The 2nd annual Merrimack Valley Jazz Festival is taking place on Friday, August 10 and Saturday, August 11 in Lowell, Massachusetts.
The opening night festivities on Friday take place starting at 5:00 p.m. at the Sampas Pavilion on the Vanderberg Esplanade, and feature six jazz performances ranging from contemporary and classic jazz to Latin and funk. This night is free and open to the public.
On Saturday, August 11, the festival moves to the Riverwalk Park behind the Tsongas Center Arena in Lowell, from 4:00 to 10:00 p.m., with doors opening at 2:00 p.m. In the event of rain the event moves inside the Tsongas.
Tickets to the Saturday festival are $17 if you order tickets online, or $20 the day of the festival at the gate.
Among the performing artists at this year's Festival: Amanda Carr and the Le Creme de Les Femme, Gregg Hopkins Berklee All-Star Faculty Big Band, UMass/Lowell Faculty Jazz Ensemble, Henri Smith's Friends and Flavours New Orleans Band, Compaq Big Band and Adagio Big Band.
Special guests this year are the Adagio Dancers, a professional dance troupe from Mill City Dance in Lowell.
The festival is sponsored by the Greater Merrimack Valley Convention & Visitors Bureau, the Massachusetts Office of Travel & Tourism, the Lowell Sun, MassJazz and others. Here is a full sponsorship list.
Find year round jazz in Massachusetts by visiting MassJazz.com.
For year round tourist information go to MassVacation.com
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