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- American Indian Arts Festival begins tomorrow
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All that non-jazz: The Jubilee isn’t your only music choice this…
Free with registration – Sacramento Bee – AccessMyLibrary.com – May 25, 2007
All that non-jazz: The Jubilee isn’t your only music choice this Memorial weekend. (25-MAY-07) Sacramento Bee (Sacramento CA). But some of us are still s.
Red Note festival marries jazz wine
Colorado Springs Gazette – May 25, 2007
Jazz enthusiasts as well as wine aficionados often are called connoisseurs people defined by a discerning taste and expert knowledge. Words that describe jazz also can describe wine: “smooth” “smoky” “complex” “flat. ” There are people who say jazz is dead a music phenomenon that hasn’t made any significant developments since the 1970s. But tell that to Brad Bietry and Don Goede organizers of the Red Note festival and you’ll quickly be set straight. Held in January at the Smokebrush the curators estimate that the debut festival drew from 400 to 500 people over the course of its three days. But jazz isn’t for everyone. There’s a joke that goes “You make one mistake you need practice… “I think people aren’t educated about it” said Bietry a professional jazz pianist who regularly performs live in the Springs and coaches students at the Broadmoor Academy of Music. “It’s a sophisticated type of music so I think if you don’t understand it you may not like it. ” Jazz may not seem to have a huge following when you look at hit-music charts. But jazz has rarely been the mainstream music during its 100-year-or-so history according to Scott Yanow author of “Jazz on Record: The First Sixty Years. ” And Bietry says there’s no shortage of potential fans. “There do seem to be more and more young people interested in jazz; it seems to be growing. ” To Goede jazz is a “cultural indicator.
Capital Jazz Fest Thinking Bigger and Better
Washington Post – May 25, 2007
The festival kicks off Wednesday with George Benson & Al Jarreau and Gerald Albright followed by a Thursday concert featuring Herbie Hancock and the Jazz Attack! featuring trumpeter Rick Braun saxophonist Richard Elliot and guitarists Peter White and Jonathan Butler. n June 1 vocalist Anita Baker is the sole act. The music expands substantially next weekend with two full stages from noon to 10 p. The Pavilion Stage will showcase contemporary jazz while the Symphony Woods Stage features urban and neo-soul artists. The Pavilion Stage lineup June 2 includes the Jazzmasters (with former Washingtonian Gregg Karukas on keyboards) David Sanborn Brenda Russell Amel Larrieux Bob James and others while the June 3 lineup features Dave Koz Ramsey Lewis Najee Diane Schuur Nick Colionne and Take 6 plus a surprise artist.
American Indian Arts Festival begins tomorrow
phillyBurbs.com – May 25, 2007
“He is in such demand” said festival spokeswoman Bethann Carbone. “We were very lucky to be able to book him. His unusual new world jazz music performances contain an engaging mix of fascinating storytelling and native music influences. Also scheduled to perform are Blackhawk Walters and his brother Red Hawk. Walters is the author of “How to be a Champion at Life” and a four-time world kickboxing champion. He’ll be performing songs from his upcoming CD “Cowboy Up. ” Red Hawk a motivational speaker from Virginia Beach Va.
Jazz Listings
New York Times – May 25, 2007
Marsalis ends the current season by calling upon some of the same musicians including the trombonist Wycliffe Gordon and the drummer Herlin Riley to reinterpret that evocative work. Rose Hall Jazz at Lincoln Center 60th Street and Broadway (212) 721-6500 jalc… (Chinen)★ NEW LANGUAGES FESTIVAL (Tonight tomorrow and Thursday) Advancing an ideal of cross-fertilization this Williamsburg Brooklyn festival is organized partly by the alto saxophonist Jackson Moore who leads a trio tomorrow night at 10. At 8:30 10 and 11:30 p. Rose Live Music 345 Grand Street near Marcy Avenue Williamsburg (646) 644-2766.