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 […]
The San Joaquin Valley Jazz Festival was founded in 1989 by trumpeter and educator, Paul Shaghoian. After being held at the D&D Ranch in Madera California, it was moved to San Joaquin Memorial High and later to Buchanan High School in Clovis California. Paul Shaghoian passed away and since that time the festival has been […]
Dubai is the most populous city and emirate in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), and the second largest emirate by territorial size after the capital, Abu Dhabi. Dubai is located on the southeast coast of the Arabian Gulf and is one of the seven emirates that make up the country. How it started The management […]
The beautiful Chiriqui Highlands have long been one of Panama’s most favorite vacation and retirement spots. This diamond of the Chiriqui province is beautiful Boquete home of about 25,000 including some 2,500 retired expats from all over the world. BOQUETE JAZZ FESTIVAL The cool and crisp mountain air on the slopes of towering Volcan Baru, Panama’s highest […]
