CHANDLER, Ariz. – Chandler celebrates Jazz Appreciation Month every April with must-see performances by talented musicians.
The party kicks off with the Chandler Jazz Festival, April 3-6, featuring local and national artists playing a variety of music from traditional to fusion to smooth jazz. Bands will play throughout Downtown Chandler during all four days of the festival. The locations for sidewalk band performances are all within walking distance and are adjacent to downtown shops and restaurants.
On Saturday, April 5, live music from renown jazz musicians will continue into the evening hours at the Main Stage, located at Dr. A.J. Chandler Park: Stage Plaza, 178 E. Commonwealth Ave.
Groove to jazz tunes at the following times:
Thursday, April 3: Sidewalk bands from 5:30-7 p.m.
Friday, April 4: Sidewalk bands from 5-7 p.m.
Saturday, April 5: Sidewalk bands from 2-4:30 p.m.
Main Stage as follows:
5 p.m. | The Corcoran Holt Quintet
6:30 p.m. | Typhanie Monique
8:00 p.m. | Lakecia Benjamin
Pete Pancrazi Duo with Todd Johnson will lend their talents as the festival band, playing at the secondary stage before and between sets at 4:30, 6, 7:30 and 9:15 p.m.
Sunday, April 6: Sidewalk bands from 11 a.m.-1 p.m.
This year’s Main Stage lineup is a special opportunity for Chandler audiences to hear nationally recognized jazz musicians. Corcoran Holt began playing Djembe and other West African percussion at age four and upright bass at age 10. He also attended the Duke Ellington School of the Arts in Washington, D.C. Typhanie Monique is a native of Chicago and a recent resident of Arizona. She is a bandleader, songwriter, vocalist and educator who has had an influence on the jazz scene. A native of Washington Heights, Lakecia Benjamin was voted the 2020 Downbeat Critics Poll Rising Star Alto Saxophonist and Up and Coming Artist of the Year by the Jazz Journalists Association. Benjamin is a dynamic saxophonist who fuses jazz, hip hop and soul and has shared the stage with Stevie Wonder, Alicia Keys and The Roots.
On Saturday night at the Main Stage, food and non-alcoholic beverages will be available for purchase. Guests can bring their own blankets and lawn chairs on Saturday, as well as sealed bottled water and snacks. Alcohol is prohibited.
Visit Chandler Jazz Festival for more information.
Chandler Jazz Festival and Jazz Appreciation Month is presented by the City of Chandler, Downtown Chandler Community Partnership, Chandler Public Library, Chandler Recreation, The Nash, WM and The Parks at Copper Creek.
Media contact:
Toni Smith
City of Chandler, Marketing and Communications Manager
480-782-2701