John Coltrane Jazz & Blues Fest in High Point, N. C., U. S. A. Sept. 3.

John Coltrane Jazz & Blues Fest in High Point, N. C., U. S. A. - on Saturday, Sept. 3

will be held in the city where John Coltrane grew up and learned to play the clarinet and saxophone. - www.coltranejazzfest.com
 


HIGH POINT, N. C., U.S.A.

Widely-known and Grammy Award-winning jazz and blues musicians will perform at

the first annual John Coltrane International Jazz and Blues Festival on Saturday, Sept. 3, in High Point — childhood home of the legendary jazz saxophonist for whom the festival is named.
 
Performers will take to the stage at Festival Park, overlooking beautiful Oak Hollow Lake, at 1841 Eastchester Dr. Gates open at 1 p.m.
 
Artists who have committed to perform during the festival include Patti Austin, Kirk Whalum, Ronnie Laws, Lonnie Liston Smith, Tom Browne, Ravi Coltrane, Zac Harmon, Sue Ann Carwell, Barbara Weathers, Calvin Edwards and the John Coltrane All Star N. C. Jazz & Blues Band.
 
More at www.coltranejazzfest.com
 
 
The festival is being organized by The Friends of John Coltrane, whose mission is to celebrate the life and music of John Coltrane and to enrich the lives of others through the introduction of jazz and other musical genres.
 
Sponsors include Hayden-Harmon Foundation, the City of High Point, Changing Tides Cultural Center, High Point Convention & Visitors Bureau, North State Communications, and High Point University.

www.coltranejazzfest.com