NBC 5, Telemundo 39, and The Black Academy of Arts and Letters (TBAAL) invite you to the 7th Annual Riverfront Jazz Festival at the Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center in Dallas from August 30 through September 1. The three-day event over Labor Day weekend kicks off with three stages of performers spanning a wide range of genres with live jazz, R&B, soul, blues, pop and neo soul every day.
Dozens of artists ranging from rising stars to music legends will perform over the course of the weekend filled with tributes to the genre’s history. Performers include: CeeLo Green, Jeffery Osborne, Ginuwine, Cassandra Wilson, Stanley Jordan, Maysa, Shelia E., Ruben Studdard, Patrice Rushen, Take 6, and many, many more! All stages and performances are indoors.
In addition to the great, live music, attendees can browse and shop at vendor booths, and enjoy delectable and diverse food.
Lineup times for the event are now available! Click HERE to see the daily artist lineups!
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TBAAL Riverfront Jazz Festival
Labor Day Weekend
August 30-September 1
Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center
650 S Griffin Street, Dallas
Purchase your tickets HERE.
Lineup at a Glance:
FRIDAY, AUGUST 30th OPENING NIGHT
JAMMIN’ NEW ORLEANS STYLE!
REMEMBERING THE BIRTHPLACE OF JAZZ
- Dallas Second Line Jazz Band
- Ceelo Green
SATURDAY, AUGUST 31st
- The String Queens
- Fantastic Negrito
- Norman Brown
- Maysa
- Stokley
- Jeffrey Osborne
- Ginuwine
- Rudy Love and The Encore featuring Robert Trusco
TRIBUTE TO 10 GREAT MEN OF JAZZ SINGERS: Cab Calloway, Al Jarreau, Joe Williams, Al Hibbler, George Benson, Nat “King” Cole, Billy Eckstine, Oscar Brown, Jr., Jon Hendricks, Jr., Louis Armstrong featuring performers: Reuben Lael, Lawyer Turner, Davante Thornton, Dezma Lehman, Kevin Hawkins, Garry Williams, LaDarius Waits, Albion Josiah, Nathan Myers, and Marquis Barnes.
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 1st
- Stanley Jordan
- Cassandra Wilson
- Take 6
- Natural Change
- Down To The Bone
- Patrice Rushen
- Sheila E.
- Tower Of Power
- FOUR BROTHERS ON BASS featuring AJ Brown, Walter Hamilton, TAJ, Braylon Lacy
- Members of the Dallas Symphony Orchestra featuring Ruben Studdard with Guest Conductor, John Mclaughlin
TRIBUTE TO 10 GREAT WOMEN OF JAZZ SINGERS: Billie Holiday, Abbey Lincoln, Nina Simone, Ella Fitzgerald, Shirley Horn, Betty Carter, Carmen McRae, Dinah Washington, Sarah Vaughn, Nancy Wilson featuring performers Harper Jones, Erika Nicole Johnson, K. Woods, Lucki Azariah, Jada Arnell, Mandi, Drea Randall, Ashleigh Smith, Tamara Tramell Peterson, and Andrea Wallace.
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The Riverfront Jazz Festival is produced by TBAAL.
About TBAAL
The Black Academy of Arts and Letters is a multi-discipline institution with the mission to foster, cultivate, preserve, and promote culture and arts from the African, African American, and Caribbean experience. All proceeds of the TBAAL Riverfront Jazz Festival benefit the TBAAL Youth Arts-and-Education programs, the archive collection and promote the organization’s sustainability. To learn more about the organization, visit www.tbaal.org.
