The 30th Annual Blue Note Jazz Festival | June 1st – 30th, 2011
Blue Note Jazz Club Celebrates 30th Anniversary With Inaugural Blue Note Jazz Festival in New York City
Chris Botti, Dave Brubeck, Chaka
Kahn, Bobby McFerrin, The Roots and Many More to Perform in June at this
Year’s Largest New York Jazz Festival
NEW YORK, April 13, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — In honor of its 30th anniversary, the Blue Note Jazz Club is opening its doors throughout New York City
during the month of June for the inaugural Blue Note Jazz Festival.
More than 80 shows featuring many artists who have performed at the
Blue Note for years will take the city by storm at this year’s largest New York jazz festival. More than 60,000 tickets are available. Ticket information and a complete schedule of events are available on the official festival website, www.BlueNoteJazzFestival.com.
The festival will feature a diverse group of high-profile artists including Dave Brubeck, Chris Botti, Nancy Wilson, Bobby McFerrin, Brian Wilson, The Roots, Chaka Kahn, Roberta Flack, El Gran Combo, Jon Hendricks, Kathleen Battle, McCoy Tyner, Youssou N’Dour, Bill Frisell, Meshell Ndegeocello, Madeleine Peyroux
and many more. In addition to presenting a special series of shows at
the Blue Note, the club has scheduled shows at the Beacon Theatre, Town
Hall, BB King Blues Club & Grill, Highline Ballroom, Terminal 5,
Joe’s Pub, Mercury Lounge, Rose Hall at Lincoln Center, Le Poisson Rouge, The Lehman Center for Performing Arts, and the Katonah Museum of Art. To continue, please click “MORE”!
The 30th Annual Blue Note Jazz Festival | June 1st – 30th, 2011
Blue Note Jazz Club Celebrates 30th Anniversary With Inaugural Blue Note Jazz Festival in New York City
Chris Botti, Dave Brubeck, Chaka
Kahn, Bobby McFerrin, The Roots and Many More to Perform in June at this
Year’s Largest New York Jazz Festival
NEW YORK, April 13, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — In honor of its 30th anniversary, the Blue Note Jazz Club is opening its doors throughout New York City
during the month of June for the inaugural Blue Note Jazz Festival.
More than 80 shows featuring many artists who have performed at the
Blue Note for years will take the city by storm at this year’s largest New York jazz festival. More than 60,000 tickets are available. Ticket information and a complete schedule of events are available on the official festival website, www.BlueNoteJazzFestival.com.
The festival will feature a diverse group of high-profile artists including Dave Brubeck, Chris Botti, Nancy Wilson, Bobby McFerrin, Brian Wilson, The Roots, Chaka Kahn, Roberta Flack, El Gran Combo, Jon Hendricks, Kathleen Battle, McCoy Tyner, Youssou N’Dour, Bill Frisell, Meshell Ndegeocello, Madeleine Peyroux
and many more. In addition to presenting a special series of shows at
the Blue Note, the club has scheduled shows at the Beacon Theatre, Town
Hall, BB King Blues Club & Grill, Highline Ballroom, Terminal 5,
Joe’s Pub, Mercury Lounge, Rose Hall at Lincoln Center, Le Poisson Rouge, The Lehman Center for Performing Arts, and the Katonah Museum of Art. To continue, please click “MORE”!
The 32nd Annual Detroit Jazz Festival | Sept. 2nd – 5th, 2011
Artists from Japan, The Netherlands, Israel, West Africa, England and Brazil will “beat the drum” at the 2011 Detroit Jazz Festival
DETROIT, April 13, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — Today, festival organizers announced the lineup for the 32nd annual Detroit Jazz Festival, Friday, Sept. 2 through Monday, Sept. 5, in downtown Detroit.
Subtitled “We
Bring You the World,” the Detroit Jazz Festival will celebrate jazz’s
influence on the world and the world’s influence on jazz.
“Jazz is
America’s most significant artistic export to the world, and it’s fun
and interesting to hear the spin that other cultures take on it,” said Terri Pontremoli,
executive and artistic director, Detroit Jazz Festival. “While it can
be argued that the festival literally brings the world to Detroit year after year, there is a definite international flair in 2011.” Slated are: Amina Figarova from the Netherlands, Luciana Souza, Ivan Lins and Vinicius Cantuaria from Brazil, Toots Thielemans from Belgium, Angelique Kidjo from Benin, Anat Cohen from Israel, Paquito D’Rivera from Cuba, Vertical Engine from Japan and first-generation Indian Americans Vijay Iyer and Sachal Vasandani.
The premier jazz ensemble of the United States Air Force, the U.S. Air
Force Airmen of Note, will make their first Detroit Jazz Festival
appearance since 1997, the Sun Ra Arkestra will take us off the planet
momentarily, and some of the best in jazz – Dave Holland Octet, Joe Lovano Us 5, the New Gary Burton Quartet with Julian Lage, Scott Colley & Antonio Sanchez, Steve Wilson and Wilsonian’s Grain, Helen Sung – “Sung with Words” with Carolyn Leonhardt, Tony Monaco Trio, Warren Wolf & WOLFPAC, Sean Jones Quintet, Kevin Eubanks, Anthony Wilson Trio, and Jason Moran & the Bandwagon – will thrill the perennially-hip Detroit jazz audience. To continue, please click “MORE”!
The 32nd Annual Detroit Jazz Festival | Sept. 2nd – 5th, 2011
Artists from Japan, The Netherlands, Israel, West Africa, England and Brazil will “beat the drum” at the 2011 Detroit Jazz Festival
DETROIT, April 13, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — Today, festival organizers announced the lineup for the 32nd annual Detroit Jazz Festival, Friday, Sept. 2 through Monday, Sept. 5, in downtown Detroit.
Subtitled “We
Bring You the World,” the Detroit Jazz Festival will celebrate jazz’s
influence on the world and the world’s influence on jazz.
“Jazz is
America’s most significant artistic export to the world, and it’s fun
and interesting to hear the spin that other cultures take on it,” said Terri Pontremoli,
executive and artistic director, Detroit Jazz Festival. “While it can
be argued that the festival literally brings the world to Detroit year after year, there is a definite international flair in 2011.” Slated are: Amina Figarova from the Netherlands, Luciana Souza, Ivan Lins and Vinicius Cantuaria from Brazil, Toots Thielemans from Belgium, Angelique Kidjo from Benin, Anat Cohen from Israel, Paquito D’Rivera from Cuba, Vertical Engine from Japan and first-generation Indian Americans Vijay Iyer and Sachal Vasandani.
The premier jazz ensemble of the United States Air Force, the U.S. Air
Force Airmen of Note, will make their first Detroit Jazz Festival
appearance since 1997, the Sun Ra Arkestra will take us off the planet
momentarily, and some of the best in jazz – Dave Holland Octet, Joe Lovano Us 5, the New Gary Burton Quartet with Julian Lage, Scott Colley & Antonio Sanchez, Steve Wilson and Wilsonian’s Grain, Helen Sung – “Sung with Words” with Carolyn Leonhardt, Tony Monaco Trio, Warren Wolf & WOLFPAC, Sean Jones Quintet, Kevin Eubanks, Anthony Wilson Trio, and Jason Moran & the Bandwagon – will thrill the perennially-hip Detroit jazz audience. To continue, please click “MORE”!
The 2011 BVI Music Festival – “Stars on the Beach!” | May 27th-29th, 2011
Headlining Acts Announced for Memorial Day Weekend Concert at Beautiful Cane Garden Bay on Tortola
NEW YORK, April 13, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — There is yet another outstanding reason to visit the British Virgin Islands over the 2011 Memorial Day
Weekend as the 2011 edition of the BVI Music Festival will feature some
of the hottest performers. The British Virgin Islands Tourist Board is
pleased to announce three of the headlining acts. Friday, May 27,
number one selling Trey Songz will get things started. On Saturday, May 28, four-time Grammy award winner, platinum selling and VH-1 reality television star, Ms. Keyshia Cole will light up Cane Garden Bay. Closing it out on Sunday, May 29 will be one of the biggest and most beloved R & B groups ever … Boyz II Men. To continue, please click “MORE”!
The 30th Anniversary of the International Reggae & World Music Awards | May 28th, 2011
30TH IRAWMA NOMINEES – 2010 TO BE REVEALED WORLDWIDE
LIVE FROM ANGOSTURA, TRINIDAD
MARCH 16, 2011 – 1:15 PM (Eastern Time)
Visit www.irawma.com
Trinidad/Chicago/New York/London: March 14, 2011 – Live from the house of Angostura, in Port of Spain, Trinidad, on Wednesday, March 16th at 1:15pm (Eastern Time), the 2010 nominees for the special 30th
International Reggae and World Music Awards (IRAWMA) Anniversary will
officially be revealed worldwide on television and radio stations. Also,
internet, social networks, mobile-phones and other broadcast media will
release the 30th
IRAWMA nominees and special awardees. The official media for you to
tune in will be released later. Immediately after the announcement,
music fans and the general public can visit www.irawma.com to vote for their best of the year 2010. Voting can also be done by mailing in the ballot or by voting via text. To continue, please click “MORE”!
The Brownman Electryc Trio on Tour in Canada | 2011
BROWNMAN ELECTRYC TRIO on tour in Canada! ElectrycTrio.Brownman.com Jazz-funk “Juggernaut” hits the road for a highly-anticipated Canadian tour taking them from Toronto to the Pacific! tour.brownman.com for all tour info Fri-Mar-11: Toronto, ON @ Trane Studio w/ Ishmaila (from Magnum K.I.) $20 Door, $15 Adv List, $10 students – …
The Brownman Electryc Trio on Tour in Canada | 2011
BROWNMAN ELECTRYC TRIO on tour in Canada! ElectrycTrio.Brownman.com Jazz-funk “Juggernaut” hits the road for a highly-anticipated Canadian tour taking them from Toronto to the Pacific! tour.brownman.com for all tour info Fri-Mar-11: Toronto, ON @ Trane Studio w/ Ishmaila (from Magnum K.I.) $20 Door, $15 Adv List, $10 students – …
DIY Music & New Media Event | April 19th-21st, 2011
London’s Premier DIY Music and New Media Event
19-21 April 2011
London’s premier DIY Music & New Media event, created by music professionals for music professionals, MusicConnex is the missing link in DIY Artists’ careers. The 3 day conference from Tuesday 19th – Thursday 21st April 2011, is designed to facilitate and promote social networking, informative discussion and inspiration amongst emerging and established music acts and new media. Embracing how the digital revolution has forever changed how we consume music, providing alternative routes to market, MusicConnex bridges the gap between innovative Acts looking to establish a career in the music industry, and the sophisticated tools with which to achieve this. A wealth of inspiring senior industry professionals will congregate in the heart of the UK this April to converse, advise and illustrate how to gain cut through and make it in the music industry. To continue, please click “MORE”!
The 20th Annual St. Lucia Jazz Festival feat. John Legend | April 30th-May 8th, 2011
John Legend to Headline Saint Lucia Jazz Festival
20th anniversary draws top musicians from around the world
CASTRIES, Saint Lucia, Jan. 18, 2011
/PRNewswire/ — In celebration of the 20th anniversary, six time Grammy
winner and multi-Platinum artist John Legend will headline this year’s
Saint Lucia Jazz Festival. Singer, songwriter and pianist, Legend has
sold more than five million albums worldwide, garnered multiple hit
singles (“Ordinary People,” “Used to Love U,” “So High,” “Save Room,”
“Heaven,” “Another Again”) and has received countless awards. Legend
demonstrates a rare ability to fuse classic old school soul music with
the edgy flavor of 21st century hip-hop. To continue, Please click “MORE”!