second Annual ‘Make Music Los Angeles’ to Take Place on June 21


  
Mayor of Los Angeles, Key Partners Support Day-Long Countywide Celebration of Live Music


LOS ANGELES, June 11, 2013 /PRNewswire/ — Make Music Los Angeles (MMLA, www.MakeMusicLA.org), an annual day-long music festival featuring free outdoor music concerts in public places throughout the county, today announces that it will host its Second Annual celebration on Friday, June 21st, 2013. A kickoff concert will take place on Thursday, June 20th, on the south lawn of Los Angeles City Hall, 11:00AM-2:00PM, with performances by jazz vocal trio Chambers, Herbert and Ellis, conductor, composer, saxophonist Geoff “Double G” Gallegos Quintet, and Randal Fisher with Free Association.

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The 27th Annual Long Beach Bayou & Blues Festival | June 22nd-23rd, 2013

 LONG BEACH BAYOU & BLUES FESTIVAL CELEBRATES ITS 27th YEAR
AT RAINBOW LAGOON PARK, LONG BEACH

Saturday & Sunday, June 22-23, 2013
Featuring Blues, Zydeco & Cajun Music with:


Peter Tork & Shoe Suede Blues, 13 Year Old Guitar Phenomenon – Ray Goren, Big Jay McNeely, Sherry Pruitt, Sweet Baby J’ai, the Grammy nominated Pine Leaf Boys, Brian Jack & the Zydeco Gamblers Cajun & Creole Cuisine, Dance Instruction & Continuous Dancing, Mardi Gras Parade, Activities for Kids and Teens.
 
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The 27th Annual Long Beach Bayou & Blues Festival | June 22nd-23rd, 2013

 LONG BEACH BAYOU & BLUES FESTIVAL CELEBRATES ITS 27th YEAR
AT RAINBOW LAGOON PARK, LONG BEACH

Saturday & Sunday, June 22-23, 2013
Featuring Blues, Zydeco & Cajun Music with:


Peter Tork & Shoe Suede Blues, 13 Year Old Guitar Phenomenon – Ray Goren, Big Jay McNeely, Sherry Pruitt, Sweet Baby J’ai, the Grammy nominated Pine Leaf Boys, Brian Jack & the Zydeco Gamblers Cajun & Creole Cuisine, Dance Instruction & Continuous Dancing, Mardi Gras Parade, Activities for Kids and Teens.
 
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The 35th Annual Playboy Jazz Festival @ Hollywood Bowl | June 15th-16th, 2013

35TH ANNIVERSARY PLAYBOY JAZZ FESTIVAL TO FEATURE WORLD PREMIERES, SPECIAL COLLABORATIONS AND ARTIST DEBUTS, SATURDAY AND SUNDAY,
JUNE 15TH AND 16TH AT HOLLYWOOD BOWL. MULTI-TALENTED ENTERTAINER GEORGE LOPEZ NAMED THIS YEAR’S MASTER OF CEREMONIES



Headliners include George Duke with special guest Jeffrey Osborne, Naturally 7 with special guest Herbie Hancock, Sheila E. and
Bob James/David Sanborn


Celebrating its 35th Anniversary, the Playboy Jazz Festival has become an internationally acclaimed event, featuring a veritable who’s who of the jazz world. Considered one of the premier jazz festivals on the West Coast, virtually every jazz icon has performed at the Festival from legendary giants like Miles Davis, Dizzy Gillespie and Count Basie to today’s hottest stars and contemporary artists such as Herbie Hancock, Wynton Marsalis, Esperanza Spalding, Jamie Cullum, Trombone Shorty and countless others.

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