Indy Jazz Fest

2010 Indy Jazz Fest Grand Finale at Optimist Park: Najee, the Mike Stern Band, Owl Studios All Stars, and More

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The 2010 Indy Jazz Fest has seen a lot of star musicians from around the world come to Indianapolis to showcase the different mutations and combinations of jazz music in the 21st century. Raul Midón kicked off the Indianapolis festival on Monday with his breed of funk/soul influenced jazz, the Preservation Hall Jazz Band brought [...]

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Indy Jazz Fest Day 4: PROLOGUE Featuring DJ Logic, Rob Dixon, and More

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The inclusion of a slew of DJs in the 2010 Indy Jazz Fest may be a little bit of a head scratcher to some. Jazz is typically thought of as an instrument only genre, with no place for digital loops or electronic experimentation. These staples of the hip hop world superficially fly in the face [...]

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Indy Jazz Fest Day 4: Dee Dee Bridgewater Celebrates Billie Holiday

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Not every entertainer can claim a position with the United Nations. One of several performers at the 2010 Indy Jazz Fest, Dee Dee Bridgewater is a Broadway star (much like fellow Indy Jazz Fest act Simone), Grammy winner, and jazz singer who was also named an ambassador to the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization [...]

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Indy Jazz Fest Day 3: Simone Channels High Priestess of Soul

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The High Priestess of Soul has an heiress. Nina Simone was one of the most influential jazz and soul singers in the United States. Known for her dynamic vocals, social consciousness, and inventive compositions, Nina Simone recorded over 40 studio albums throughout her extraordinarily long career, spawning classics like “I Put a Spell On You,” [...]

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Indy Jazz Fest Day 2: Preservation Hall Jazz Band Brings the French Quarter to Indy

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Out of the dust of ragtime and marching bands arose the origins of jazz as we know it today. Marching band players took up reeds, brass, woodwinds, and drums to gradually mold one of the most dynamic and passionate styles of music, the type of music that is purely 20th century American. Indianapolis has its [...]

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Raul Midón Kicks Off 2010 Indy Jazz Fest at the Jazz Kitchen

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The Indy Jazz Fest is in the blood of every Circle City resident; the rich musical heritage of Indiana Avenue can be found in corner bars throughout the Indianapolis cultural districts, floating on the breeze in Indianapolis parks, and buried under the footsteps of the thousands of commuters in downtown Indianapolis. As the Indy Jazz [...]

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