WASHINGTON, June 23 (UPI) -- Summer festivals in Bismarck, Mo., San Francisco, East Boston, Mass., and Toledo, Ohio, have been called off due to the poor U.S. economy, officials say.
NEW ORLEANS, April 25 (UPI) -- Slide guitarist Roy Rogers says the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival is an ideal event to open people up to new music.
MONTREUX, Switzerland, April 12 (UPI) -- The Montreux Jazz Festival in Switzerland is not just about jazz any more, it has signed top rock, R&B and blues acts as well.
EDINBURGH, Scotland, April 6 (UPI) -- Edinburgh, Scotland, has banned afternoon jazz from a famous festival venue because it interferes with Bible studies.
DETROIT, Feb. 25 (UPI) -- The Detroit International Jazz Festival is in danger of folding after losing its biggest sponsor, Ford Motor Co., the Detroit Free Press said.
SAN FRANCISCO, July 23 (UPI) -- San Francisco's Jewish Film Festival encompasses a variety of issues from love and history to controversial political documentaries.
CARMEL, Calif., Feb. 16 (UPI) -- The Jazz at Sunset concept is back in Carmel, where it flourished before producer Jimmy Lyons hatched the Monterey Jazz Festival nearby in 1958.
NEW ORLEANS, Sept. 20 (UPI) -- The 2004 New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival has canceled its scheduled opening day of Thursday, April 22.
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 8 (UPI) -- Veteran jazz critic Philip Elwood will receive the 2003 SFJAZZ Beacon Award Nov. 3 at the San Francisco Jazz Festival.
HIGHLAND PARK, Ill., June 8 (UPI) -- The Ravinia Festival's annual Jazz in June four-day festival opens Thursday night on Chicago's North Shore.
