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Playboy Jazz Festival Celebrating Its 30th Edition (June 14-15, 2008)
June 4, 2008 - Hugh Hefner, the famous millionaire and founding editor of Playboy magazine, has not only fallen in love with women, but also with jazz, as the Playboy Jazz Festival will celebrate its 30th edition. |
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Kenny G Likes to Fly Solo
 June 5 , 2008 – Some people might say spotting Kenny G, Yanni, John Tesh and Michael Bolton on the same tour bus might be a sign of the end of times. More.
Peter White drags out Christmas Tree
 June 5, 2008 – Peter White might not be the most graceful performer or the best looking, actually he’s quite unassuming but his talent and spirit have been the glue that word of mouth superstars are made out of. More. |
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For this great anniversary, the festival has announced a lineup of stars for the June 14-15 event at the Hollywood Bowl: Herbie Hancock, Al Jarreau, R n R featuring Rick Braun and Richard Elliot, Tower of Powe and James Moody are a few of the many artists to look forward to as well as legendary Jazz Festival host, Bill Cosby. Since its beginning, the Playboy Jazz Festival has received a lot of great contemporary jazz performers such as Ray Charles, George Benson, Chris Botti, Miles Davis, Ella Fitzgerald and singer Etta James.
The festival will also offer a free community concert series throughout greater Los Angeles and will feature various musicians.
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Farrell Sues Kanye, Common & Method Man
 June 4, 2008 – Now this has been known to happen in the biz. The daughter of the late Jazz great Joe Farrell says don’t take things that are not yours, she suing rappers Kanye. More
Billy Joel Working with Marc Anthony?
 June 3, 2008 - My first thought was, "What the hell is Billy Joel Thinking?” Word comes out today that fabulous Piano Man is working on some tunes with, of all people, Marc Anthony. More. |
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So with this 30th edition, Hugh Hefner shows again that he has not only given the world fold-out pictures of beautiful naked women, but also some of its best contemporary jazz performers.
The Playboy Jazz Festival will take place on Saturday, June 14 and Sunday, June 15 at the Hollywood Bowl. - By Akbar Nour For more information: www.playboy.com/arts-entertainment/features/jazzfest2008/index.html
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More Dates for Turner's World Tour
 June 2, 2008 - Because of increased demand, star singer Tina Turner has added more concert dates to her North American tour to satisfy her fans. More
It's Time to Vote at the BBC Jazz Awards
 May 30 - 2008 - The dust has settled on the Canadian Smooth Jazz Awards for a little bit until nominations are announced later this year but the BBC is kicking up some heat with their Jazz Awards. More |
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March 11, 2003 - The growing popularity
of Smooth Jazz is very evident in the line-up of the 25th Annual
Playboy Jazz Festival .  The
opening day line-up includes Boz Scaggs, Boney James, Hiroshima,
Lizz Wright, and L.A. Home Grown Big Band which features Tom Scott,
Patrice Rushen and Paul Jackson Jr. On day two the line up features
Richard Elliot, The Dave Brubeck Quartet, Peter White, Al Jarreau,
Jeff Golub and Steve Cole. Bill Cosby who's a huge Jazz fan will
be master of ceremonies. The 25th Annual Playboy Jazz Festival will
take place at the Hollywood Bowl June 14 and 15th. - Shannon
Edwards
Official press release from Playboy
From jazz legends
Dave Brubeck and Al Jarreau to R&B rocker
vBoz Scaggs and king of juju music King Sunny Ade & His African
Beats, the 25th anniversary Playboy Jazz Festival maintains its
grand tradition of diversity, mixing tremendously talented name
acts and hot new artists. With an emphasis on Latin rhythms, this
year's spicy, two-day lineup includes the "Sambareggae"
of Brazil's Daniela Mercury, Cuba's Salsa singer Issac Delgado and
the Afro-Cuban jazz of conga master Poncho Sanchez. Also on the
eclectic bill you'll hear the smooth jazz of Boney James and Guitars
& Saxes, the Gospel styling of the Blind Boys of Alabama, the
Grammy-nominated Dave Holland Quintet, the folk sounds of Lizz Wright
and Romania's Gypsy brass band Fanfare Ciocarlia. For the first
time ever, see the action close-up on big-screen monitors, day and
night. The two-day event is once again hosted by perennial Master
of Ceremonies, comedian and jazz aficionado Bill Cosby.
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