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NFF Announces Newport Jazz Festival Schedule & New Sponsor | Aug. 5th-7th, 2011

NFF Announces Newport Jazz Festival Schedule & New Sponsor, Alex and Ani

 

Newport Festivals Foundation Announces 2011 Newport Jazz Festival Schedule
and Celebrates New Sponsor, Alex and Ani

NEWPORT, RI, March 22, 2011 – Newport Festivals Foundation, Inc.* today announced the support of a new sponsor, Alex and Ani, and the schedule of the 2011 Newport Jazz Festival®, which is set for August 5 – 7. Tickets for the Saturday and Sunday events go on sale worldwide Friday, March 25, at 10:00 am through TicketMaster and www.newportjazzfest.net.

Rhode Island jewelry designer and manufacturer Alex and Ani joins the ranks of dedicated corporate sponsors to help continue the legacy of the Newport Jazz Festival. Headquartered in Cranston, RI, with its flagship store at Newport’s Bowen’s Wharf, the company will sponsor the Harbor Stage at Fort Adams State Park on August 6 – 7. Alex and Ani, which also will sponsor the Harbor Stage at the Newport Folk Festival on July 30-31, will create limited edition charms that will be introduced and available exclusively at the two Festivals. To continue, please click “MORE”!

The 19th Annual Downtown Oakville Jazz Festival | Aug. 5th-7th, 2011

Downtown jazz festival gets $75,000 from province

One of
the largest jazz festivals in the province, which takes place each year
in Oakville, is getting funding from the province.

The Downtown
Oakville Jazz Festival is entering its 19th year with a $75, 000
donation from the province, through the Celebrate Ontario 2011 program.

The funding announcement was made by Oakville MPP Kevin Flynn with a presentation to the Downtown Oakville BIA Jazz Committee.

“Every
summer the Downtown Oakville BIA Jazz Festival draws thousands of
tourists and residents to Oakville’s downtown core. This is fantastic
news for everyone and it is a true investment into Oakville and will
further develop the Downtown Oakville Jazz Festival, ” Flynn said in a
press release. To continue, please click “MORE”!

The 40th Annual NeXt Generation Jazz Festival | April 1st-3rd, 2011

Monterey Jazz Festival’s Next Generation

Jazz Festival Celebrates 40th Anniversary


America’s Top Young Jazz Musicians from 10 States

Compete for Spot on Monterey Jazz Festival Stages

 

Monterey Jazz Festival Artist-In-Residence and Two-Time Grammy-Nominee

Joshua Redman to Participate

 

March 4, 2011; Monterey, CA; The Monterey Jazz Festival, a nonprofit leader in jazz education since its inception in 1958 and JazzTimes Readers’ Poll multi-year winner for Best Jazz Festival, is proud to announce its annual Next Generation Jazz Festival, April 1 – 3, 2011 in downtown Monterey. The weekend-long event, devoted to the future of jazz, includes the Next Generation Jazz Festival Jazz Competition with Big Bands, Combos, Vocal Ensembles, and individual musicians vying for a spot on the stages of the 54th Annual Monterey Jazz Festival. The event will be open to the public, free of charge. To continue, please click “MORE”!

The 54th Annual Newberry College Jazz Festival | Beginning March 5th. 2011

Newberry College to Host 54th Annual Jazz Festival



NEWBERRY, S.C., March 3, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — Newberry College
is set to host its 54th annual Jazz Festival this weekend, highlighting
high school jazz bands and performers from across the state. The
occasion is one of the longest-running jazz festivals in the country,
and will feature renowned bassists Victor Wooten and Steve Bailey, also known as Bass Extremes.

Wooten, a founding member of Bela Fleck
and the Fleckstones, has won multiple Grammy Awards and has been called
the most influential bassist of the last decade. Bailey, once a student
performer at the festival, has worked with such names as Dizzy
Gillespie, The Rippingtons and Willie Nelson. To continue, please click “MORE”!

The 54th Annual Newberry College Jazz Festival | Beginning March 5th. 2011

Newberry College to Host 54th Annual Jazz Festival



NEWBERRY, S.C., March 3, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — Newberry College
is set to host its 54th annual Jazz Festival this weekend, highlighting
high school jazz bands and performers from across the state. The
occasion is one of the longest-running jazz festivals in the country,
and will feature renowned bassists Victor Wooten and Steve Bailey, also known as Bass Extremes.

Wooten, a founding member of Bela Fleck
and the Fleckstones, has won multiple Grammy Awards and has been called
the most influential bassist of the last decade. Bailey, once a student
performer at the festival, has worked with such names as Dizzy
Gillespie, The Rippingtons and Willie Nelson. To continue, please click “MORE”!

Jazz In The Gardens Adds The Isley Brothers to the Festival…

Jazz in the Gardens Adds The Isley Brothers “Celebrating 50 Years Of Music” to the Festival Line-Up

Legendary Icons Reunite at Award Winning Festival to Celebrate 50 Years of Music

MIAMI GARDENS, FL–(Marketwire – February 22, 2011) –  Jazz in the Gardens has upgraded the star-studded line up to include The Isley Brothers featuring Ronald & Ernest Isley “Celebrating 50 Years Of Music” to the sixth annual music festival. The festival returns to Miami Gardens’ SunLife Stadium, March 19 and 20, 2011for the 6th
consecutive year. This highly anticipated performance marks the first
time in over five years that The Isley Brothers have performed together.
With a music catalogue spanning over 50 years including hits, “Twist
& Shout,” “It’s Your Thing,” “Summer Breeze” and “Between The
Sheets,” this performance is a once-in-a-lifetime event. To continue, please click “MORE”!

The 34th Annual Saratoga Jazz Festival | June 25th-26th, 2011

Freihofer’s Saratoga Jazz Festival
Features Dazzling Lineup Including Michael McDonald, Sing the Truth!
with Angelique Kidjo, Dianne Reeves & Lizz Wright, Sharon Jones
& The Dap-Kings, George Wein & The Newport All Stars, The Bad
Plus and More
 

Saturday, June 25 & Sunday, June 26 at Saratoga Performing Arts Center

Festival Founder and NEA Jazz Master George Wein To Receive “Walk Of Fame” Star

SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y., Feb. 10, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — The Freihofer’s Saratoga Jazz Festival,
one of the most celebrated and longest-running jazz events in the
world, marks its 34th year at Saratoga Performing Arts Center, June 25
and 26, with a dynamic lineup of more than 20 acclaimed artists and
ensembles on two stages. Highlights include festival debuts by Michael McDonald, Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings, Tia Fuller, the Lionel Loueke Trio, Hilary Kole and Pedrito Martinez among others. Online pre-sale for SPAC members begins February 24; online sales to the public begin March 24. Tickets and information available at www.spac.org. To continue, Please click “MORE”!

The 15th Annual Virginia Arts Festival | April 12th-May 30th, 2011

Virginia Arts Festival 15th Celebration Season: A Spectacular Array of Artists and Performances

9 Cities, 50 Days, Hundreds of
World-Class Artists: Enjoy incredible artists, commissioned works,
extraordinary collaborations, and unforgettable performances of great
music, dance, and theater as the Festival present’s dozens of
world-class artists to audiences from Williamsburg to Norfolk to
Virginia Beach.

Norfolk, VA (Vocus/PRWEB) February 04, 2011


From the stages of Hampton Roads to the skies above, the 15th
anniversary season of the Virginia Arts Festival will reach new heights
with a spectacular lineup of performances and special events over 50
days in nine cities including Norfolk, Virginia Beach, and Williamsburg,
April 12-May 30, 2011. Single tickets for Festival events go on sale
February 6, 2011. Reserve your seats now for these history-making
performances.

Among the highlights of the 2011 season is the world premiere of
Rappahannock County (April 12-17), a new music theater work about life
during the Civil War co-commissioned by the Virginia Arts Festival.
Written to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the start of the Civil
War, its creators, renowned composer Ricky Ian Gordon (creator of the
Obie Award-winning Orpheus & Euridice and the acclaimed opera The
Grapes of Wrath) and celebrated librettist/lyricist Mark Campbell
(Volpone, Later the Same Evening, Songs from an Unmade Bed) were
inspired by real diaries, letters, and personal accounts from the
period. To continue, please click “MORE”!

The 32nd Annual Tri-C JazzFest Cleveland | April 28th – May 8th, 2011

Tri-C JazzFest Jump Starts Spring With a Legendary Lineup




32nd Annual Festival Showcases the Best in Jazz from April 28 – May 8

CLEVELAND, Jan. 31, 2011
/PRNewswire/ — The 32nd annual Tri-C JazzFest Cleveland will swing
into town with a stellar line-up of jazz, blues and R&B artists from
around the corner and across the globe.  Iconic R&B singer and
songwriter Smokey Robinson, the King of Motown, plays JazzFest for the first time, crooning selections from his seemingly endless arsenal of Top 40 hits. Dee Dee Bridgewater (shown above) and the Cleveland Orchestra salute Ella Fitzgerald, the First Lady of Song, plus Orchestre National de Jazz, straight from France, pays tribute to drummer and vocalist Robert Wyatt.  

From April 28 to May 8, JazzFest heats up Cleveland with a dizzying array of the best in jazz. To continue and see list of artists appearing in Fest, please click “MORE”!

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