The Tri-C Jazz Fest is set to take over Playhouse Square in Cleveland from June 25 to June 27, featuring national artists on the outdoor stage for free. This year’s festival will include three distinct districts of entertainment: the Family District, the Refresh District, and the Spotlight District.
Entertainment Districts
The Family District will feature kid-friendly activities like art and face-painting, while the Refresh District will be the food truck and dining area. The Spotlight District will be an arts and culture-driven space with a live DJ, a mobile rage room, and vendors.
Nationally recognized jazz and world music artists Savion Glover, ft. PROjECt.9., and Tito Puente, Jr., with Nestor Torres, will headline Friday night’s outdoor line-up. Saturday night features Weedie Braimah and Hands of Time and Charles Haynes and the Tabernacle at the top of the bill.
Headlining Performers
World-famous percussionist Sheila E. will be headlining Tri-C Jazz Fest’s indoor stage on Thursday, June 25. Internationally recognized jazz fusion band Spyro Gyra will play on Friday, June 26. Trumpeter and Akron native Tommy Lehman will bring his band to the outdoor stage on Saturday, June 27.
Multi-faceted composer and drummer Weedie Braimah will lead his band through a musical performance of West African folk music featuring traditional dance by the Djapo Cultural Arts Institute on the outdoor stage Saturday, June 27.
Original reporting: Signal Cleveland — read the source article.
