Jazz & Blues News

Artists from the Croydon Jazz and Blues Festival will be taking part in one of the greatest jazz festivals on the planet this Friday.

CROWD PLEASERS: Nelson Jazz Club member Andrew Leachman and Ken Richards Pascoe play at the launch of the Woollaston Jazz & Blues Nelson Festival 2010 at the Grand Mercure Nelson Resort in Monaco last night.

The 2010 Jamaica Jazz and Blues Festival will be expanded from three to seven days, from January 24 to 30, in Montego Bay, and feature top-notch entertainers, including Jennifer Hudson and Maxi Priest.

Patrons enjoy the Jamaica Jazz and Blues Festival in 2007. While the festival aims at attracting visitors to the island, it has also enjoyed strong local support.

"Big Daddy & Red Hot Java" triumphantly returns from its' 49th European tour bringing their sizzling musical ministry to the first Boo, Jazz, and Blues event Friday, Oct.

Washboard Chaz will perform Saturday at 2 p.m., and again that night at 9. Photo courtesy of Think Swing! In its fourth year, the Think Swing! Jazz and Blues Festival is adding a couple of new twists.

Five jazz and blues bands will perform in Paradise Valley as part of a benefit for the Muhammad Ali Parkinson Center.

Want to hear a song about a sunny walk along the beautiful St. John River? An ode to the mystery of Magnetic Hill? A tune about the magnificence of the Hopewell Rocks? The Olympic Symphonium, shown performing at the Harvest Jazz and Blues Festival last month, is taking part in the Great Canadian Song Quest.

Published: Tuesday, October 6, 2009 at 9:18 a.m. Last Modified: Tuesday, October 6, 2009 at 9:18 a.m. Delbert McClinton's the big headliner, but there's plenty more to see and hear at the 16th annual Pleasure Island Seafood, Jazz & Blues Festival this weekend.

Many of Florida's seasonal jazz series are announced in this issue as well as new CD releases, expanded music programs in venues, and other matters of musical interest.

AP Photo / Dave Martin - Allen Toussaint performs during the Bonnaroo Arts and Music Festival in June in Manchester, Tenn.

A Mesilla tradition for nearly a decade, the Mesilla Jazz Happening was back Sunday afternoon, bringing the sounds of jazz, blues and big band music to the plaza.

From blues legends to indie up-and-comers, Harvest brought the world to Fredericton.

Blufftonians who've missed out on the jazz scene on Hilton Head Island can stop singing the blues this weekend, and take their pick of it.

The Arts Council of Beaufort County will present the Bluffton Jazz & Blues Festival, benefiting the Junior Jazz Foundation, from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday at the Michael C. Riley Elementary School field and the Promenade in Bluffton.

Free golf and a steady gig lured Bobby Ryder to Hilton Head Island, and 25 years later, he's still working and playing -- although the golf may not be as cheap as it once was.

The big white tent that will be the main venue for the P.E.I. Jazz and Blues Festival starting in Charlottetown today is moved into place along Queen Street Wednesday.

Sept. 26: Jazz & Brews, a beer tasting and auction, is an annual fundraiser for Sioux Falls Jazz & Blues Society's Education Fund.

News In brief Published Tuesday September 22nd, 2009 A4 Feds invest in jazz festival In the wake of another successful Harvest Jazz and Blues Festival, the federal government has announced funding for the cultural event.

For Weak Size Fish, everything works out in the end. Doug Estey Fredericton's Weak Size Fish released its debut CD 'Off We Go' in March and has been performing all over the Maritimes this year.