Join us for the 45th Annual Tri-C JazzFest at Playhouse Square in downtown Cleveland. The artists on this year’s lineup are prize-winning creatives, pushing the boundaries, advocating for social change, and exploring the worlds of Broadway and Hollywood. But it’s when they hit the stage and play live, that the MAGIC begins! From the legendary Charles Lloyd to the amazing Cuban pianist Harold López-Nussa to reigning vocal queens Cécile McLorin Salvant and Ledisi, you’re going to love it! 

Schedule:

Indoor Lineup:

2:30pm - ARTEMIS featuring Renee Rosnes, Ingrid Jensen, Nicole Glover, Noriko Ueda & Allison Miller/Flying Home: A Trumpet Summit

Flying Home: A Trumpet Summit celebrating 3 decades of Tri-C JazzFest Jazz Academy alumni with Sean Jones, Dominick Farinacci, Tommy Lehman, and Curtis Taylor. This is a special tribute to the outstanding educational program at Tri-C JazzFest in its 45th anniversary season. The rhythm section features distinguished alumni of the program as well, with Jonathan Thomas (piano), Graham Guerin (bass), Gabe Jones (drums) and Patrick Grainey (percussion).

Location: Mimi Ohio Theatre Playhouse Square

5:15pm - Harold López-Nussa: Timba a la Americana/Diego Figueiredo

Cuban-born pianist and composer Harold López-Nussa begins an exciting new chapter of his career with his Blue Note debut Timba a la Americana, an album teeming with joy and pathos that was inspired by the pianist’s recent decision to leave his Cuban homeland. Produced by Snarky Puppy bandleader Michael League, Timba a la Americana unveils a brand-new sound performed by a tight-knit band featuring harmonica virtuoso Grégoire Maret, Luques Curtis on bass, and Harold’s brother Ruy Adrián López-Nussa on drums.

Location: Allen Theatre Playhouse Square

7:30pm - Charles Lloyd Ocean Trio II featuring Gerald Clayton & Marvin Sewell

The critical consensus is that Charles Lloyd has never sounded better. The depth of his expression reflects a lifetime of experience. Credited by many musicians with anticipating the World Music movement as early as the late 1950s, Charles Lloyd describes his music as having always "danced on many shores."

Location: Mimi Ohio Theatre Playhouse Square

9:00pm - Ledisi

2021 Grammy winner, Ledisi is a twelve-time Grammy nominated vocalist with a career spanning almost two decades. Since arriving on the scene in the late 1990’s, she's garnered three Soul Train Music awards, an NAACP Theater Award and six NAACP Image Award nominations. 

Location: Connor Palace Playhouse Square

SeibertKeck Insurance Stage - Outdoor Lineup:

Da Land Brass Band - 3:00pm - The Da Land Brass Band was formed in 2016 under the leadership of William C. Washington, Kyle Sherepita, Nathan Hestley and Liam Smith. This versatile band features a modern take on New Orleans street bands with high-energy funk.

Humbly Submitted - 4:15pm - A group of gospel vocalists and musicians from a myriad of local worship assemblies in Cleveland, Humbly Submitted began its journey more than 30 years ago. The group has worked with gospel artists such as Shirley Caesar, Albertina Walker, John P. Kee, Kirk Franklin, BeBe Winans and many more.

Ava Preston - 5:30pm - Ava Preston, a 19-year-old singer and songwriter from Cleveland, performs a unique mix of jazz, blues, pop, rock and originals. She is an active singer in Northeast Ohio who received the bulk of her early training at the Tri-C Jazz Academy and is entering The Juilliard School as a master’s student.

Bobby Selvaggio 11 - 6:45pm - The Bobby Selvaggio 11 is a chamber jazz ensemble that focuses on his original music, featuring Theron Brown, Chris Coles, Tommy Lehman, Chris Anderson, Tony Spicer, Brad Wagner, Mark Russo, Zach Warren, Zaire Darden and Paul Thompson. Selvaggio’s most recent release, Stories, Dreams, Inspirations: For My Boy, is his 12th album as a leader.

Chris Coles - 8:00pm - Chris Coles has performed with many local and international jazz musicians and was an awardee of the Knight Arts Challenge in Akron. Coles is on the faculty at the Oberlin Conservatory of Music and the University of Akron.

Thomas Schinabeck Quintet With Special Guest Sean Jones - 9:15pm - Thomas Schinabeck is an alumnus of the Tri-C JazzFest Academy and attends the Peabody Institute, studying with the likes of Sean Jones and Quincy Phillips. The band will play Schinabeck’s original compositions with some of the best musicians in Cleveland and his peers at Peabody.

Sammy DeLeon y su Orquesta - 10:30pm - Sammy DeLeon is one of the most recognized Latin bandleaders in Northern Ohio. He plays the timbales, a twin set of metal-encased, single-headed drums with a cowbell and cymbal on the side. For the past decade, he has fronted Sammy DeLeon y su Orquesta, which plays a broad spectrum of dance music styles and has sustained a multicultural audience.

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Date: June 20-22, 2024