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Festivals

Festivals –  ’21’        

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 Event/WebsiteLine UpLocation
Jan
17 Bermuda Jazz FestivalLive StreamBermuda, Caribbean
Tucson Jazz FestivalTBDTucson, AZ
Feb
12-14 Mid Atlantic Jazz FestivalSean Jones, Warren Wolf, Eric Byrd Trio among others.Rockville, MD
Biamp PDX Jazz FestivalTBDPortland, OR
Mar
Ocean Institute Jazz FestivalTBDDana Point, CA
Sarasota Jazz FestivalTBDOrlando, FL
Jazz In The GardenTBDMiami, FL
Jazz Artists On The GreensTBDTrinadad and Tobago
Apr
Jazz On The VineTBDElkhart Lake, WI
20-24 AprSeabreeze Jazz FestivalTBAPanama City Beach, FL
21-22Tobago Jazz FestivalTBDTrinidad/Tobago
22-23UNc/Greenley Jazz FestTBAGreenley, CO
May
St. Lucia Jazz FestivalTBDSaint Lucia, Caribbean
Strawberry FestivalTBDOxnard, CA
18-19 MayDoheny Blues FestivalTBDDana Point, CA
Hyatt Newport Jazz FestivalTBDNewport Beach, CA
JUN
01-30 Blue Note Jazz FestivalTBDNew York, NY
08-09 Playboy Jazz FestivalTBDHollywood, CA
11-23 San Francisco Jazz FestivalTBDSan Francisco, CA 
17-20Elkhart Jazz FestivalCarol Alberts, Lin Roundtree, Monty Alexander among othersElkhart, IN
17-20Healdsburg Jazz FestivalTBASanta Rosa, CA
19-22 DuPont Clifford Brown Jazz FestivalTBDNew York, NY
20-22 Twin Cities Hot Summer Jazz FestivalTBDTwin City, MN
21-29 Rochester International Jazz FestivalTBDRochester, NY
06.25-27 & 07.2-4.Essence Music FestivalLIVE LOUDNew Orleans, LA
28-30 Hampton Jazz FestivalTBDHampton, VA
29-30 San Diego Smooth Jazz FestivalTBDSan Diego, CA
29-30 Freihofer's Saratoga Jazz FestivalTBDSaratoga Springs, NY
JUL
02-03 Iowa City Jazz FestivalView WebsiteIowa City, IA
02-24 Beaches International Jazz FestivalDRIVE IN / VIRTUALToronto, CAN
10Sioux Falls Jazz & Blues Jazz FestSee WebsiteSioux Falls, SD
16Balcones Heights Jazz FestivalNils, Johnny Britt among othersSan Antionio, TX
16-17 Winter Park Jazz FestPeter White, Rick Braun, Richard Elliot, Damien Escobar, Bell Biv Devoe, Elan Trotman, Julian Vaughn, En Vogue, Avery Sunshine, DotseroWinter Park, CO
16-18Greater Hartford Festival of JazzEric Darius, Adam Hawley, Hiroshima, Temptations, Grace Kelly, Brubeck Brothers, among others.
Hartford, CT
30-01 Newport Jazz FestivalAndra Day, Christian McBride, Robert Glasper, Charles Lloyd, Catherine Russell among others.Newport, RI
31Litchfield Jazz FestivalLIVE STREAMGoshen, CT
Lake Arbor JazzTBDLake Arbor Way, Mitchellville, MD
The Oakland Jazz FestivalTBDOakland, CA
Detroit Paradise Valley Music FestivalTBDDetroit, MI
Music City Jazz FestivalTBDNashville, TN
Jazz & Ribs FestTBDColumbus, OH
Brass City Jazz FestTBDWaterbury, CT
Central Avenue Jazz FestivalTBDLos Angeles, CA
Aug
06-07Jazz & Coffee EscapeMarcus Anderson, Jeff Kashiwa, CeeLo Green, Elan Trotman, Jazmin Ghent, Kim Scott, Justin Schultz, BK Jackson, Javier ColonAsheville, NC
06-08 Scranton Jazz FestivalTBAScranton, PA
07 Vanport Jazz FestivalGerald Albright, Sheila E, Marion Meadows, Tahirah MemoryPortland, OR
13-15 Telluride Jazz CelebrationRobert Glasper, Catherine Russell, Christian Sands, Preservation Hall Jazz Band among others.Telluride, CO
13-15 San Jose Jazz Summer FestivalTBASan Jose, CA
20-21 Southern Tier Jazz FestivalPaul Brown, Adam Hawley, Marcus Johnson among othersElmira / Corning, NY
13-15Long Beach Jazz FestivalTBALong Beach, CA
13-22Berks Jazz FestivalBrian Bromberg, Peter White, Nick Colionne, Mindi Abair, Euge Groove among othersRedding, PA
20-21Norfolk Waterfront Jazz FestivalGeorge Benson, Lonnie Liston Smith, Jean Carne, Norman Connors, Ronnie Laws, Adam Hawley, Jackiem Joyner, David Sanborn Electric Band, Euge Groove, Cindy Bradley, Paula AthertonNorfolk Waterfront, VA
21Harbor Park Jazz Rhythm and Blues FestivalTBAKenosha, WI
22Gardena Jazz FestivalTBAGardena, CA
27-29 Vancouver Wine & Jazz FestivalTBAVancouver, WA
27-29 Crawfish FestTBAAugusta, NJ
Houston International Jazz Festival TBD Houstan, TX
Concord Jazz FestivalTBDConcord, CA
Jazz on the River FestivalTBDTrenton, MI
Lexus Smooth Jazz FestivalTBDLexington, KY
The Richmond Jazz Festival at MaymontTBDRichmond, VA
Derby City Jazz FestivalTBDLouisville, KY
Chicago Jazz FestivalTBDChicago, IL
SEP
01-05DC Jazz FestivalRegina Carter, The Spanish Harlem Orchestra, Orrin Evans Presents “Terreno Comum”, Lakecia Benjamin Presents: "Pursuance", Cyrus Chestnut among othersRiverfront, DC
03-05 Low Country Jazz FestivalRichard Elliott, Najee, Lindsey Webster, Peabo Bryson, Adam Hawley, among others.Charleston, SC
03-05 Riverfront Jazz FestivalErykah Badu, David Sanborn, David Benoit, Marion Meadows, Rick Braun, Pete Escovedo among othersDallas, TX
03-06 Detroit International Jazz FestivalDee Dee Bridgewater, Bob James, Herbie Hancock, Brubeck Brothers Quartet, Lionel Loueke among others.Detroit, MI
04-05 John Coltrane International Jazz and Blues FestivalChris Botti, Tito Puente, Jr., Kenny Lattimore, Julian Vaughn, Marcus Anderson, Kurt Elling among others.High Point, NC
04-05 Gulf Coast Summer Jazz Fest Jeff Lorber, Gerald Albright, Norman Brown, Lindsey Webster, Eric Darius, Peter White, Elan Trotman, Euge Groove, Cindy Bradley among othersPensecola, FL
04-05Capital Jazz FestivalMarcus Miller, Sheila E., Will Downing, Lalah Hathaway, Avery Sunshine, Bill Withers among othersColumbia, MD
04-05Jazz On The CreekRonnie Laws, Patrice Rushen, Michael Paulo, Paul Jackson Jr., David P. Stevens, Lin Rountree, Marqueal Jordan among othersSan Diego, CA
05-06 Atlanta Jazz FestivalPatti Austin, Mike Phillips, Jazzmeia Horn, Theo Croker, Sean Jones and more....Atlanta, GA
10-12Dauphin County Jazz FestivalTBA among others.Harrisburg, PA
11-12 Tri-C JazzFest ClevelandChristian Sands, Emmet Cohen, ee, Catherine Russell, the Spanish Harlem Orchestra among others.Cleveland, OH
15-19Festival International de Jazz de MontréalTBDMontreal, Quebec
17-19Pittsburgh International Jazz FestivalMarcus Miller, Chaka Khan, Gregory Porter Dianne Reeves among othres.Pittsburgh, PA
14 SepThe Atlantic City Jazz FestBoney James, Najee, Pieces Of A Dream, Norman Brown, Lindsey Webster, among othersAtlantic City, NJ
24-25Jazz's AliveTBASan Antonion, TX
24-26 Monterey Jazz FestivalHerbie Hancock, Pat Metheny Side-Eye, Terri Lyne Carrington among othersMonterey, CA
Oxnard Jazz Festival TBDOxnard, CA
Albany Riverfront Jazz FestivalTBDAlbany NY
OCT
01-03 AprDenton Arts and Jazz FestivalTBADenton, TX
01-03Jacksonville Jazz FestivalTBAJacksonville, FL
08-17 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage FestTBANew Orleans, LA
14-17 Rehoboth Jazz Festivall Boney James, Maysa, Mindi Abair, Eric Darius, Daimen Escobar, Peter White, Euge Groove, Nick Colionne, Gerald Veasley, Joey Alexander, Blood Sweat & Tears among others.Rehoboth Beach, DE
14-17Catalina FestMindi Abair, Lisa Addeo, Steve Oliver, Nicholas Cole, Tom Scott,
Gerald Albright,
Jeffrey Osborne, Kim Scott, Spyro Gyra, Rick Braun		Avalon, CA
21-24Catalina FestNajee, Carol Albert,
Adam Hawley, Peter White,
Euge Groove, Mariea Antoinette,
Kim & Kayla Waters, Larry Carlton, Four80 East, Sax To The Max Starring
Paul Taylor-Michael Lington-Vincent Ingala, Marc Antoine among others 		Avalon, CA
Palms Springs Women's Jazz FestivalTBDPalms Springs, CA
Jazz At DrewTBDLos Angeles, CA
NOV
05-07Florida Smooth Jazz Weekend Keiko Matsui, Brian Culbertson, Vincent Ingala, Peter White, Nick Colionne, Mindi Abair, Paul Taylor, Michael Lington, Rick Braun, Najee, Brian Simpson, Eric Darius, Johnathan Butler, Adam Hawley, Daytona Beach, FL
MIAMI SMOOTH JAZZ FESTTBDMiami, FL
DEC