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Montreal Jazz Festival - Turn of the Millennium Special Edition Special edition of the Montreal International Jazz festival to celebrate the New Millennium's Eve - The evening will feature, dee Dee Bridgewater, Oliver Jones, Carol Welsman, Henry Butler and others. A night like this happens once in a millenium. Come party with us in Montreal's Convention Center. University of Mary Jazz Festival The jazz festival is a two-day event featuring performances by approximately 60 High and Junior High School jazz ensembles from a five-state and two-province region. More than two thousand enthusiasts get to enjoy guest artists as they perform with the Univerity of Mary Jazz Ensemble. North Carolina Jazz Festival A weekend filled with classic and dixieland jazz music styles performed by top names. This year's line-up includes six sets each night, from 7:30 to 12:15 with two intermissions, and features Randy Reinhart, Joel Helleny, Kenny Davern, Jim Galloway, Ken Peplowski, John Bunch, Derek Smith, Greg Cohen, Bob Haggart, Howard Alden, Bucky Pizzarelli, Tony DeNicola, Chuck Redd and Carrie Smith. East Coast Jazz Festival Warm up your February with five days of straight-ahead Bebop, Latin, Swing, and Blues! Enjoy 80 free and open to the public events that include jam sessions, workshops and concerts. Lionel Hampton Jazz Festival World famous concerts, student competitions, clinics and workshops. Coe College Jazz Summit Jazz artists from all over the country present clinics and workshops, judge a high school jazz band competition and perform with the Coe College Gold Jazz Ensemble. Collegiate Showcase Invitational Collegiate Showcase, now in its 14th year, provides a unique opportunity for college and university show choirs and jazz ensembles to work with outstanding guest artists, perform on professional stages and learn from each other Berks Jazz Festival Lake Tahoe Winter Music Festival Join the jazz greats at 8,000 feet as they strut their stuff (and catch a bit of skiing). Chantilly Invitational Jazz Festival Two dozen of the best high school big bands representing Virginia, Maryland and DC compete for bragging rights and scholarships at the Chantilly High School Jazz Festival. Jazz on the River Local artist will also be performing along with an ensemble of students from high school bands. Paradise Valley Jazz Party Celebrating our 23rd year, the festival presents 17 hours of music in a cabaret-style indoor venue. University of North Colorado Greeley Jazz Festival One of the largest non-competitive jazz festivals in the nation. Internationally renowned educators and performers conduct seminars and workshops each day. More than 275 high school, university and professional groups in attendance at six stages University of North Colorado Greeley Jazz Festival One of the largest non-competitive jazz festivals in the nation. Internationally renowned educators and performers conduct seminars and workshops each day. More than 275 high school, university and professional groups in attendance at six stages New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival A two-weekend event in the city where the spring comes early, the beer flows freely and the dancing comes easy, Jazzfest is the American music lovers' rendezvous. This is a blow-out extravaganza offering music and culture galore. Acts ranging from jazz, zydeco and Afro-Caribbean to folk, blues and gospel appear on nearly a dozen stages. Bigger crowds show up each year from all over North America, Europe and East Asia, for what has become, arguably, the most diverse music festival on the continent. In fact, though attendance is now pushing half a million, this may still be one of the best weekends of music and other diversions that you can find. As you might have guessed, there's a lot more than jazz here. The Fais Do Do Stage features Cajun (the traditional music of rural white Louisiana) and zydeco (the traditional music of black, Creole Louisiana) music. The Ray Ban/WWL and Polaroid/WB 38 stages feature bigger names like the Neville Brothers, Van Morrison and Dave Matthews Band. It's pure jazz at the WWOZ tent; at Congo Square there's African, Caribbean and R&B and at the Rhodes Gospel Tent you'll hear the songs of the heavens. With so much to choose from, and so many good performers playing at the same time, it is often impossible to resist the impulse to sprint between songs from one stage to the next. A similar problem occurs at night. While the festival's nightly attractions are often held in arena settings that are neither intimate nor cheap, there are more good bands in the city's bars and clubs than you'll know what to do with. From bowling alleys (Mid City Lanes) to record stores (Tower) to the bars of the Marigny District (Cafe Brazil, Cafe Istanbul, the Saturn Bar) or Uptown (Jimmy's, the Maple Leaf, Tipatina's), music is everywhere, and it goes on all night. Many of the performers who play the festival during the day particpate in informal (and formal) jam sessions during the night. For instance, you might see Art Neville at the Jazz Festival with the Neville Brothers, and then see him that night in Tipitina's jamming with the Funky Meters. There is often no closing time in these bars, and as the sun comes up and the sweat of the swampy bottom of the American night starts to bead on your head, the possibilities only get bigger. Sacramento
Jazz Juiblee The Sacramento Jazz Jubilee is the world's largest traditional jazz festival, spanning the Memorial Day Weekend each year and featuring approximately 125 bands performing in 40 sites in Sacramento. In addition to traditional jazz, the Jubilee features blues, zydeco and western swing music -- performed by some of the world's finest musicians. Maui Music Festival Enjoy two days and nights of smooth jazz and traditional Hawaiian culture. KSBR-FM
All-Star Birthday Bash A free-wheeling jam session featuring some of the hottest jazz musicians from around the world. Horn man Tony Guerrero emcees this musical fest which features an all-star lineup of vocalists and instrumentalists in a giant all-star jazz jam. Discover Jazz Festival In its 17th year, the Discover Jazz Festival fills Burlington's downtown with sounds of jazz, Latin, gospel, blues, funk, swing and zydeco. For six days the entire city comes alive with a unique mix of concerts, dances, jams, street parties, cruises, and workshops. The Discover Jazz Festival has become one of Vermont's largest multi-cultural events. Festival offers both free and ticketed events. Top 100 Events in North America-(3 years!) American Bus Association Top Ten Events Winner-(4 years!) Vermont Chamber of Commerce Top Ten Blue Ribbon Best Drives-U.S. News & World Report SaskTel
Saskatchewan Jazz Festival This world-class event attracts 45,000 jazz lovers for mainstream jazz, gospel, world beat, Dixieland and blues. The festival includes free daily outdoor concerts, photography and art exhibits, workshops, seminars, concerts, music in the Bessborough Gardens in Saskatoon, on street corners and in parks. du Maurier Atlantic Jazz Festival The festival enters its 14th year with a tented venue in the heart of the city and a line-up of jazz, avant garde, blues, world beat and urban groove from noon 'til 2 a.m. Free performances begin midday in a fully tented venue with cabaret-style seating. Bars and clubs feature jazz, blues and urban groove all over town. Creative Music Workshop is an intensive 2 week workshop bringing together emerging and professional musicians with world class improvising artists. Mammoth Lakes Jazz Jubilee With an enthusiastic group of local organizers, great traditional jazz, and spectacular High Sierra views, Mammoth Lakes adds up to one giant jazz buzz. Ten venues are scattered among the high mountain pines and laid-back town bars, where more than 20 bands sound out Dixieland and other traditional styles for appreciative fans. While many all-stars trek cross-country, the majority of performers come from around the west coast. Bright Moments Festival This is the 22nd annual Bright Moments Festival at the University of Massachusetts. Enjoy an evening of jazz and a weekend of world class pan-African music. Black Hills Jazz and Blues Festival Enjoy this all-day outdoor event that features lots of food and beverages. Bring a lawn chair or blanket but no pets or alcohol can be brought onto the site. Big Bear Lake Festival of Jazz 2000 This event features four days, that's 110 hours, of Dixieland, Big Band Swing, and Ragtime music in five major venues including the Northwoods Resort, Performing Arts Center and the Big Bear Convention Center. You can also enjoy trips aboard the Big Bear Queen Paddlewheel on Big Bear Lake. Music will include the very best of traditional jazz from the 20's through 50's and New Swing (Jitterbug and Lindy Hop) of the 90's. Festival to include many Jam Sessions and programs honoring the great music talents of today and yesteryear - by many of the best Jazz Bands in America today. Major dances - one Big Band Swing and one Dixieland on Friday and Saturday eves. Three gospel hours starting at 9am on Sunday. J & R Downtown Jazzfest 2000 Chicago Jazz Festival The Windy City rounds out the summer with the nation's largest free jazz festival (it also happens to be the oldest of Chicago's free summer music festivals). Nearly 300,000 spectators take in 27 acts during lakefront concerts and smaller club gigs over the three-day run. Before the festival officially begins, buses take visitors around to various jazz clubs throughout the city. Though there is a ticketed indoor show on Thursday night, by then the city's hot jazz clubs are buzzing with live music from performers who come in from all over the world. As far as venues go, the Grant Park site may be one of the nation's most interesting, sandwiched between giant skyscrapers and the beauty of Lake Michigan. By contrast, Jackson Stage provides a more intimate setting and can often be the place where lucky listeners will catch the rare hidden gems of the festival. Prepare for a welcome assault on the senses that makes the Chicago Jazz Festival one-of-a-kind! |
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