Jazz Fests Are Back in La Rochelle and New Rochelle

New Rochelle NY

07 August, 2021

11:27 AM

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NEW ROCHELLE, NY — The New Rochelle Jazz Festival is jamming once again at the Hudson Park Bandshell over two nights this weekend. Saturday night will have "Tasty" Mike Murphy Blues at 6 p.m. and Ras Chemash the "Singing Chef" with Brian Carter on drums at 7:30 p.m. On Sunday night, the Courtney Johnson Jazz Group will take the stage at 6 p.m. They will be followed by Jon Backer and Friends, featuring Ana Hoffman at 7:30 p.m. The New Rochelle Jazz Festival was founded in 2008 by Brian Carter, Ross May and Donna Harris as a celebration of jazz in July. The core mission of the festival is to continue a transatlantic musical exchange with New Rochelle's sister city La Rochelle in France, which hosts its own renowned jazz festival in August as well. The Hudson Park Bandshell is located at 1 Hudson Park Road in New Rochelle. All shows are free.