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, will feature over fifty artists
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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 wonderful
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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.dukeperformances.org), Carolina Performing Arts
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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 marks a
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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 raise money
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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,
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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
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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 lovers
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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, Colombia, Dominican Republic, Venezuela, Cuba, and throughout Latin America.  The
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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 trumpet,
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