2009

15th Annual West Coast Jazz Party Sept. 3-6, 2009 (IRVINE, CALIF, from Sep 03, 2009 12:00 AM to Sep 06, 2009 12:00 AM)

4 Nights and 3 Non-Stop Days of America’s Best Mainstream Jazz Party featuring Three Big Bands, Nightly Ballroom Concerts, Outdoor Pool Sessions, a Saturday Night Dance and a unique Newport Harbor Jazz Brunch Cruise! Helping celebrate 15 swingin’ years will be the Four Freshmen, Terry Gibbs, Jack Sheldon, Ken Peplowski, Ernie Andrews, Houston Person, Marilyn Maye, Paul Smith, Peter Erskine, Frank Capp Juggernaut plus special tributes by Debby Boone, Charlie Shoemake and Byron Stripling with his All-Star Orchestra featuring Butch Miles on drums!

George Wein's JAZZ FESTIVAL 55 - AUGUST 7 - 9, 2009 (Newport, RI, from Aug 07, 2009 12:00 AM to Aug 09, 2009 12:00 AM)

George Wein's 55th Annual Jazz Festival - August 7-9, 2009 features Tony Bennett; Dave Brubeck Quartet; Roy Haynes Fountain of Youth Band; Michel Camilo; Joe Lovano UsFive; The Bad Plus with Wendy Lewis; Conversation with Christian McBride; Millennial Territory Orchestra; Brian Blade & The Fellowship Band; Rudresh Mahanthappa's Indo-Pac Coalition; Rashied Ali-Charles Gayle-William Parker's "By Any Means"; Alfredo Rodriguez; The Rodriguez Brothers...

Les Paul Passes Away at 94

New York, NY…August 13, 2009…Les Paul, acclaimed guitar player, entertainer and inventor, passed away today from complications of severe pneumonia at White Plains Hospital in White Plain, New York

The Highline Ballroom Piano Series - August 17-29th

A Celebration of the piano featuring: THE MCCOY TYNER TRIO, CECIL TAYLOR, THE BAD PLUS, THE BENEVENTO / RUSSO DUO, IRIS DEMENT, VIENNA TENG, JEREMY DENK, PETER CINCOTTI, PHIL VASSAR, PAULA VALSTEIN with JESSE LYNN and CHRISTOPHER O' RILEY

Small's Weekly Schedule - 11-28-09