Tucson, Arizona has a strong, growing independent music culture that focuses on locally grown and locally derived musical genres. The city is home to musical organizations that seek to nurture artists from the local music scene as well as introduce the community to other musical styles from beyond Southern Arizona. Tucson Jazz Festival The Tucson […]
The Jazz Cruise ’16, sailing from January 17 – 24, 2016, is SOLD OUT making it the 15th consecutive sailing to do so. Welcome to the Crystal Anniversary Sailing of The Jazz Cruise. 15 years ago The Jazz Cruise became the first, and it remains the only, full ship charter dedicated to “straight ahead” jazz. […]
The Charleston Jazz Festival is a diverse showcase of educational programs and live jazz performances featuring local, national and international jazz artists. The festival is presented by Corbellus Capital and produced and managed by Jazz Artists of Charleston (JAC), a non-profit organization whose mission is to promote musical awareness and education. This includes the recognition […]
The 3rd Annual Miami Beach Jazz Festival’s global theme unites an incredible array of international talent in Miami, South Florida. While main events are scheduled for the last week of January, 2016, Miami Beach Jazz Festival features several kick-off events and concert-series, in a variety of new locations that indicate the rapid growth and universal […]
What began as a weekend of outdoor jazz in Major’s Hill Park back in 1980 has evolved into one of the National Capital Region’s most highly anticipated musical events of both summer (Ottawa Jazz Festival) and winter (Ottawa Winter Jazz Fest). The Ottawa Jazz Festival was founded in 1980 by local musicians Bob Misener and […]
North Carolina Jazz Festival (NCJF) was started in 1980 by Dr. Harry VanVelsor, a local dermatologist and consummate jazz lover. Harry’s devotion to Dixieland and Traditional style jazz greatly influenced the structure of this new event in Wilmington. North Carolina Jazz Festival Over the years the greatest of Traditional Jazz artists have brought their musical […]
PDX Jazz, a non-profit cultural arts organization founded in 2003 in partnership with Travel Portland, produces the annual Portland Jazz Festival. The organization’s mission is to inspire, educate and develop future jazz audiences for generations to come. Portland Jazz Festival The Portland Jazz Festival is a multi-venue series of jazz events presented each February within […]
