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Jazz is a splendid genre born of African and European roots and come to beautiful fruition amidst Southern black communities in the tumultuous times afflicting such communities in the early 20th century United States. Not just its sound, but its mere existence, speaks to powerful cultural roots oft overlooked or brushed aside by other genres that have risen to popularity since.

The Playboy Jazz Festival is an annual fest that seeks to honor this tradition while offering a stage with which new artists of the genre can be heard. It is a festival with a history going back over half a century and it remains popular to this day.

Don’t miss the 35th Anniversary! Come celebrate with Playboy and an amazing all-star lineup of the best jazz musicians around.

35th Anniversary Line-Up

Saturday, June 15: 3:00-11:00 p.m.
George Lopez, master of ceremonies

George Duke with special guest Jeffrey Osborne

Naturally 7 with special guest Herbie Hancock

Angelique Kidjo with special guest Hugh Masekela

Olé Coltrane featuring Poncho Sanchez and his Latin Jazz Band with special guest James Carter

Gordon Goodwin’s Big Phat Band with special guest Lee Ritenour

Gregory Porter

Robert Glasper Experiment

Grace Kelly Quintet with special guest Phil Woods

Pedrito Martinez Group featuring Ariacne Trujillo

Los Angeles County High School for the Arts Jazz Ensemble under the direction of Jason Goldman

Also coming to Hollywood Bowl this summer:

Smooth Summer Jazz: Dave Koz & Friends Summer Horns Tour 2013: Sunday, August 18, 2013 – 6:00pm
Diana Ross: Saturday, August 3, 2013 – 8:00pm
Sergio Mendes • Herb Alpert & Lani Hall: Wednesday, July 17, 2013 – 8:00pm
Steve Martin • Preservation Hall Jazz Band • Madeleine Peyroux: Wednesday, August 7, 2013 – 8:00pm
An Evening with Natalie Cole: Wednesday, August 14, 2013 – 8:00pm

Hollywood Bowl, 2301 N Highland Ave, Hollywood, California 90068

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The 31st Annual Norfolk Jazz Festival

July 19 – 21, 2013
Friday July 19 & Saturday, July 20: 5pm-11pm Daily
Sunday July 21: 1pm-6pm

Town Point Park, Downtown Norfolk, VA Waterfront

The 31st Annual Norfolk Jazz Festival adds a 3rd day to the calendar with Scope as an alternate rain site in the event of inclement weather.

Cool Jazz and warm summer nights return once again to Downtown Norfolk at the area’s longest running outdoor Jazz Festival! Due to overwhelming popularity, The 31st Annual Norfolk Jazz Festival adds a third day to the calendar. Starting Friday, July 19 – Sunday, July 21, 2013, Jazz enthusiasts will chill to the sounds of smooth jazz in the serene setting of the Downtown Norfolk Waterfront along the Elizabeth River.

Performing Friday, July 19, 2013: Gates open at 5:00pm
BWB: Kirk Whalum, Rick Braun & Norman Brown

Performing Saturday, July 20, 2013: Gates open at 5:00pm
Jonathan Butler, Sheila E & Elan Trotman appearing as Souls of Summer

Performing Sunday, July 21, 2013: Gates open at 1pm
The Jae Sinnett Trio and Stanley Jordan

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The 36th Annual Atlanta Jazz Festival will shine a spotlight on the wealth of emerging talent in the jazz world as we celebrate Generation Next,” states Camille Russell Love, Director of the City of Atlanta Office of Cultural Affairs. “We have always presented the best and brightest on the scene and this year we continue that mission with a focus on where jazz is right now and where it’s heading. Audiences will enjoy a wide spectrum of styles from traditional straight-ahead, Latin jazz and swing to jazz flavored with neo-soul, hip-hop, R&B and world music. As technology brings us closer, musicians are collaborating from all corners of the globe and we’re entering a new age of jazz. Join us as we present some of todays’ most vibrant and innovative jazz artists including Cécile McLorin Salvant, Dominick Farinacci, Meshell Ndegeocello, José James, Tia Fuller, Aruán Ortiz, Gretchen Parlato, and Rudresh Mahanthappa. Come experience three exhilarating days of FREE music over Memorial Day Weekend (May 25-27) in historic Piedmont Park.”

Here’s information on eight of the incredible artists who’ll be performing in Piedmont Park from May 25-27:

The men of BWB (Rick Braun, Kirk Whalum and Norman Brown) are reuniting with a new album and tour this summer. They will appear with special guest Chrisette Michele, Friday, May 24 at Chastain Park Amphitheatre. Their musical passion and groove intensity defines the truest heart and soul of today’s contemporary jazz. Look for their new album to be released on Concord Records later this summer.

On her latest CD, BETTER, Chrisette Michele sounds confident and composed even when laying her heart on the line. Michele showcases her renewed faith in love. “Being able to sing these songs is about the ability to love again,” she says.

Singer Cécile McLorin Salvant was born and raised in Miami of a French mother and a Haitian father. She started classical piano studies at 5, and began singing in the Miami Choral Society at 8. In 2007, Cécile moved to France to study law, classical and baroque voice at the Darius Milhaud Conservatory. It was with reedist and teacher Jean-François Bonnel that she started learning improvisation and expanded her vocal repertoire from the 1910’s onward. In 2009, after a series of concerts in Paris, she recorded her first album, Cécile. A year later, she won the Thelonious Monk competition in Washington D.C. Cécile sings jazz standards and original songs. She has performed at numerous festivals such as Jazz à Vienne, Whitley Bay in England, Montauban in France, the Spoleto Jazz Festival and the Detroit Jazz Festival, and with Wynton Marsalis at Jazz at Lincoln Center in New York, at Chicago’s Symphony Center, as well as with her own band at the Kennedy Center.

Trumpeter Dominick Farinacci is a world-class musician with nine recordings and countless U.S. and international tours to his credit. His repertoire includes fresh interpretations of classics by Ornette Coleman, Astor Piazzolla and Billie Holiday and well as self-penned originals.

A bass player above all else, Meshell Ndegeocello brings her signature warmth and groove to everything she does and has appeared alongside the Rolling Stones, Madonna, Alanis Morrisette, James Blood Ulmer, The Blind Boys of Alabama, Tony Allen, John Medeski, John Mellencamp, Billy Preston, and Chaka Khan. As for her own bass-playing influences, she credits Sting, Jaco Pastorius, Family Man Barrett, and Stevie Wonder. Meshell was the first woman to be featured on the cover of Bass Player Magazine and is one of few women who write the music and lead the band.

Singer José James has established himself as a trailblazer for his intoxicating blend of jazz, hip-hop, R&B and electronica. His 2008 debut The Dreamer and its 2010 follow-up, BlackMagic – both produced by the world-renowned DJ Gilles Peterson – transformed the Minneapolis-born, New York-based singer into an underground sensation in both the modern jazz and DJ culture scenes.

Saxophonist, composer and bandleader Tia Fuller’s third release on Mack Avenue Records, Angelic Warrior, marks her musical evolution. After five years in Beyoncé’s band, the pop diva’s attention to detail in the studio rubbed off on Fuller. And as the Assistant Musical Director for Esperanza Spalding’s Radio Music Society touring band, Fuller fully applies pop and jazz chops.

Aruán Ortiz is a critically acclaimed Cuban pianist, an award-winning composer, and a solid producer and educator, both on the New York scene and internationally. Named “the latest Cuban wunderkind to arrive in the United States” by BET Jazz, the classically trained violist and pianist from Santiago de Cuba simply considers himself “a curious person who loves music.” His music is an architectural structure of sounds, incorporating contemporary classical music, Afro-Cuban rhythms and improvisation. Since arriving in New York in 2008, Aruán has made five recordings, all well received by the critics. Alameda (2010), received four stars in Jazzwise Magazine (U.K.), and was reviewed as “a sophisticated outing of modern jazz.” The modern jazz effort, Orbiting (2012) received 4.5 stars from Downbeat Magazine. His latest CD is Banned in London (2012). Bill Milkowski from JazzTimes Magazine recently proclaimed Aruán’s work as “the arrival of a major new talent.”

Tickets go on sale this Friday, April 5 at 10 a.m. at http://www.ticketmaster.com or charge by phone at (800) 745-3000.

 

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Mahalia Jackson, often called the greatest gospel singer, returned to her hometown to appear at the first New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival in April of 1970. While attending the Louisiana Heritage Fair in Congo Square (then known as Beauregard Square), she and Duke Ellington, who also appeared at the event, came upon the Eureka Brass Band leading a crowd of second-line revelers through the Festival grounds. George Wein, producer of the Festival, handed Ms. Jackson a microphone, she sang along with the band and joined the parade…and the spirit of Jazz Fest was born.

Inspired by the spirit of Mahalia Jackson and the Eureka Brass Band back in 1970, the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival continues to celebrate the culture of Louisiana with the combined fervor of a gospel hymn and the joy of a jazz parade.

These artists will perform on the festival:


Bill Miller

Pura Fé
A Tribe Called Red

Yellow Bird Indian Dancers
Stoney Creek Singers
Oneida Longhouse Singers and Dancers
Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue

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Dr. John
Allen Toussaint

Irma Thomas

Preservation Hall Jazz Band
Pete Fountain

The Nevilles

Rebirth Brass Band

Galactic
Ivan Neville’s Dumpstaphunk

Better Than Ezra
The Meter Men featuring Zigaboo Modeliste, Leo Nocentelli and George Porter, Jr. with special Guest Page McConnell
Kermit Ruffins & the Barbecue Swingers
Vernel Bagneris presents The 35th Anniversary Celebration of “One Mo’ Time”
Marc Broussard
Chris Owens backed by Her Hot Rhythms Band
Amanda Shaw & the Cute Guys

Papa Grows Funk
Cowboy Mouth

Tab Benoit

Anders Osborne
Theresa Andersson

Big Sam’s Funky Nation
Jon Cleary & the Diabolical Fandangos

John Boutté
Sonny Landreth

The Dirty Dozen Brass Band
Irvin Mayfield & the New Orleans Jazz Orchestra with special guest Dee Dee Bridgewater
Jeremy Davenport

Davell Crawford

Terence Blanchard
Deacon John

Rockin’ Dopsie, Jr. & the Zydeco Twisters
Donald Harrison, Jr.

Henry Butler & Friends

Bonerama
Shamarr Allen & the Underdawgs
The Soul Rebels
Marcia Ball

Charmaine Neville Band
Treme Brass Band’s Tribute to Uncle Lionel Batiste
Ellis Marsalis
Nicholas Payton XXX with Vicente Archer and Lenny White
George Porter, Jr. & Runnin’ Pardners
Tucka & the Groove City Express

John Mooney & Bluesiana
BeauSoleil avec Michael Doucet with special Guest Jo-El Sonnier
Jonathon “Boogie” Long & the Blues Revolution
Big Chief Monk Boudreaux & the Golden Eagles Mardi Gras Indians
Walter “Wolfman” Washington & the Roadmasters
Los Hombres Calientes feat. Bill Summers and Irvin Mayfield
Glen David Andrews
Terrance Simien & the Zydeco Experience with special guest Queen Ida
Raw Oyster Cult

Hurray For The Riff Raff
Meschiya Lake and the Little Big Horns

The Iguanas
The Revivalists

Creole String Beans
James Andrews & the Crescent City Allstars

Eric Lindell
Dr. Michael White & the Original Liberty Jazz Band feat. Thais Clark
Gal Holiday & the Honky Tonk Revue
Leo Jackson & the Melody Clouds

Astral Project
The Zion Harmonizers

Nathan & the Zydeco Cha Chas
Val & Love Alive Mass Choir
Gregg Stafford and the Jazz Hounds
The Boutté Family Gospel

Fair Grounds Race Course, 1751 Gentilly Blvd, New Orleans, Louisiana 70119

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Willow Waterhole Jazz Fest Info | Vocalist Caretta Bell with band | Smooth jazz & vocals from Kelly Dean Band | Saxophonist Kyle Turner with band | New Orleans style jazz from Texas Brass Band | Traditional jazz from Warren Sneed Group.

Sunday, April 28, 2013 – 12:00 – noon

Willow Waterhole Conservation reserve, 5300 Dryad Dr, Houston, Texas 77035

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Jazz On The Green Yuma, blending art, contemporary, Latin, smooth, and traditional Jazz, in one of Arizona’s greatest little cities, which has more to offer than meets the eye. Though small, it brings thousands of visitors from all over the world each year to enjoy not only the beautiful weather, but its great museums, parks, and other great amenities.

And this year there will be a little something extra. A Jazz Festival for the whole family to enjoy, this year… and many more years to come. From 10 am to 7 pm Saturday April 27th , there will be plenty of beer, soda,water and great jazz music for your listening pleasure. There will be several art, craft, and food vendors, with a variety of foods to please a multitude of taste. For one day only, there will be some of the hottest jazz your cool ears can endure,from international talent, to some of Yuma’s best local talent….including a Belly Dancer.

The day will kick off with a few of Yuma’s young local talent, then the great sounds Yuma’s own recording artist, The Yuma Jazz Company. The afternoon will give us the talents of Zarmineh and her troupe, some of the best Belly Dancers in town. Then, taking it on into the evening, the nationally acclaimed talents of Change On Three, Fo/Mo/Deep , Trippin N Rhythm recording artist Elizabeth Mis, and International recording artist Laura Fernandez, just to name a few. This will be an event that is not to be missed.

This Mini-Jazz Festival will reach a primarily family-oriented audience with mid to high levels of discretionary income, and, there is also the added income of the over one hundredthousand plus winter visitors which come to Yuma this time of year every year. Also, this year, and each year hereafter, portions of proceeds will go to benefit the Yuma Community Food Bank.

Saturday, April 27, 2013 – 10:00 am

West Wetlands Park, 2200 Water St, Yuma, Arizona 85364

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Welcome to the biggest and most exciting Jazz Festival in Pensacola history–to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the Pensacola JazzFest!

This seven-day event, scheduled for April 1 through 7, 2013, will be a city-wide celebration, with music in a variety of venues. All over town, as well as on Pensacola Beach, the sounds of Jazz—Big Band, Contemporary, Dixieland, Traditional, New Orleans and Latin—along with Gospel, Blues and much more, will be presented.

The “Viva Pensacola Jazz” JazzFest 2013 is one of the major events being promoted by the Florida Department of State’s “Viva Florida 500” celebration of the 500th anniversary of Juan Ponce de León’s arrival on Florida’s east coast. With national and regional advertising and publicity, the “Viva Florida 500” sponsored events, including our JazzFest, will draw thousands of out-of-town visitors from all over the country and the world. Find out more about it at fla500.com

Here is an overview of events that have been CONFIRMED:

Monday, April 1: Jazz Jam!
• 6:30 pm: Jazz Jam with trumpeter Roger Villines, pianist Dave Shelander, bassist Steve Gilmore and drummer George Neidorf, at the Unique Café, 51 Gulf Breeze Parkway, Gulf Breeze. Open to all musicians (Free for participating musicians, $8 for JSOP members, $10 for non-members,$5 for students with ID.) Shuttle service provided – park at the Wayside Park just over the 3-mile bridge on the right as you enter Gulf Breeze. Shuttles provided by sponsor Funny Cars of Pensacola Beach.
• 8:00 pm: Jody Grind Band (Blues with a high Jazz content), Lili Marlene’s in Seville Quarter, 140 E. Government St., Pensacola (No cover)

Tuesday, April 2:
• 6:00 – 9:00 pm: Vocalist Kitt Lough with pianist Gino Rosaria, bassist Tom Latenser and special guests at Lili Marlene’s in Seville Quarter, 140 E. Government St., Pensacola (No cover)
• 6:00 – 9:00 pm: Folksinger/guitarist Mike Potters presents “A Night of Traditional New Orleans, Blues & Spirituals Songs & Stories” at End of the Line Café (vegan), 610 E. Wright St., Pensacola (No cover)
• 6:00 – 9:00 pm: Westside Players (Bill Barrows, guitar; Chris Gardner, piano; and Chip Shelton, sax/flute) at Hemingways Island Grill, 400 Quietwater Beach Rd., Pensacola Beach (No cover)
• 6:00 – 9:00 pm: Jones & Company at the Shark Fin Chinese Bistro, 5912 N. Davis Hwy, Pensacola (No cover)

Wednesday, April 3:
• 6:00 – 7:00 pm: Alto saxophonist Steve Williams Improvisation Clinic at UWF Center for Performing Arts, Uuniversity of West Florida, 1100 University Parkway, Bldg. 82, Pensacola (Free, open to the public)
• 6:00 – 9:00 pm: Saxophonist/Flutist Chip Shelton Jazz-Blues Workshop with Special Guests Galore, at Five Sisters Blues Café, 421 W. Belmont St., Pensacola (No cover)
• 6:30 – 9:00 pm: Pianist Al Martin and Friends at Gregory Street Assembly Hall, 501 E. Gregory St., Pensacola (No cover)
• 6:30 – 9:00 pm: Vocalist Tara Leigh & Sound Minds at The Leisure Club, 126 Palafox Pl., Pensacola (No cover)
• 6:30 pm: Gospel Concert by Senior and Gospel Choir, at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church, 140 W. Government St., Pensacola (No cover)
• 6:00 – 10:00 pm: 30 x 90, at Paradise Bar & Grill, 21 Via De Luna Dr., Pensacola Beach (No cover)
• 7:00 pm: Brad & Brenda Jorden, Mississippi Delta blues duo, at Lillo’s Tuscan Grill, 5 Via de Luna Dr., Pensacola Beach ($10 minimum)
• 7:00 pm: Swing Dance Night (Where East Coast & West Coast Swing Meet) Phineas Phoggs’s in Seville Quarter, 140 E. Government St., Pensacola ($5.00 cover)

Thursday, April 4:
• 5:00 pm: Dixieland Dandies “Take Me Out to The Ball Game” second-line parade to the Opening Day of Blue Wahoos Baseball at Maritime Park stadium, starts at Apple Annie’s in Seville Quarter, 140 E. Government St., Pensacola (No cover)
• 5:30 – 6:30 pm: Lecture, “America’s Music: Swing-Jazz,” by Norman Vickers, Downtown Public Library at Spring and Government Streets, Pensacola. Part of a six week lecture series:
Mar. 21: “Blues and Gospel” by Norman Vickers;
Mar. 28: “Harlem Renaissance” by Crystal Joy Albert;
April 11: “Country and Bluegrass” by Don Snowden;
April 18: “Rock” by Don Snowden;
April 25: “Latin – Mambo to Hip-Hop” by Don Snowden)
• 5:30 – 7:00 and 7:30 to 9:00: Palafox Quartet (Jack Zoesch, piano; Jim Green, guitar; Steve Gilmore, bass; and Sandy Spivey, sax) at Jackson’s Steakhouse, 400 S. Palafox St., Pensacola (No cover, regular menu)
• 6:00 – 8:00 pm: Vocalist Jennifer Lea and the Broke Folks at Goat Lips Beer Garden and Deli, 2811 Copter Rd., Pensacola (No cover)
• 6:00 – 9:00 pm: The Westside Players (Bill Barrows, guitar; Chris Gardner, piano; and Chip Shelton, sax/flute) at The Oar House, 1000 S. Pace Blvd, Pensacola (No cover)
• 6:30 – 9:00 pm: Vocalist Tara Leigh & Sound Minds at The Leisure Club, 126 Palafox Pl., Pensacola (No cover)
• 7:00 – 10:00 pm: Vocalist Holly Shelton and pianist Dave Shelander Band at Five Sisters Blues Café, 421 W. Belmont St., Pensacola (No cover)
• 7:30 pm: Pensacola State College presents trumpeter Marvin Stamm with the PSC Jazz and Wind Ensembles at PSC’s Ashmore Auditorium, 1000 College Blvd., Building 8, Pensacola
($11, reserved admission; $9, seniors 60-plus, students and children; $7, PSC Seniors Club, Pensacola State faculty and staff; free, PSC students with student ID.)
• 9:00 – 12:00 pm: Guitarist Greg Lyon, at the 5-1/2 Bar, 5-1/2 E. Garden St., Pensacola (No cover)

Friday, April 5: Jazz Gallery Night!
• 2:15 – 3:00 pm: University of West Florida Jazz Ensemble with saxophonist Steve Williams, “Festival on the Green,” UWF, 1100 University Parkway, Bldg. 82, Pensacola (Free)
• 5:30 pm until…: Jazz Gallery Night, with a variety of jazz music in clubs and galleries throughout downtown Pensacola
• 5:00 – 8:00 pm: The Guffman Trio (Cynthia Domulot, piano; Tom Latenser, bass; Fred Domulot, drums) from 5:00 – 6:00, then pianist Eric Doney, with Latenser and Domulot, at Dollarhide’s Music Center, 41 Palafox Pl., Pensacola (No cover)
• 5:00 – 9:00 pm: Arturo, Spanish guitar, at Gulf Coast Community Bank, 40 N. Palafox St., Pensacola (No cover)
• 6:00 – 8:00 pm: Late Nite Jazz Quartet at First United Methodist Church, 6 East Wright Street, Pensacola, FL
• 6:00 – 9:00: “El Fuego” (Steve Ferry, vibes; Steve Williams, sax; Dave Shelander, piano; Steve Gilmore, bass) at the Tin Cow, 102 S Palafox Pl Pensacola (no cover)
• 6:00 – 9:00 pm: Shades Jazz Band at Solé Inn and Suites, 200 N. Palafox St., Pensacola (No cover)
• 6:00 – 9:00 pm: The Westside Players (Bill Barrows, guitar; Chris Gardner, piano; and Chip Shelton, sax/flute) at Nick’s Boathouse, 455 West Main St., Pensacola (No cover)
• 7:00 pm: Brad & Brenda Jorden, Mississippi Delta blues duo, at Lillo’s Tuscan Grill, 5 Via de Luna Dr., Pensacola Beach ($10 minimum)
• 7:00 pm: Rosie O’Grady’s Dueling Jazz Piano Show “A Night On the Town”, at Rosie O’Grady’s in Seville Quarter, 140 E. Government St., Pensacola (Admission charge after 8:00 pm)
• 8:00 pm: Tomato, at The Cabaret, 101 S Jefferson St, Pensacola (2 drink minimum)
• 9:00 pm-2:00 am: Gallery Night Jazz Jam Session/Late Night Jazz Jam Party, at Lili Marlene’s in Seville Quarter, 140 E. Government St., Pensacola (Admission charge after 8:00 pm)

SATURDAY, APRIL 6, 10:00 AM – 6:30 PM: PENSACOLA JAZZFEST (click here to go to JazzFest Schedule)

Saturday, April 6:

• 4:45pm  Roman Street

• 7:00 – 10:00 pm: Vocalist Kathy Lyon hosts the All-Star JazzFest Jazz Jam with Eric Doney (piano), Tom Latenser (bass) and Fred Domulot (drums) at the Fish House, 600 South Barracks St., Pensacola (No cover)
• 7:00 pm: Brad & Brenda Jorden, Mississippi Delta blues duo, at Lillo’s Tuscan Grill, 5 Via de Luna Dr., Pensacola Beach ($10 minimum)
• 8:00 pm: Tomato, at The Cabaret, 101 S Jefferson St, Pensacola (2 drink minimum)
• 9:00 pm: Kristin Diable & the City “A Little Lagniappe of Jazz”, at Lili Marlene’s in Seville Quarter, 140 E. Government St., Pensacola (Admission charge after 8:00 pm)
• 9:00 pm: Big Jim Brown & The Speed Kings, at End O’the Alley in Seville Quarter, 140 E. Government St., Pensacola (Admission charge after 8:00 pm)

SUNDAY, APRIL 7, 10:30 AM – 6:30 PM: PENSACOLA JAZZFEST (click here to go to JazzFest Schedule)

Sunday, April 7:
• 11:00 am: Sunday Jazz Brunch, at Apple Annie’s in Seville Quarter, 140 E. Government St., Pensacola (Reservations not required but encouraged)
• 11:30 am: Sunday Jazz Brunch with the Palafox Quartet (Jack Zoesch on piano, Jim Green on guitar, Steve Gilmore on bass, and Brandon Warren on drums) at the Fish House, 600 South Barracks St., Pensacola (No cover)
• 9:00 pm: Jon Cowart, at End O’the Alley in Seville Quarter, 140 E. Government St., Pensacola (No cover)

Seville Square, E Government St at S Alcaniz St, Pensacola, Florida 32502

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The Creekside Blues & Jazz Festival is a three day cultural celebration featuring hundreds of musicians, delicious cuisine, artisans from the region, amusement rides and engaging family activities. The event started fifteen years ago as a one day dedication of Gahanna’s new Creekside Park area and the beginning of Olde Gahanna’s revitalization. The Creekside Blues & Jazz Festival has experienced unprecedented growth in attendance and has truly become more than the celebration of music, food and fun; it has become a premiere family summer event.

Artists will be announced on their website. Last year Cindy Bradley with the Urban Jazz Coalition performed on this event.

June, 14-16, 2013

Creekside Blues & Jazz Festival, 123 Mill St, Gahanna, Ohio 43230 (Map) (Columbus)

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The 23nd annual Boscov’s Berks Jazz Fest will take place on on April 5-14, 2013. The festival is well known for its friendly atmosphere and the numerous volunteers that help things go smoothly, in addition to the large number of top-notch artists performing there.

Check out the lineup at the festival site, highlights include Rick Braun, Gerald Veasley, Kirk Whalum, Jonathan Butler, David Benoit, Brian Bromberg, Chuck Loeb, Eric Marienthal, Maysa & Her Jazz Funk Soul Symphony, Norman Brown,  Richard Elliot, Peter White, Jeff Lorber, Fourplay, Elan Trotman, Najee, Michael Lington and many more!

It’s going to be another awesome festival!

For more information about the festival visit
http://www.berksjazzfest.com
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