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03 Jan Telluride Jazz Fest: Guest of Honor Announced
The Guest of Honor for the 39th annual Telluride Jazz Festival is two-time Grammy Award winning saxophonist Ernie Watts. Starting his vibrant career at the tender age of 13, Watts has been featured on over 500 recordings with artists ranging from Thelonious Monk to Frank Zappa. His...
29 Jul Your Ah Haa Moment: Telluride Jazz, Youth Music & Nature Workshop
Uniquely combining music, art and nature, the Telluride Jazz Festival and the Ah Haa School for the Arts are joining forces to offer a workshop for youth 13-years old and up titled: Where Music and Nature Meet: A Special Workshop with Jazz Musician Bob Hemenger...
29 Jul Telluride Jazz #38: Claudia Villela Returns to Town
“Villela doesn’t just sing. She actually dances with her voice on top of Brazilian beats,” San Francisco Examiner When we think about the music of Brazil, we think about the rhythms of the bossa nova and names like Antonio Carlos Jobim, Joao Gilberto, Sergio Mendez...
27 Jul Telluride Jazz Celebration: Monty Alexander
Jazz virtuoso and pianist Monty Alexander is acclaimed all over the globe for his seemingly extraterrestrial technique and sublime, heartfelt swing. Now in the 50th year of his performing career, Monty draws great pleasure from mixing, twisting and bending different genres into an accessible musical...
26 Jul Telluride Jazz: Jon Cleary Featured at Celebration
No sure who is line ahead of him, but according to musical icon Bonnie Raitt, Jon Cleary is next in line. “He’s the 9th wonder of the world,” said long-time (since 1999) professional colleague Bonnie Raitt. Jon Cleary & The Absolute Monster Gentlemen perform at the...
25 Jul Telluride Jazz Celebration: Lettuce
Lettuce to perform Saturday, August 2, 7:50 p.m. Buy tickets now here. The word “jazz,” originally “jass” was slang for love-making or whatever anyone did who went to brothels at the turn of the 20th century. Then it became the kind of music played in...
16 Mar Telluride Jazz: Line-up for #38
Dragon Smoke (Stanton Moore, Ivan Neville, Rob Mercurio & Eric Lindell), Claudia Villela, and Young Razzcals Jazz Project set to perform The 38th Telluride Jazz Festival, set to take place Friday, August 1 – Sunday, August 3, 2014 in Telluride Town Park, welcomes additional artists...
31 Jul New Orleans Suspects at Telluride Jazz 2013
The usual suspects are in no way usual. Au contraire. These denizens of the Big Easy are musicians in a league of their own. The New Orleans Suspects perform at the Telluride Jazz Celebration on Sunday, August 4, New Orleans Day, on a powerhouse bill...