Jazz festival chiefs step in to revive Capital cavalcade
Edinburgh Evening NewsThe cavalcade, which will now be known as the “Festivals Carnival”, is being moved forward to July 22 in order to take place on the first Sunday of the jazz festival.
Brian Fallon, chairman of the Edinburgh Jazz and Blues Festival, said: “We envisage it being a parade led by Harley-Davidsons and we have a number of bands from the UK, as well as international; street bands and brass bands, as well as samba bands.
34th Annual Playboy Jazz Festival Line-up Announced
Eurweb.com
The line-up for the 34th Annual Playboy Jazz Festival in co-operation with the L.A.Philharmonic Association,was announced at a Press Conference on the grounds of the Playboy Mansion,February 16th,2012. The eagerly anticipated announcement is welcome news for music aficionados who attend the festival each year.An added treat is the announcement that the festival will return to the popular Father’s Day Weekend,June 16th & 17th,2012
Bill Frisell to play 'Speedy' West at Portland Jazz Festival
The Seattle Times
Frisell's latest obsession is a lickety-split '50s country-and-western duo — lap steel pioneer "Speedy" West and guitarist Jimmy Bryant — whose material will be featured on a concert at the Portland Jazz Festival, part of a two-day Frisell focus called "For Portland Only.".
İzmir's annual jazz festival preparing for 19th anniversary
Today's Zaman
This year’s festival will get under way on the evening of March 3 at the Ahmet Adnan Saygun Art Center (AASSM) with the opening of an exhibition of İKSEV’s jazz festival poster competition entrants. The night will also see a live performance from the Amsterdam-based quartet Arifa, who will perform on the occasion of the 400th anniversary of the commencement of diplomatic ties between Turkey and the Netherlands.
WITCC hosts jazz festival
Sioux City Journal
Almost 800 students will converge on the Western Iowa Tech Community College campus next week to compete and learn more the musical genre of jazz.
WITCC will host its sixth annual instrumental and vocal Lewis and Clark Jazz Festival Monday and Tuesday on its campus. This festival features two days of competition, clinics, performances and insights from judges.
