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The regional festivals are non-competitive and offer high school jazz bands of different levels the opportunity to play Ellington's music while also receiving professional feedback. [2] Starting in 2008, music by big band composers other than Ellington was used for the first time, three Count Basie selections.
Background. The festival, organized by the New Jersey Performing Arts Center has been a fall gathering of musicians and audiences held at various Newark venues since 2012. [3] Jazz musician Christian McBride oversees and curates the event. [4] The festival is named for jazz saxophonist James Moody.
James Moody Jazz Festival in Newark, New Jersey; Exit Zero Jazz Festival (Cape May, NJ) 2012–present, 2 times annually; New York. Albany Riverfront Jazz Festival in Albany [75] Blue Note Jazz Festival in New York City [76] Essentially Ellington High School Jazz Band Competition and Festival at Lincoln Center in New York City
Years active. 1970–2019, 2022–. Founders. George Wein. Website. nojazzfest .com. The New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival (commonly called Jazz Fest or Jazzfest) is an annual celebration of local music and culture held at the Fair Grounds Race Course in New Orleans, Louisiana. Jazz Fest attracts thousands of visitors to New Orleans each ...
The Exit Zero Jazz Festival is an biannual jazz festival held each spring and each fall in Cape May, New Jersey. Each installment typically runs for three days. [1] Headliners perform on one of the two main stages, often at the Cape May Convention Hall, and additional performances take place in the bars and restaurants in Cape May. [2]
The Blue Note Jazz Festival announced the dates and lineups for its 2023 season. Grace Jones, Anderson .Paak and Robert The post Grace Jones, Anderson .Paak, Robert Glasper to headline New York ...
In 1972, the Newport Jazz Festival was moved to New York City. In 1981, it became a two-site festival when it was returned to Newport while continuing in New York. From 1984 to 2008, the festival was known as the JVC Jazz Festival; in the economic downturn of 2009, JVC ceased its support of the festival and was replaced by CareFusion. [3]
The Princeton High School band program also hosts an annual Jazz Festival, nicknamed "Jazz Fest", at which local high school and middle school jazz bands are invited to perform for adjudication. Like many other similar high school jazz festivals, the host band traditionally plays last and is not scored for competition.