Posts in category Festivals
The Winterfolk XI Blues & Roots ...
The Winterfolk XI Blues & Roots Festival is proud to announce the stellar lineup for the upcoming ELEVENTH ANNUAL WINTERFOLK FESTIVAL which will take place fromFebruary 14-17, 2013 at the Delta Chelsea, Toronto’s Entertainment Hotel. A variety of music styles will fill four stages – Monarchs Pub, the Market Garden Stage, the Mount B [...]
Celebrating the 90th Birth-year of De...
The Dexter Gordon Society, the foundation which formed in Dexter’s honor, will be launched on February 27, 2013 at Dizzy’s Club Coca-Cola in New York City in honor of Dexter Gordon’s 90th birthday. On this date, the eve of Dexter’s 90th birthday, look for events in your city and online at http://www.dextergordon.com/dex-at-90/ [...]
St Lucia Jazz 2012
SAINT LUCIA (January 31, 2012) – Saint Lucia Jazz, now into its 21st year, will feature some of the best live performances from renowned local, regional and international superstars, with celebrated performer and multiple Grammy winner Lionel Richie headlining this year’s festival.
The 2012 event, April 30 – May13, w [...]
Cheltenham Jazz Festival 2012
2nd – 7th May
May 2012 sees the return of the ever-popular and ground-breaking Cheltenham Jazz Festival, one of the country’s most celebrated musical events and an absolute highlight of the arts calendar for spring this year.
Always a hit with both audiences and artists, the Cheltenham Jazz Festival prides itself on offering a wonderfu [...]
2011-2012 Jazz Season in Triangle Nor...
Jazz music lovers in the central piedmont area of North Carolina, commonly called the Triangle, have dreamed about the long, luscious, ear-pleasing list of first-class jazz acts that are scheduled to appear in the area this season, 2011-2012. Congratulations again and a job well done to the directors of Duke Performances (www.dukeperformanc [...]
The 10th Annual Small World Music Fes...
The beat of the globe in the heart of Toronto!
Small World Music Presents THE 10th ANNUAL SMALL WORLD MUSIC FESTIVAL September 22 to October 2 Venues: Lula Lounge, Armenian Youth Centre, Yonge Dundas Square, Koerner Hall, The Great Hall, and Enwave Theatre
The tenth anniversary of Small World Music’s signature annual program mar [...]
Bill Cosby MC Fundraiser Dizzy Gilles...
Announces Mr. Bill Cosby Master of Ceremonies
The Project supports the Dizzy Gillespie Memorial Fund, which helps underwrite the costs of hospitalization, diagnostic tests, and a full range of surgical and medical care for jazz musicians who are uninsured and without the ability to pay.A stellar cast of musicians and poets together will rai [...]
Berklee Six-Piece Cuban Band Dayramir...
Acclaimed Berklee College of Music ensemble Dayramir and Habana Entrance are headed to the Detroit Jazz Festival, recently voted one of the top three jazz festivals in North America in a Jazz Times Critics’ Poll. Led by rising Cuban pianist Dayramir Gonzalez, the group, a six-piece band that mixes Latin jazz, Cuban rhythms, and rap, wi [...]
Newport Jazz Festival 2011
The Newport Jazz Festival was the first event of its kind when it started up in 1954, and 57 years later, it’s still breaking new ground. The festival drew big crowds this weekend in Newport, R.I. Its founder and current producer, the 85-year-old jazz impresario George Wein, sat down with The Daily to talk about what makes Newport such [...]
Houston International Jazz Festival A...
The Houston International Jazz Festival, celebrating its 21st season, is rich in heritage, culture and sound. Kicking off Jazz Month in Houston, the August 5-7 Festival includes a kick-off party at House of Blues, followed by two days of evening concerts at Discovery Green, and the Mayor’s Scholarship Jazz Brunch. More than 10,000 music l [...]
Seventh Tito Puente Latin Music Serie...
The Tito Puente Latin Music Series takes place in June, July, and August at outdoor locations across Boston. The seven-concert series is an infectious soundscape of salsa, timba, mambo, bolero, jazz, funk, soul, groove, and more. Performers include Berklee faculty, students, alumni, and world-renowned artists from Puerto Rico [...]
Back to the Roots!
Alain Londes
Canada Day was a delay of relaxation (relatively speaking) with a shorter list of performances on tap considering that this is a national holiday.
At lunchtime under a cloudless sky, the young Toronto group, Heavyweights Brass Band, entertained the gathering at the Outdoor Stage. With Chris Butcher on trombone, Jon Challoner on [...]
