21st Annual GCEH Jazz Festival
AUGUST 2, 2019 @ 7 P.M.:
ON THE MAIN STAGE
HEADLINER: BENNY GOLSON
ALSO APPEARING…
THE E. B. COLEMAN ORCHESTRA
THE MARCUS JOHNSON SUMMER JAZZ CAMP BAND
Concert Admission: $25 Adults. $15 Children Age 12 & up Tickets available on Eventbrite.com via this link:
For more information call Creola Ruffin at (251) 478-4027
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. GECHJF seeks to present Jazz through a declaration of it’s 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 it’s history and music.
GCEHJF provides a vibrant mix of entertainment and education. The Festival is known for the Marcus Johnson Summer Jazz Camp, it’s 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 Esq. (Founder)
251-478-4027
