The 10th Martha’s Vineyard Jazz & Blues Summerfest takes place at Union Chapel
in Oak Bluffs from 6:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. on Friday, September 1 to Sunday,
September 3, 2017.
The annual 3-day concert series is produced by Shelia Baptista, President of Lewis and Kirk Music, Inc.
The annual 3-day concert series is produced by Shelia Baptista, President of Lewis and Kirk Music, Inc.
Tickets are available
online.
The main goal of Martha’s Vineyard Jazz & Blues Summerfest is to empower
women in the music and art industry and empower women to fight cancer. The
event donates funds to two breast cancer organizations – The Martha’s Vineyard
Cancer Group and Support Connection of NY.
The 2017 lineup includes:
Friday,
September 1
SAGE is an all-women’s jazz blues and contemporary ensemble
featuring Bernice Brooks, Tia Fuller, Kersten Stevens, Miriam Sullivan, Ragan
Whiteside, and Miki Hayama.
Etana, a Jamaican-born singer, debuted in 2006 as
one of the most powerful and distinctive voices in reggae.
Saturday, September
2
Jazzmeia Horn is a Nubian jazz singer, winner of the 2015 Thelonius Monk International
Vocal Jazz Competition, and known as one of New York’s rising stars.
Phyllis Yvonne Stickney is a stand-up comedian, motivational speaker, published author,
poet, writer, Founder/Executive Director for the non-profit community based
organization Alternative Careers in the Arts, and named one of the 200
African American Women who has changed the world by Essence Magazine.
Sunday,
September 3
Grace Kelly is a 24-year-old saxophonist,
singer, and composer who wrote her first song at age seven, and recently won “Jazz
Artist of the Year” in the 2016 Boston Music Awards and “Alto Saxophonist of
the Year” by NYC Jazz Fans Decision 2016.
Wayna is a Grammy-nominated,
Eithiopian-born, sing/songwriter who was called “a standout on the indie front”
by Billboard Magazine.
Full bios are available here.
Find year round jazz in
Massachusetts at MassJazz.com
For visitor information, go to MassVacation.com
