Yellowjackets and JazzMN Orchestra with Michael Mayo will headline the 28th annual Twin Cities Jazz Festival on June 19 and 20 in and around Mears Park in Lowertown St. Paul.
The free festival was founded in 1999 as a nonprofit organization with “a mission to keep the art form of jazz alive and well in our community.” It has since grown into one of the largest free civic jazz festivals in the Midwest.
While the full schedule will be released in April, organizers have announced a handful of acts. They include the following concerts at Mears Park:
Long-running jazz fusion band Yellowjackets; 8:30 p.m. June 19.
Composer and drummer Yogev Shetrit’s trio; 6 p.m. June 19.
Selby Avenue Brass Band with Thomasina Petrus; 4 p.m. June 19.
Jazz ensemble JazzMN Orchestra with vocalist Michael Mayo; 8:30 p.m. June 20.
Pianist Sullivan Fortner’s trio; 6 p.m. June 20.
Local favorites Zacc Harris Group; 4 p.m. June 20.
Saxophonist Lucia Sarmiento; 2 p.m. June 20.
Students from Walker West Music Academy and MacPhail Center for Music; noon June 20.
For further details, see twincitiesjazzfestival.com.
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