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  Taken from http://www.aseanjazzfestival.com/ As you may know already, Batam shall be the host of international event, ASEAN Jazz Festival 2009 which shall took place in Ocarina Batam Center on 7-8 Aug 09. This is such a good movement from Indonesian government and also Batam local government to further increase international community awareness about Indonesian Jazz music culture and also to promote Indonesian program of Visit Indonesia 2009 and Batam Local government program of Visit Batam 2010 .   According to ASEAN Jazz Festival official site , International artist who shall performed in this music fest is Lewis Pragasam trio (from Malaysia ), Aya ... Read Full Story

South African Recording Artist and Jazz Legend Hugh Masekela turned 70 years old over the weekend. He was in Cape Town for the Tenth Annual Cape Town Jazz Festival. Hugh Masekela, who is known for his outspoken civil rights stance, was said to be at it again this weekend during his performance. He said that South African could lose its musical magic which was created during the years of apartheid. Masekela told reports, that the colorful music, art and culture which thrived in the communities during the bleak days of segregation in danger. He said that if all those things are not brought back ... Read Full Story

Happy Hotel Batam Center In another 2 weeks, Batam shall be the host of International event, which is ASEAN Jazz Festival . Many Indonesian and International Jazz musician shall performed infront of their audience in Batam latest hostpost tourism spot, Ocarina Batam Center on 07-08 Aug 09. This Jazz music event, for sure shall bring many visitor from outside Batam to watch this rare event, The visitor may even come from foreign countries such as Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand or Philiphines . And why don’t they since their musician shall play also on the festival ? For that reason, for those of you who might ... Read Full Story

Natalie Cole, originally scheduled to perform at the Capital Jazz Fest on Friday, June 5, has canceled her summer touring plans due to medical issues related to her recent kidney transplant. We wish Natalie the best in her recovery and hope to have her back to perform at a future festival. However, Chaka Khan has graciously offered to step in to replace Natalie at the festival. Khan, the ten-time Grammy-winner, known for her many hits including “Sweet Thing”, “Through The Fire”, “I’m Every Woman”, and “Tell Me Something Good”, will perform as part of the Friday, June 5 lineup. Chaka Khan will share the ... Read Full Story

Hey There! Be sure to check out the free live jazz performances (schedule listed below) at our friend Mike Jeffers Chicago Jazz Magazine Booth offered during the 2009 Chicago Jazz Festival in Grant Park this weekend (September 4th-5th-6th)...also stop by and get the official program for the Festival: PLUS hear some great Chicago Jazz performances: Chicago Jazz Magazine Booth Performance Schedule (Booth Located on Jackson just East of Columbus Ave in Grant Park) Friday (Sept 4th) 12:30pm-1:10pm Nikki George (vocalist) 1:20pm-1:50pm Patrick Noland (jazz piano duo) 2pm-2:30pm lePercolateur (Gypsy Jazz) 2:40pm-3:10pm Lesley Beyers (vocalist) 3:50pm-4:20pm Ruby Harris (jazz violin) 4:30pm-5pm Libby York (vocalist) Saturday ... Read Full Story

Blue Note Records , the legendary jazz label, who gave us artists like Horace Silver , Jimmy Smith , Lee Morgan , Art Blakey , Lou Donaldson and many more, turned 70 in January. At least a small part of Blue Note’s success must be dedicated to Reid Miles, who joined Blue Note in 1956. His inventive use of type, a minimalist color palette and label co-founder Wolff’s black and white photographs created a truly unique visual language for the label and helped it establish itself as the coolest of all jazz labels. Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers A Night In Tunisia Larry ... Read Full Story

The Fourth Annual Miami Gardens Jazz In The Gardens opened on Saturday and lived up to the expectations of music fans of all ages. The crowd of approximately 45,000 fans were on their feet for almost the entire six or more hours, as they were treated to funk, jazz, neosoul and hip hop. Roy Ayers, Will Downing, Erykah Badu, Common and Anthony Hamilton all proved too hot for the South Florida weather. Stay tune for my in depth scribe on all their performances. Scheduled to perform on Sunday’s show will be Jonathan Butler, Angelique Kidjo, Kenny G, Babyface and Frankie Beverly and Maze. Posted ... Read Full Story