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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…
2017’s Circles Of Chimes is Marius Neset’s most recent recording for the ACT label.
(Photo: Courtesy of the Artist)Marius Neset, a Norway-born saxophonist who records for the ACT label, is set for his first North American tour.
Most recently having released Circles Of Chimes, which earned a four-and-a-half-star review in DownBeat, Neset has performed with genre stalwarts like Marcus Miller and Chick Corea during his career. Neset’s tour dates are below.
June14: San Francisco Jazz Festival
June16: The Old Church, Portland, Oregon
June18: Blues Alley, Washington D.C.
June 21: Rockwood Music Hall, New York
June 22: Xerox Rochester International Jazz Festival
June 23: TD Ottawa Jazz Festival
June 29: Festival international de Jazz de Montréal
For more information, visit Neset’s website. DB
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