2011 Gypsy Jazz Festival in New Caledonia
Prestigious artists have featured over the years and continue to do so, such as Florin Niculescu (ROM), Raphaël Fays (FR), Andréa Oberg (SWE), Yorgy Loeffler (FR), Angélo Debarre (FR), Caravane Palace (FR) , Adrien Moignard (FR), les Frères Ferret (FR) , Loulou Djine (FR/BOS) and in 2010, David Reinhardt (FR), Cyrille Aimée (FR) , Sanseverino (FR/ITA), Les Doigts de l’Homme (GB).
Urs Karpatz (ROM) and DJ Vinodilo (FR) have already made the trip for the 2011 event.
USA, NC: The 18th Annual Pleasure Island Seafood, Blues & Jazz Festival is this weekend
UK: Sixth annual Lockerbie Jazz Festival a huge success at weekend
BRITISH Jazz legend Acker Bilk took the sixth annual Lockerbie Jazz Festival by storm at the weekend.
The clarinetist performed with his Paramount Jazz Band to a delighted audience at Lockerbie Academy.
It was one of the highlights of a packed programme at this year’s jazz festival which also featured the popular jazz and blues band, Red Stripe and US saxaphone legend Houston Person.
African Rhythms master artist Randy Weston receives St. Peter’s Church blessing
In a celebration of jazz music and culture at the annual Jazz Treasures: Legacy, Legend & Heritage, Transart will honor the Brooklyn-born Weston, as well as Charenee Wade, and Dr. Robert O’Meally for their contributions to music at the Rotunda at Brooklyn Borough Hall on October 17. The awards ceremony starts at 6:30 p.m., followed by a reception and concert. Call (845) 384-6350 for more info.
Enthusiastic Audience At EMC Jazz Concert
The Edna Manley College of the Visual and Performing Art's (EMC) School of Music on Saturday continued its concert series, celebrating its 50th anniversary with an evening of jazz featuring faculty members, graduates and special guest performers. The concert was held in the school's auditorium, which, in a brief ceremony before the show, was renamed the Vera Moody Concert Hall, in honour of the founder of the school.
