 – Celebrating more than 20 years as innovators in the Indianapolis arts and culture scene, the 2022 annual Indy Jazz Fest is slated for Saturday, October 1 and Sunday,…){kind=link}
INDIANAPOLIS, IN (NWPR) – Celebrating more than 20 years as innovators in the Indianapolis arts and culture scene, the 2022 annual Indy Jazz Fest is slated for Saturday, October 1 and Sunday, October 2 returns in 2022 at Garfield Park/MacAllister Amphitheater with Gates opening at 2:00 pm.
The Jazz Fest celebrates the legacy of jazz, its modern masters and new jazz stars and features a wide variety of performers under the jazz umbrella. The outdoor festival programming is:
Saturday, October 1: Tank and the Bangas, New Orleans based Tiny Desk competition winners; Lalah Hathaway, Grammy Award-winning R&B vocalist, Norman Brown, Smooth jazz guitar favorite; Terri Lyne Carrington and Social Science, Grammy Award-winning drum legend; From the 317, Josh Kaufman, Bashiri Asad, Sarah Scharbrough, Rob Dixon, Charlie Ballantine, Rusty Redenbacher, Brandon Meeks and Richard “Sleepy” Floyd.
Sunday, October 2: Robert Glasper, Four-time Grammy Award-winning pianist; Ghost-Note, Percussion-based hip-hop; jazz fusion Snarky Puppy break-out; Rebirth Brass Band, New Orleans brass band icons; Butcher Brown, 70’s jazz-funk fusion throwback; Jonathan Scales Fourchestra, Innovative steel pannist; and Indiana High School All-State Jazz Band featuring Trumpeter Derrick Gardner.
Tickets are available at indyjazzfest.net.
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Indy Jazz Fest is a celebration of community and culture that showcases jazz music in a variety of great venues across the city, reaching upwards of 34,000 people through a combination of performances, workshops, school concerts, master classes and community partnerships.