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Jazz Calendar is a ballet created in 1968 by Frederick Ashton to the music of Richard Rodney Bennett. The ballet was first performed on 9 January 1968 by The Royal Ballet at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, with designs by Derek Jarman.
1979–present. Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The Festival International de Jazz de Montréal (English: Montreal International Jazz Festival) is an annual jazz festival held in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The Montreal Jazz Fest holds the 2004 Guinness World Record as the world's largest jazz festival.
Dazzle camouflage, also known as razzle dazzle (in the U.S.) or dazzle painting, is a family of ship camouflage that was used extensively in World War I, and to a lesser extent in World War II and afterwards.
In newer English-language texts, this date is usually shown as "30 January 1649" (New Style). The corresponding date in the Gregorian calendar is 9 February 1649, the date by which his contemporaries in some parts of continental Europe would have recorded his execution.
Jazz standards categorized by time of composition. If the time of composition is unknown, use Category:Jazz standards of obscure origin instead.
High school musical theater Dazzle Award winners Kyle McFalls of Firestone and Lindsey Ross of Hudson will now compete on a national level.
Chamber jazz is a genre of jazz involving small, acoustic-based ensembles where group interplay is important. 1960s -> Continental jazz: Early jazz dance bands of Europe in the swing medium, to the exclusion of Great Britain. Cool jazz: Contrasts with the hard, fast sound of bebop.
Unable to secure sufficient funding, their plans were scuttled, but they still were able to produce two nights of shows at Théâtre-St-Denis featuring Keith Jarrett and Pat Metheny . Starting on May 10, 1980, a Montreal Jazz Festival was staged, with funding from Alain de Grosbois of CBC Stereo and Radio-Québec. [7]
12 – The 2nd Montreux Jazz Festival started in Montreux, Switzerland (June 12 – 18). 30 – The 15th Newport Jazz Festival started in Newport, Rhode Island (June 30 – July 3). Unknown date. The English avant-rock ensemble Henry Cow was founded at Cambridge University. Album releases
Jazz, blues, rock, R&B. Dates. July. Location (s) Berkeley, California, U.S. Years active. 1967–present. The Berkeley Jazz Festival is held once a year at the outdoors Hearst Greek Theatre on the University of California, Berkeley campus. The theatre overlooks the San Francisco Bay at Hearst & Gayley Road.