The Tri-C JazzFest this year brings together some of the biggest stars in the genre this summer in Downtown Cleveland.
The festival, set to run June 26-28 in Playhouse Square venues, announced its lineup on Saturday evening. Passes to the festival are on sale for $300 until April 1, and individual concert tickets go on sale after April 1.
The lively Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue kicks off the weekend on Friday, June 26. On Saturday, Afrofuturist jazz group Sun Ra Arkestra performs, followed by five-time Grammy-winning icon Dianne Reeves performing with Brazilian guitarist Romero Lubambo on Sunday.
Other highlights include the great jazz bassist Stanley Clarke, Cuban bandleader Pedrito Martinez and saxophonist Kirk Whalum performing with singer-guitarist Jonathan Butler. Cleveland native Dominick Farinacci will lead a group performance to celebrate songs of Chick Corea and Gary Burton, and Akron native Dan Wilson will join the Clayton-Hamilton Jazz Orchestra in a tribute to jazz pianist Oscar Peterson.
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"This year’s festival shows its respect for the wide spectrum of jazz traditions,” said festival director Terri Pontremoli in a news release. "We’ll take the audience on an eclectic musical journey with stops in Cuba, South Africa, New Orleans and beyond."
In addition to the ticketed performances, free concerts featuring regional jazz performances will be offered in Playhouse Square’s plaza on Friday and Saturday.
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Check out the festival lineup below:
Thursday, June 26:
- Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue
Friday, June 27:
- Centennial Tribute to Oscar Peterson with the Clayton-Hamilton Jazz Orchestra featuring Benny Green and Dan Wilson
- Sun Ra Arkestra
- Stanley Clarke N•4EVER
Saturday, June 28:
- Kirk Whalum/ Jonathan Butler
- Dianne Reeves With Romero Lubambo
- Dominick Farinacci and Friends/Celebrating the Music of Chick Corea and Gary Burton With Taylor Eigsti and Christian Tamburr
- Pedrito Martinez
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