Long Beach Jazz Festival Kicks off Thursday

The 14th annual Long Beach Jazz Festival kicks off Thursday and runs through Sunday, Sept. 18.

Most of the shows take place at the Long Beach Library, with other events happening throughout the city. It features two-dozen acts over the weekend, and admission is free.

Things kick off at the library, located at 111 West Park Ave., at 7 p.m. Thursday with the Carrot/Stick Trio. Then, local jazz legend Edmar Castaneda, joined by Andrea Tierra and Jorge Glem, take things away at 8:15 p.m.

For the full schedule at the library, look below. For the locations and events at other venues, visit the Jazz Festival's website.

Thursday, Sept. 15:
7 p.m. - Carrott/Stick Trio
8:15 p.m. - Edmar Castaneda, Andrea Tierra and Jorge Glem

Friday, Sept. 16:
7 p.m. - Kerry Kearney Band
8:15 p.m. - Chieli Minucci and Special EFX
Saturday, Sept. 17:
Noon - Bob Lepley/Frank Bellucci/Jimmy Cammack Trio
1:15 p.m. - Charlie Hunter duo
2:30p.m. - Steve Adelson-Chapman New Stick-Tet with guests - Oz Noy, Nydia Liberty Mata, Frank Bellucci, David Langlois and surprises
3:30 p.m. - Alex Blake Collective
4:45 p.m. - Rachel Z & the Unicorns featuring Mino Cinelu
Sunday, Sept. 18:
Noon - Ted Rosenthal/Matt Wilson/Martin Wind trio
1:15 p.m. - Muriel Anderson
2:00 p.m. - Bucky and Martin Pizzarelli and Ed Laub
3:15 p.m. - Bakithi Kumalo Band (Bassist from Paul Simon)
4:45 p.m. - Dean Brown Band featuring Schuyler Deale, Rober Byam, Misha Tsiganov, Karel Ruzicka

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