Smooth Jazz And Great Venues – La Costa Resort & Spa

The La Costa Resort and Spa is a luxury destination hotel located in Carlsbad, California, and is known for its golf courses and its location in the San Diego area hills.

From its unveiling in 1965 to the new $50 million expansion, La Costa has continually offered experiences and opportunities unlike any other resort.  With 400 acres of inspiration to call your own, La Costa truly is a lifestyle community. The world-famous Spa at La Costa. The Champions Golf Course. The high profile sporting events the resort plays host to. These are destinations for many, but are home to you. The diversity of shopping and dining, of pools and lush open spaces, all combine to enrich each moment you spend here. Naturally, you’ll also have a private sanctuary within the resort.

This venue will be the place for the San Diego Jazz Festival 2013. They have a limited number of room packages that includes two tickets to the festival for all 3 days plus over night stay at La Costa in Carlsbad, CA. Package go on Sale Friday, February 8th at 9 am PST.

La Costa Resort & Spa, 2100 Costa Del Mar Rd, Carlsbad, California 92009

Smooth Jazz And Great Venues – Historic Fort Sam Houston Theater

After more than two decades of vacancy, one of the first dedicated movie theaters built by the U.S. Army in the United States was brought back to life. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Fort Worth District, awarded a $16.9-million contract to Lampasas-based RKJ Construction Inc. to renovate and build an addition to the 75-year-old main post theater on Fort Sam Houston, San Antonio.

Many of the theater’s architecturally distinctive elements were retained. It was built in 1935 in a Spanish Colonial Revival style with white-stucco exterior, arched entryways and a bell tower reminiscent of Spanish missions. It was finished by the fall 2011.

Come out and celebrate Valentine’s Day early – enjoy live-entertainment featuring smooth jazz pianist David Benoit and smooth jazz saxophonist Paul Taylor, Friday, February 8 at 8:00 P.M. in the intimate setting of the Historic Fort Sam Houston Theater at Joint Base San Antonio (Fort Sam Houston).

Friday, February 08, 2013 – 7:00 pm

Fort Sam Houston Theater, Stanley Rd, San Antonio, Texas, 78234

Smoth Jazz And Great Venues – Curtis Hixon Park

Curtis Hixon Waterfront Park is the crown jewel of the city’s urban parks and will ultimately be the centerpiece of the Tampa Riverwalk. Designed by the New York-based landscape architect Thomas Balsley, the park integrates the Riverwalk with the Glazer Children’s Museum, the Tampa Museum of Art and downtown.

Overlooking the Hillsborough River, the park with its sloping great lawn features two fountains, a children’s playground, public boat docks, a dog park, seat terraces, a pavilion and café. Come back out Sunday for the “Gospel / Jazz Sunday” portion of the 2013 Street Festival at this place.

Curtis Hixon Park, 600 N Ashley Dr, Tampa, Florida 33602

Smooth Jazz And Fine Dining – Phaze 10 Restaurant and Entertainment Venue

Located in Mt Vernon at 885 N. Howard Street, PHAZE 10 has been meticulously developed as an emporium for delicious dining, fun take-out meals, some of the best drinks in town, and a hotspot for outstanding music, spoken word and local art.

Phaze 10 RL&E is an upscale restaurant, lounge and entertainment venue featuring a blend of American and Southern food, outstanding drinks, live jazz and entertainment. We are open Wed-Thurs, 4pm-12am and Fri-Sat, 4pm-2am.

Come enjoy southern style BBQ, live jazz and entertainment for mature audiences including, R&B, neo soul, spoken word, comedy, and open mic. This is the place for musicians, vocalists, poets, comedians, artists and enthusiasts to help contribute to Baltimore’s resurgence to being a birthplace and launch-pad for outstanding performing artists. Regular shows showcasing local and national talent makes PHAZE 10 a reason for people to visit time and time again. “Come taste and experience PHAZE 10.”

Phaze10.com , 885 N. Howard Street, Baltimore, MD 21201

Smooth Jazz And Great Venues – Mesa Arts Center

The Mesa Arts Center, owned and operated by the City of Mesa, is a unique, architecturally stunning facility located in the heart of downtown Mesa. Arizona’s largest arts center is home to four theaters, five art galleries, and 14 art studios. Guests, patrons, and students come to Mesa Arts Center to enjoy the finest live entertainment and performances, world-class visual art exhibitions, and outstanding arts education classes. The facility is an architectural showpiece and a destination for visitors to the Phoenix area. The Mesa Arts Center mission is to inspire people through engaging arts experiences that are diverse, accessible, and relevant.

George Benson will be the featured artist on Saturday, January 26, 2013 Start time: 8 PM.

Mesa Arts Center, 1 East Main St, Mesa, Arizona 85201 (Tempe)

Smooth Jazz And Great Venues – 54 Below

54 Below provides an unforgettable New York nightlife experience, combining performances by Broadway’s best with world class dining in an elegant setting. 54 Below has become Broadway’s living room; a home away from home for Broadway professionals and audiences combining grace and style in an intimate environment.

Steps from Times Square, 54 Below has undergone a complete reinvention by multiple Tony Award-winning producers Tom Viertel, Marc Routh, Richard Frankel and Steve Baruch (Hairspray, The Producers) who have brought together Broadway’s and NewYork’s most creative artists and designers as well as top food and hospitality professionals to launch and oversee this only-in-Manhattan, matchless nightspot.

Designed by multiple Tony Award winners John Lee Beatty (restaurant design) and Ken Billington (lighting), sound designer Peter Hylenski and architect Richard Lewis, 54 Below’s creative team includes Tony Award winner Scott Wittman (Hairspray, Smash) as Creative Consultant, MAC Award winner Phil Geoffrey Bond as Director of Programming and Union Square Events, the events services arm of Union Square Hospitality Group, New York’s premiere restaurateurs, as consultants for food, beverage and restaurant operations.

54 Below features up to three shows nightly as well as a late night lounge. Accommodating 144 people in the main dining room, with all tables no more than 24 feet from the stage, the facilities include the capability to broadcast and record audio and video.

54 Below welcomes Alex Bugnon on Thursday, Jan 03, 2013 9:30 pm.

54 Below – 254 W 54th St, Cellar – New York, NY 10019

Smooth Jazz And Great Venues – Scottish Rite Theatre in Detroit

The Scottish Rite Cathedral Theater is part of the Masonic Temple building in Detroit, the largest Masonic Temple in the world. The Masonic Temple and this incredible 1,586-seat theater were designed by architect Raymond M. Hood. He also designed or co-designed the Chicago Tribune Building, New York Daily News Building, and Rockefeller Center. The Masonic Temple / Scottish Rite Cathedral was inaugurated on January 2, 1930.

The Masonic Temple Theatre is a venue for concerts, Broadway shows, and other special events in the Detroit Theater District. Architect George Mason designed the theatre which contains a 55-foot (17 m)-by-100-foot stage. Detroit Masonic Temple was designed in the neo-gothic architectural style, using a great deal of limestone. The cornerstone was placed on September 19, 1922, using the same trowel that George Washington had used to set the cornerstone of the United States Capitol in Washington D.C.. The building was dedicated on Thanksgiving Day, 1926.

Smooth Jazz fans will attend Valentines with RnR at the Scottish Rite Theatre inside the Masonic Temple in Detroit on Thursday February 14, 2013.

Smooth Jazz And Great Venues – Ocean Institute

The mission of the Ocean Institute is to inspire all generations, through education, to become responsible stewards of our oceans.

The Ocean Institute has become nationally known for its hands-on marine science, environmental education and maritime history programs. More than 115,000 K-12 students and 6,000 teachers annually participate in the Institute’s 61 award-winning, immersion style programs.

To learn oceanography and science, students voyage onto the ocean to feel and taste the salty sea spray, sort through live specimens, sea creatures, and deep sea fish, observe migrating whales and collect scientific data.

To learn maritime history and literature, students spend an entire night aboard the brig Pilgrim – each student hauling lines, hoisting sails, standing night watch and swabbing decks. Furthermore, students get further appreciation for ocean issues facing our world today. Discussions on sea pollution and how we can save the ocean is part of the ocean education.

To support the Ocean Institute their popular jazz fundraising weekend event combines renowned jazz artists with an elegant evening of epicurean dining, cocktails, and live and silent auctions. Learn more about the festival here.

Ocean Institute, 24200 Dana Point Harbor Dr, Dana Point, California 92629

Smooth Jazz And Great Venues – Georgia International Convention Center

Convention centers have a long history of hosting important events in our culture. They have served as the setting for everyone from presidents and CEOs, to educators and religious leaders, and even technology and the creative arts. Yet despite the prominence these great venues hold within our society, convention centers have a reputation for producing institutional-grade, mediocre food. Until now.

The Georgia International Convention Center (GICC) and Proof of the Pudding have teamed up to reinvent the food and beverage program at the GICC. This new venture is called CulinAero by Proof of the Pudding, and at its core is a commitment to restaurant-quality food made with fresh, sustainable ingredients.

“The GICC is an established leader in hosting events and now we’re ready to build a leading food and beverage program that will continue to enhance our reputation,” said Mercedes Miller, interim executive director, GICC. “There are a lot of associations and companies looking for meeting destinations that can serve restaurant-quality food made with fresh ingredients, and we believe the GICC can provide value to this market.”

The GICC may be the nation’s most accessible convention center. Connected to a major airport by the ATL SkyTrain, it is just as convenient by car — at the juncture of two major U.S. interstates. The heart of Atlanta is 10 minutes away by rental car or MARTA train. And the airport’s Rental Car Center links to the GICC by the ATL SkyTrain automated people mover.

Smooth Jazz fans will enjoy the 70′s New Year’s Eve Party With Ken Ford.

International Convention Center, 2000 Convention Center Concourse, Atlanta, Georgia 30337

Smooth Jazz And Great Venues – Cotton Club, Tokyo

New York’s original COTTON CLUB is the legendary venue that spawned such jazz legends as Duke Ellington, Cab Calloway, Lena Horne, and so many others. Located in Harlem, COTTON CLUB (also known by the name “Club Deluxe”), was a vibrant scene that saw celebrities and socialites gather nightly to enjoy cutting edge musical entertainment amid the backdrop of the prohibition of the 1920’s.

Here in Japan, the mission has been to bring back a taste of the Golden Age of the original COTTON CLUB, and to recreate a social scene for adult fans. This dream became a reality on November 22, 2005 with the birth of a new COTTON CLUB in Tokyo’s Marunouchi district. Here, visiting world-class artists form the core of a regular slate of exciting, adult-focused jazz performances played in an elegant, luxuriously appointed venue, topped off by a delicious menu of authentic cuisine. They hope that their COTTON CLUB will become a modern celebrity scene, and in doing so write a new chapter for an already legendary live house.

This venue also welcomes stars of the smooth jazz genre.

Cotton Club, 2-7-3 Maranouch, Chiyoda-Ku, Tokyo, Japan