LINK: http://www.jazzatnewport.org/

LINK: http://www.curacao.com/Choose-Your-Adventure/Festivals-Events/Curacao-North-Sea-Jazz-Festival

Friday 3 September Lionel Richie, La India, George Benson, Michel Camilo Trio, Luis Enrique, Raul Midon, Randal Corsen, Tumbao Saturday 4 September Simply Red, Natalie Cole, Sergio Mendes, Mulato, Roy Hargrove Quintet, John Legend, Grupo Fantasma, Richard Bona, Giovanca

LINK: http://www.vailjazz.org

Enjoy all that Vail has to offer
and the wonderful jazz these incredible musicians will provide over the holiday weekend:
GROUPS
Clayton Brothers Quintet
John Clayton, Jeff Clayton, Bill Cunliffe, Terell Stafford, Lewis Nash
Bill Cunliffe’s Multi-Media Salute to Oscar Peterson
Jeff Hamilton Trio
Ann Hampton Callaway’s
Multi- Media Salute to
Ella Fitzgerald
Chie Imaizumi Little Big Band
Tyree Morris & Hearts of Worship 

Vail Jazz Workshop All-Stars
And many more!

SOLOISTS
Ernie Adams
Bobby Broom
Ann Hampton Callaway
Aaron Diehl
Wycliffe Gordon
Donald Harrison
Ali Jackson
Sean Jones
Tony Monaco
Scott Robinson
Ted Rosenthal
Martin Wind
Ben Wolfe
(ALL ARTISTS SUBJECT TO CHANGE) 
 

Vail Jazz Workshop All-Stars
And many more!

SOLOISTS
Ernie Adams
Bobby Broom
Ann Hampton Callaway
Aaron Diehl
Wycliffe Gordon
Donald Harrison
Ali Jackson
Sean Jones
Tony Monaco
Scott Robinson
Ted Rosenthal
Martin Wind
Ben Wolfe
(ALL ARTISTS SUBJECT TO CHANGE)
 

LINK: http://www.detroitjazzfest.com

Photo of Gerald Wilson Orchestra from Detroit 2009 by WBGO's David Tallacksen

The 2010 edition, subtitled “Flame Keepers – Carrying the Torch for Modern Jazz” features Artist in Residence Mulgrew Miller joined by Take 6, Kenny Barron, Wingspan, and in a project with Detroit's Karriem Riggins and Bob Hurst.

• Bobby Watson will reunite HORIZON with Terell Stafford, Victor Lewis, Edward Simon and Essiet Essiet
• Michael Weiss’s quintet will feature Randy Brecker in a tribute to Horace Silver
• Benny Green, along with Christian McBride and Greg Hutchinson will pay homage to Ray Brown
• Maria Schneider, a clear disciple of composer/arranger Gil Evans, will bring her entire orchestra to town
• In recognition of the 100th birthday of Django Reinhardt, the Hot Club of Detroit will perform
• “Brownie Speaks” will feature 20-somethings Dominick Farinacci and Jonathan Batiste remembering Clifford Brown
• A special tribute to Detroit’s Pepper Adams will feature the great baritone saxophonist Gary Smulyan with another Detroit hero, pianist Barry Harris
• “Defenders of the Groove” with vocalist Ernie Andrews, Detroit’s Louis Hayes, Donald Harrison, Eddie Henderson, and Melvin Sparks are sure to tear it up
• Vocalists this season include Grammy-winner Kurt Elling with special guest Ernie Watts, and Tierney Sutton
• The Manhattan Transfer will perform some of their recent Chick Corea material and then swing standards with the Detroit Jazz Festival Orchestra, under the direction of Dennis Wilson.

Other artists include pianist Danilo Perez, saxophonist Tia Fuller, Freddy Cole Trio, Scott Kinsey Quartet, Poogie Bell Band with Victor Bailey, and The Fabulous Thunderbirds. Newly signed Mack Avenue Records artist Kirk Whalum, joined by Lalah Hathaway and Robert Randolph, will perform the music of Donny Hathaway. Pumping the B3 in a Saturday night fish fry will be Pat Bianchi Trio and Mike LeDonne Quartet.

The legendary Roy Haynes will appear with his Fountain of Youth Band, and drummer extraordinaire Matt Wilson will present Trio M with pianist Myra Melford and bassist Mark Dresser in an adventurous set.

The Detroit International Jazz Festival is the largest free jazz festival in North America.

LINK: http://www.explorechicago.org/city/en/things_see_do/event_landing/special_events/mose/chicago_jazz_festival.html

Presented by CareFusion

Friday Sept 3

• 6-6:55 pm -Mike LeDonne Trio w spec guest Eric Alexander
  

Target Clinic Jazz on Jackson Stage

• 2:20-3:15 pm - Maggie Brown: "A Tribute to Abbey Lincoln"

• 3:30-4:30 pm - Dana Hall Quintet with special guest Nicholas Payton

 Petrillo Music Shell

• 5-5:50 pm - Chuchito Valdés Afro-Cuban Ensemble

• 6-6:55 pm - René Marie "High Maintenance" Quartet

• 7:10-8:10 pm - Charisma: "A Lee Morgan Tribute"

• 8:30-9:30 pm - The Either/Orchestra with special guest Teshome Mitiku

Sunday Sept 5

Target Clinic Jazz on Jackson Stage

• 12-12:55 pm - Paulinho Garcia Quintet

• 1:10-2:05 pm - Nicole Mitchell's Black Earth Ensemble

• 2:20-3:15 pm - Brad Goode Quartet

• 3:30-4:30 pm - Brian Blade and The Fellowship Band
  

Petrillo Music Shell

• 5-6 pm - Brad Mehldau Trio

• 6:15-7:05 pm - Ted Sirota's Rebel Souls

• 7:20-8:15 pm - Henry Threadgill's Zooid

• 8:30-9:30 pm - Kurt Elling Quintet with special guest Ernie Watts

Much more throughout the weekend

LINK: http://www.bso.org/bso/mods/c_09_gen_images.jsp?id=30400039

SATURDAY AFTERNOON Radio Deluxe co-hosted by John Pizzarelli and Jessica Molaskey .. SATURDAY NIGHT pianist Laurence Hobgood opens for Four Brothers with Kurt Elling, Mark Murphy, Jon Hendricks .. SUNDAY AFTERNOON a rare and exclusive performance by clarinetest/saxophonist Eddie Daniels and pianist, Bob James in Broadway Boogie, opening for the Count Basie Orchestra .. SUNDAY EVENING guitarist Julian Lage opens for Boston pianist/composer Donal Fox, performing "Piazzolla to Bach"

LINK: http://www.SomervilleJazzFestival.com

WBGO’s Sheila Anderson to Host 2^nd Annual Somerville Jazz Festival

 On Sunday, September 12^th from 1-6 pm, Downtown Somerville, NJ will host its 2^nd Annual Somerville Jazz Festival produced and hosted by Sheila Anderson of WBGO. 

This free, outdoor festival will feature legendary jazz drummer and architect of post-bop swing Louis Hayes, alto saxophonist and entertainer extraordinaire Lou Donaldson, internationally acclaimed vocalist Melissa Walker and the Curtis Brothers, one of the most exciting Latin jazz sounds on the scene today.

The Festival will be held on the beautiful Somerset County Courthouse Green at the corner of E. Main and Grove Streets in Downtown Somerville, which is about an hour  from New York City and Newark via New Jersey Transit’s Raritan Valley Line. 

Delicious food and beverages provided by local restaurants will be available at the Festival Food Court.  For more information visit www.somervillejazzfestival.com

LINK: http://www.sfjazz.org

SFJAZZ ANNOUNCES THE ARTIST LINEUP FOR THE 28th ANNUAL SAN FRANCISCO JAZZ FESTIVAL

HIGHLIGHTS INCLUDE 

LINK: http://www.beantownjazz.org/

A diverse and exciting lineup, with Kurt Rosenwinkel and the Orchestra de Jazz de Matosinhos (9/15, Berklee Performance Center); the Bad Plus (9/17, BPC); the John Coltrane Memorial Concert (9/18, Northeastern University); Robert Glasper (9/23, Regattabar); Danilo Perez (9/23–9/24, Scullers); Paula Cole (9/24, BPC); and Terence Blanchard (9/25, Scullers).

Free outdoor festival on Saturday, September 25, from noon to 6:00 p.m. on three stages on Columbus Avenue, starting at Massachusetts Avenue. Top acts include Al Kooper and the Funky Faculty, the Jonathan Batiste Trio, Greg Osby and Mark Turner, the Wild Magnolias, Nona Hendryx, the Julian Lage Trio, the Boogaloo Swamis, Rhiannon featuring Abraham Laboriel and Alex Acuña, Grace Kelly, Victor Mendoza, and others.

LINK: http://www.montereyjazzfestival.org

Headliners Include Harry Connick Jr.; Dianne Reeves; Freedom Band with Chick Corea, Kenny Garrett, Christian McBride, and Roy Haynes; Ahmad Jamal; Angelique Kidjo; Les Nubians; Roy Hargrove Big Band; Billy Childs with the Kronos Quartet; Septeto Nacional de Cuba; Delbert McClinton; Trombone Shorty; Naomi Shelton and the Gospel Queens; Chris Potter Underground; Nellie McKay; Marcus Roberts; Rudresh Mahanthappa’s Indo-Pak Coalition; Gretchen Parlato; Jake Shimabukuro; Fred Hersch and Many More .. 500 Artists to Perform on 8 Stages for 3 Nights and 2 Days of Nonstop Jazz

LINK: http://berkshiresjazz.org/2010/05/pittsfield-cityjazz-festival-schedule/

October 16 - American Jazz Repertory Orchestra with guest Claire Daly

More to come