Apr 8, 2025 1:23 PM
Blue Note Jazz Festival New York Posts 2025 Lineup
Blue Note Entertainment Group has unveiled the lineup for the 14th annual Blue Note Jazz Festival New York, featuring…
Clarinetist Anat Cohen will embark on a cross-country tour Sunday, which includes a six-day residency at New York’s Jazz Standard and dates in Seattle, San Francisco and Washington, D.C.
The tour follows a string of accolades this year for the Israeli musician, including a Clarinetist of the Year award from the Jazz Journalists Association and a Rising Star Clarinetist nod in this year’s DownBeat Critics Poll.
The tour dates are as follows:
Sept. 9—Clarendon Ballroom—Arlington, Va.
Sept. 16—The Sylvan Theatre on National Mall—Washington, D.C.
Sept. 29-30—Lotus World Music and Arts Festival—Bloomington, Ind.
Oct. 17—Regattabar - Charles Hotel—Cambridge, Mass.
Oct. 25—Poncho Concert Hall—Seattle, Wash.
Oct. 27—Florence Gould Theatre—San Francisco, Calif.
Oct. 30-Nov. 4—The Jazz Standard—New York, N.Y.
Nov. 10—Chris Jazz Café—Philadelphia, Pa.
Nov. 28-Dec. 1—Jazz At The Bistro—St. Louis, Mo.
Dec. 7—The Blue Note—Columbia, Mo.
The Blue Note Jazz Festival New York kicks off May 27 with a James Moody 100th Birthday Celebration at Sony Hall.
Apr 8, 2025 1:23 PM
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