City Pulse 2014 Event Information

Posted by on Jul 29, 2014 in News | 1 comment

2014 jazzfest Poster for CityPulse

City Pulse article begins on PAGE 13 of the  July 23rd issue found here...

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JazzFest Aug. 1 and 2

Posted by on Jul 16, 2014 in News | 0 comments

Celebrate the 20th anniversary year of JazzFest on Aug. 1 and 2, 2014! Performers include Glenn Brown & Intergalactic Spiral, Randy Gelispie Quartet with special guest Fareed Haque, RYZ featuring Perry Hughes and Gerard Gibbs, and Dirty Fingers – A Tribute to Big John Patton, by Jim Alfredson. Read more on the performers page, or check the schedule.

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KidzBeat

Posted by on Aug 3, 2013 in News | 0 comments

Saturday from 1 and 5 pm bring the kids to KidzBeat, featuring booths filled with free face-painting, hands-on art projects, and the instrument petting zoo with musicians ready to nurture young musicians by offering hands-on experience on a variety of instruments. Details of who and what are on the KidzBeat webpage .

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Announcing Grant Support from MCACA, NEA – 2013

Posted by on Jun 19, 2013 in News | 0 comments

The Michigan Institute for Contemporary Art (MICA) has been awarded grants in recognition for quality arts programming in 2013 by the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) and the Michigan Council for Arts and Cultural Affairs (MCACA). “MICA volunteers have worked hard for decades to foster community development through the arts,” said Terry Terry, MICA co-founder and board president. “We’re excited to be recognized, and we’re grateful to these fantastic organizations for their support, which is essential to continuing our work.” “I attend the JazzFest as often as I can. It is a...

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2013 Lansing JazzFest, August 2-3

Posted by on Apr 8, 2013 in News | 2 comments

Entering its 19th year, the Lansing JazzFest is a two-day FREE music festival that brings national, regional, and local acts to an audience of over 10,000 people from across Michigan and nearby states. National entertainers appearing at JazzFest have included Mose Allison, Michael Kaeshammer, Stanley Jordan, and Eric Reed. JazzFest’s music truly is living music, history in the making. Each artist at the festival is asked to play an original composition, something that hasn’t been played at any other festival. This year’s festival will take place Friday, August 2 (4:30pm-12:30am),...

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JazzFest Recognized for Photography & Social Media!

Posted by on Nov 13, 2012 in News | 0 comments

JazzFest 2012 Performer, by Miriam Garcia

Lansing JazzFest makes Old Town beautiful and raises impressive buzz – and now the whole state knows it. The festival was recognized at the Michigan Festivals and Events Association’s MichiganFun Awards: 1st place for an event photograph collage that was named “best of the best” of all entries and 1st place recognition for our social media marketing. The photography collage presents Lansing JazzFest performers sharing their craft, as captured by photographers Miriam Garcia, Mike Lewycky, and Robert McGowan. “I was very lucky to work with such incredible talent,” said Paul...

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