Entries from February 2009
St. Lucia Jazz Festival 2009
St Lucia Jazz Festival has grown into one of St Lucia’s premier events, and also one of the top five jazz Festivals in the world. Every year in May, St Lucia comes alive with the Annual Jazz Festival; and with historic landmarks like Pigeon Island hosting the final days of the Festival it’s no surprise […]
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Playboy Jazz Festival Announces Lineup
Copyright 2009 Leroy Hamilton / Playboy Quincy Jones had a twofold purpose in taking the podium at Wednesday’s announcement of the 31st annual Playboy Jazz Festival. First he continued his advocacy for a secretary of the arts Cabinet position; second he introduced 23-year-old Cuban pianist Alfredo Rodriguez, whom he has taken under his wing over […]
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Seabreeze Jazz Festival Moves to Northwest Florida’s Gulf Coast
Jazz-lovers and sun-seekers across the nation are getting ready to “shake off those winter blues”–with a remedy of white sands, beautiful water, and the best in smooth contemporary jazz. The coastal beach setting of the Pier Park Amphitheater in Panama City Beach will “come alive” as the 2009 ResortQuest Seabreeze Jazz Festival makes it way […]
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2009 Whitaker Music Festival Lineup
The Missouri Botanical Garden has announced the 2009 lineup of free concerts for the annual Whitaker Music Festival, which this year will take place on ten consecutive Wednesdays starting June 3 and ending August 5th. As is customary, the 2009 schedule includes a number of artists of interest to jazz enthusiasts, but unlike some past […]
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