Jazz Festivals
Exploring Jazz Festivals
Looking for where to catch up with people that share your interest in music? Music festivals are a great place to meet new people and have fun at the same time. There are several music festivals, but only three of them are examined as follows:
The Playboy Jazz Festival
The major annual Jazz Festival is the Playboy Jazz Festival. It is a popular festival that attracts a large number of people from far and near. Playboy enterprises proudly sponsor the festival, and every year tickets are constantly being sold out.
The Playboy Jazz Festival can be traced to the late 1950s where it was established by Hugh Hefner, the author of the playboy magazine. The first edition of the festival took place in Illinois, specifically Chicago stadium in 1959. At that particular period, it was a one-off event until 1979 when it took place again. Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles hosted the event, and it became a tradition that ceased to stop ever since.
The Jazz festival is held in June on weekends and is facilitated by notable men. Bill Cosby facilitated the festival from 1979 until 2012. George Lopez, a comedian, took over from Bill in 2013. BY 2014, the festival was hosted by the LA philharmonic Association and was popularised by KKJZ, a radio station in Southern California.
The presence of popular music artists graces the Jazz Festival. We have had Benny Goodman, Jack Nimtz, Count Basie, Frank Capp, and Louis Bellson, among others.
The objectives drive the festival to gather Jazz music lovers for pure entertainment. The first festival year also witnessed the launching of the playboy magazine issue. The playboy magazine is a publication on lifestyle and entertainment. It also features short stories written by popular writers as well as cartoons and interviews.
Finally, it welcomes all and sundry irrespective of age, race, colour, or other discriminatory tools. For musicians that wish to perform, applications should be forwarded to our contact provided under the contact icon. To qualify, you must be at a professional level with your playing instrument.
Melbourne International Jazz Festival
Another popular and world-class jazz festival is the Melbourne International Jazz festival. It usually takes place at the end of May and spans through to early June. It started in 1998 due to the passion for creating a level ground for Jazz music artists and lovers to meet out of common interest, networking, collaborations, and, most importantly, entertainment. The festival features exciting performances from excellent performing artists, games, among other fun activities over nine days. It is a platform that helps promote upcoming artists.
Monterey Jazz Festival
This is one of the top jazz festivals in the United States. Like its counterparts, it takes place annually and, in this case, late September of every year. It is also popular for its long duration and has been referred to as the world’s longest. The festival started as far back as 1958 at the Monterey Fairgrounds.
The audience is entertained with performances of invited music artists. Other fun activities include an exhibition, shopping, panel discussions, workshops, food trays, etc. Finally, the festival often donated its gains towards musical education.