3rd Annual Fayetteville Jazz Festival (Saturday 4/24)

509 West Prairie Street,Fayetteville AR 72701

24 April, 2021

Description

Music Moves presents the third annual Fayetteville Jazz Festival on April 23, 24 and 25. The University of Arkansas Community Music School, Institute for Creative Music (IfCM), and Fayetteville Public Library will host festival events throughout the weekend.Featured guest artists include saxophonist Alexa Tarantino (Wynton Marsalis and the Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra, Cecile McLorin Salvant Quintet, Sherrie Maricle & the DIVA Jazz Orchestra), trumpet player Rodney Block (Kirk Whalum, Ellis Marsalis, Doug E. Fresh), vocalist Carmen Bruner, and organist Jeremy Thomas (Joey Defrancesco, Arturo Sandoval, David Sanborn), with pianist Reggie James, drummer Anthony Ball, guitarist Jake Hertzog, vocalist Lauren Nicole Clare, bassist Kyth Trantham, drummer Chris Teal, moderator Dr. Jeffery Murdock (University of Arkansas), musicologist Dr. Kimberly Hannon Teal (University of Arkansas), music theorist Dr. Joon Park, and the University of Arkansas Jazz Orchestra directed by Dr. Rick Salonen. This event features performances, a panel discussion, school performance clinics, and workshops on jazz history, theory, and improvisation. All festival events are free to the public and will be held with a combination of outdoor performances at Prairie Street Live and live streaming events from Fayetteville Public Library. Friday, April 23rd, 6:30pm-8pm: Rodney Block performance with Reggie James, Anthony Ball, Kyth Trantham Saturday, April 24th, 6:30pm-8:00pm: Alexa Tarantino Performance with Jake Hertzog, Kyth Trantham, and Chris Teal Sunday, April 25th, 6:30pm-8:00pm: Jeremy Thomas Quartet concert All events are free and open to the public. Spaces at Prairie Street are socially distanced and offered for groups of 1-3 or 4-6. Click "Buy On Map" to choose your space.