Here is the indoor lineup, with show times and locations:

Chris Botti Dianne Reeves Jane Bunnett and Maqueque Catherine Russell

Thursday, June 22 Saturday, June 24 BOZ SCAGGS WITH CATHERINE CHRIS BOTTI WITH DIANNE JANE BUNNETT RUSSELL OPENING — 8:05 P.M. REEVES OPENING — 7:30 P.M. AND MAQUEQUE/ Connor Palace ALICIA OLATUJA — Boz Scaggs performed with the Steve Trumpeter Chris Botti is a Grammy winner, 1 P.M. Miller Band in the ’60s before embarking with four having reached No. 1 on a solo career that produced classic on Billboard’s jazz charts. With a buttery- Saxophonist Jane albums such as Silk Degrees (1976) rich and fluid voice, the legendary Dianne Alicia Olatuja Bunnett, a Juno and Middle Man (1980). Catherine Reeves has won five Grammys for Best Award winner, Russell’s musical resume includes six Vocal Jazz Performance. routinely launches creative and exciting chart-topping albums and a Grammy as a projects with Cuban artists such as featured artist on the Boardwalk Empire Friday, June 23 the five young women in Maqueque. soundtrack. TERENCE Newcomer Alicia Olatuja earned praise BLANCHARD’S from the New York Times as “a singer TERENCE BLUE NOTE with a strong and luscious tone and an BLANCHARD’S SESSIONS — amiably regal presence on stage.” E-COLLECTIVE — 6 P.M. 10:15 P.M. Theatre Allen Theatre Terence Blanchard Trumpeter Terence Terence Blanchard’s Blanchard and a few E-Collective offers a Terence Blanchard musical friends — Kenny Barron, Ravi socially conscious Tri-C JazzFest takes it to both the streets Coltrane, Carl Allen and David Pulphus journey into an and the theaters at June 22–24. — perform music he composed for the exciting zone of grooved fusion teeming Robert DeNiro film The Comedian. Diego Figueiredo Anat Cohen with funk, R&B and blues. He recorded his next , Caravan, during live DIEGO FIGUEIREDO/ANAT COHEN performances with the E-Collective in ri-C JazzFest Cleveland, presented by KeyBank, CHORO ENSEMBLE — 3:30 P.M. Cleveland, Minneapolis and Dallas earlier will include some surprises this year. Ohio Theatre this year. The festival, now in its 38th year, takes Guitarist Diego Figueiredo fuses jazz, bossa place June 22-24 in and around Playhouse nova and classical in a way that made him Square, with ticketed concerts indoors and free a winner of the Montreux Jazz Competition Festival passes offer VIP seating to Tentertainment on the Strassman Insurance Stage. Boney James Norman Brown and VISA Prize. Anat Cohen, a clarinetist Swing all eight ticketed concerts, plus other New this year, the festival will include Food Trucks and saxophonist, blends Latin-infused perks, for $250. Call 216-640-8800 on 14th, an expanded collection of local food trucks BONEY JAMES WITH NORMAN original jazz with the rich musical traditions to purchase. stationed along East 14th Street. A new Jazz Talk Tent, BROWN OPENING — 8 P.M. of Brazil in her Choro Aventuroso program. sponsored by Chemical Bank, also will offer the chance Connor Palace Individual tickets are on sale through to interact with JazzFest artists. Saxophonist Boney James fused a love KAMASI the Playhouse Square Box Office Look for street boutiques, a beer tent and cooking for vintage soul music with mastery of WASHINGTON — SET at www.playhousesquare.org or demonstrations, too. modern production to become one of 6 P.M. 216-241-6000. The indoor lineup this year comprises eight shows. Billboard’s Contemporary Jazz Artists of Allen Theatre Tri-C JazzFest The festival will showcase jazz icons with decades of the Decade for the 2000s. Norman Brown Kamasi Washington The festival typically draws tens of hits, artists at the pinnacle of their craft and emerging — a guitarist, composer and singer — has and his band, The Next thousands of people downtown. A Cleveland adds new talent just beginning to etch their names in the industry. offered tasty sonic tidbits of classic R&B Step, offer a modern full roster of Tri-C JazzFest events, “These world-class artists reflect the diversity, power and contemporary jazz for two decades. Kamasi Washington spin on a big band including free community concerts features for 2017 and soul that make this music such a beautiful art with two drummers, and educational activities in the form,” said Terri Pontremoli, director of the festival. two acoustic bassists, keyboards, three months leading up to the festival, is “We’re looking forward to celebrating jazz culture with horns, a pianist and a vocalist. He recently at www.tri-cjazzfest.com. Cleveland and regional audiences.” worked on Kendrick Lamar’s acclaimed 2015 album To Pimp A Butterfly.

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