Long Beach Jazz Fest Set For This Weekend

The 15th Annual Long Beach Jazz Fest is set to kick off next weekend and fill the city with fantastic music.

The festival runs Sept. 14 through 17 at various locations around the city, but most of the action will take place at the Long Beach Public Library, located at 111 West Park Ave. Seating at the library is limited to 200, so if you're planning to go, get there early.

Here's the full schedule at the library:

Thursday, Sept. 14
7 p.m. — Charlie Hunter Trio
8:30 p.m. — Kerry Kearney Band

Friday, Sept. 15
3 — Jeff Berlin clinic
7 p.m. — Steve Adelson Stick-Tet featuring Bryan Carrott, Frank Bellucci, Gregoire Maret, Rachel Z, TK Blue and Nydia Liberty Mata
8 — Jeff Berlin and Friends

Saturday, Sept. 16
Noon — Chieli Minucci and Special EFX
1:15 p.m. — Dave Frank
2:30 p.m. — The World of Oz featuring Omar Hakim and Rachel Z
3:45 p.m. — Michael Manring
5 — Alex Blake Collective

Sunday, Sept. 17
Noon — Robert Lepley, Frank Bellucci, Jimmy Cammack
1:15 p.m. — Peter Bernstein, Yotam Silberstein
2:30 p.m. — Bakithi Kumalo Group
3:45 p.m. — Vicki Genfan, Manalo Badrena duo
5 p.m. — Uppercut

Admission to the performances is free. For the full schedule, and to see what other shows are happening around town, visit the Jazz Fest website.

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