Jazz Art by Debra Hurd
23rd Annual GCEH Jazz Festival
July 29 – August 1, 2021
The festival begins with
“An Evening of Poetry”
July 29, 2021 @ 6:30 PM
Admission $7.00
Location: History Museum of Mobile
Hosted by
Huggy Bear Da Poet
Winners of the Poetry Contest will be announced during this event. If you are interested in participating, send all entries to gcehjazzfestival@gmail.com by July 20, 2021.
Friday July 30th
Admission $15
Marcus Johnson Summer Jazz Camp Performance
Doors Open at 5:00 pm
Location: History Museum of Mobile
Nestor Torres
7:15 pm
Saturday July 31st
Admission $25
Mobile Convention Center
rebecca barry quartet featuring mike pellera
7:10 PM
Jakima and The Funk Heads
8:15 pm
Kyle Turner
9:00 pm
Sunday August 1st
“A Salute to Africatown”
Admission $15
Cooper Riverside Park
Gates Open At 4:00 PM
E.B. Coleman Orchestra
featuring
Alvin Hamilton
4:30 pm
Mojazz
6:00 pm
About Us
The Gulf Coast Ethnic & Heritage Jazz Festival (GCEHJF) is founded in the belief that “ethnic” means everybody and “heritage” is not some fixed point in the past. GCEHJF seeks to present Jazz through a declaration of its evolution at every turn.
We are a non-profit 501(c)3 corporation whose mission is to further the preservation and growth of Jazz music for future generations. Our goal is to encourage young musicians to play Jazz by educating them in its history and music.
GCEHJF provides a vibrant mix of entertainment and education. The Festival is known for the Marcus Johnson Summer Jazz Camp, its venue for the “telling” arts, An Evening of Poetry and Jazz, and at the heart of it all, an incredible main stage jazz concert!
GCEHJF has presented nationally and internationally acclaimed Jazz musicians, with some having their roots in Mobile and Baldwin counties. Many are alumni of those school systems. These artists have contributed to the success of this Jazz Festival.
Artists performing at the Gulf Coast Ethnic & Heritage Jazz Festival have provided audiences with truly unique entertainment experiences, from such diverse performers as Lil Greenwood (formerly of the Duke Ellington Orchestra) and Fred Wesley (formerly of the James Brown Review), to new jazz visionaries, such as Esperanza Spalding, Christian Scott, Troy “Trombone Shorty” Andrews, and Art Sherrod Jr. among many others.
For more information contact:
Creola Ruffin (Founder)
251-478-4027
