Lansing JazzFest Schedule – 2019

As info becomes available, you will be able to click on performer’s name below to learn more about the group.

Thursday – August 1, 2019

7:00-8:30     UrbanBeat           Brazilian Bossa Duo

9:00-10:30    UrbanBeat           Emma Aboukasm

Friday – August 2, 2019

Turnaround Lounge  ::  6:00 –  6:30      Nate Borton Quartet
                                         7:45 –  8:15          Set 2
                                         9:30 – 10:00         Set 3

UrbanBeat  (1213 Turner St. ) ::    6:00 – 10:00       Brazilian Bossa Duo and Friends

                    (Afterglow Party)      11:00 – 1:30 am   The Mighty Funhouse

South Turner Street Stage ::

6:30-7:45            Diego Rivera Quartet

8:15-9:30             Planet D Nonet

10:00-11:00         Atomic Boogaloo

11:00-1:30am   Afterglow at UrbanBeat

Saturday, August 3, 2019

Turnaround Lounge  ::  4:00-4:30      Botala
                                         5:30-6:00         Set 2
                                         7:30-8:00         Set 3
                                         9:30-10:00       Set 4

UrbanBeat  (1213 Turner St. ) ::   2:30 – 3:30      HappenStance with Tony Viviano
                                                         5:30 – 6:30      Margherita Fava Euro Trio
                                                         7:30 – 8:30      Brazilian Bossa Duo
                                                         9:30 – 10:30    Margherita Fava Euro Trio
                    (Afterglow Party)      11:00 – 1:30 am  Lawrence ‘Lo’ Leathers Tribute Jam

South Turner Street Stage ::

3:00-3:45            JAMM Scholarship Band (Jazz Alliance of Mid-Michigan)

4:30-5:30             Moonduck

6:00-7:30             Andrew Speight

8:15-9:30              Gayelynn McKinney & McKinfolk

10:00-11:00          Tenth World featuring Kevin Bujo Jones & Kelvin Sholar

11:00-1:30am   Afterglow at UrbanBeat

KidzBeat ::

Friday Night from 6:00 – 8:00 for Middle School  youth 6th-9th grade see Workshops below.

Saturday from 12:00 – 5:00 pm see KidzBeat page for events and times.

Many Dance groups and Bob Wilson – Electric guitar mentor,  Joshua Wilson – Electric bass mentor and MSU Community Music School providing an Instrument Petting Zoo — Woodwinds/brass.

For more information on mentoring artists and other KidzBeat activities, click here.

Workshops :: (Dance)
                         North Turner Street on the street (North of Tent)

Friday, August 2

6:00-7:00         Capital Flow Faction – Hooping Demo + Workshop

7:00-8:00          All The Above Hip Hop – Demo + Workshop

Saturday, August 3

12:00-5:00           Dance Groups – see KidzBeat page for times

4:00 – 5:00           Melissa Sigh – Ukulele

5:00-6:30            Kanin Elizabeth with Ricky Nalett

6:30 – 8:30          Khalla Cummings and Friends

Performers and schedule are subject to change.

To view lists of performers from the years 2002 through 2018, CLICK HERE. Recent years offer band bios by clicking on their name.