Half of Vancouver International Jazz Festival shows to be free in 2015
For 2015, festival organizers are adding two additional days of free
downtown jazz shows and adding a new showcase of South African
musicians.
Montreal International Jazz Festival honours Cotton, Badu
James Cotton, Erykah Badu and King Sunny Ade are among the recipients of
awards at this year’s Montreal International Jazz Festival, which runs
June 26 to July 5.
Local talent a focus for Jazz Fest
The upcoming performers are local trio “The Great Music Guys” on May 21
at 02 Nightclub, “Sue Baker and the 1000 Islands Jazz Band” on May 22 at
the Brockville Country Club, and the 20-person “The Grey Jazz Big Band”
on May 23 at First Presbyterian Church.
Healdsburg Jazz Festival covers a lot of musical ground
“I like Healdsburg because it’s really a jazz festival, not ‘smooth
jazz,’” said New York jazz pianist Kenny Barron, who has played the
festival before and will return for this year’s event, running May 29
through June 7 at a dozen locations in Healdsburg, Windsor and Santa
Rosa
