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4th Annual Leimert Park Jazz Festival

Date
August 26, 2023
Time
12:30 pm - 8:30 pm
Cost
Free
Organizer’s Site
www.leimertparkjazzfestival.com
Council District
City Council District 8
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The 4th Annual Leimert Park Jazz Festival will be held on Saturday, August 26, 2023 at Baldwin Hills Crenshaw Plaza (rooftop parking deck).

This free, family friendly, jazz festival honors the Leimert Park community’s legacy of African American culture, jazz, and art, and highlights the vibrancy of South LA.

The 2023 artist lineup includes 4-time Grammy Winner Stanley Clarke, Poncho Sanchez, Keyon Harrold, Gerald Clayton, and the Herbie Hancock Jazz Institute of Jazz at UCLA Alumni.

The Leimert Park Jazz Festival is executive produced by Diane Robertson in association with The World Stage.

Location

Baldwin Hills Crenshaw Plaza
3650 Martin Luther King, Blvd. Jr.
Los Angeles, CA 90008 United States + Google Map

Organizer

TEC Leimert

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