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Big Bands and BBQ will feature one outdoor dance floor and three music stages with live performances all day.
Main Stage
3rd St at Campbell AveRicardo Lemvo & Makina Loca
Ricardo Lemvo has established himself as a pioneer with his distinctive blend of Afro-Cuban rhythms with pan-African styles. Since forming his Los Angeles-based band Makina Loca in 1990, Lemvo has refined his craft and vision, raising his joyous voice with strength, singing songs that celebrate life, and most importantly, inspiring his audiences to let loose and dance away their worries.
Time: 6:00pm - 7:30pm
San Jose Jazz Youth Orchestra
The San Jose Jazz Orchestra is an advanced jazz ensemble comprised of the Bay Area's most talented high school jazz musicians directed by Naoki Taniguchi, a saxophonist, composer, music educator, and San Jose native. Come out and support our local young musicians!
Time: 12:30pm - 1:45pm
Marcus Shelby Jazz Orchestra
Marcus Shelby is an award-winning composer, arranger, educator, and jazz bassist working in San Francisco. In 1998, his interest in composing for jazz orchestra led him to form the 15-piece Marcus Shelby Jazz Orchestra, comprised of some of the Bay Area's most respected and sought-after young musicians. Since then, Shelby has written extensive original compositions and suites as well as orchestrated arrangements of tunes by jazz greats such as Duke Ellington, Billy Strayhorn, Charles Mingus, and Count Basie. You can view videos of their lively performances at their MySpace page.
Time: 2:15pm - 3:45pm
Latin Jazz Youth Ensemble of San Francisco
The Latin Jazz Youth Ensemble (LJYE) of San Francisco is a performing group of talented musicians ages 10-18. They perform Latin jazz classics and original compositions at a level that has landed them gigs at the San Jose Jazz Festival, the KCSM Jazz Festival, and the world-renown jazz club, Yoshi's. The LJYE mission is to preserve the traditions of Latin jazz and Afro-Cuban music by teaching it to youth and to create role models for aspiring student musicians. They've shared the stage with legendary performers such as the great Cuban bassist Cachao; piano virtuoso Chuchito Valdes; Latin jazz heavyweights Poncho Sanchez and Clare Fischer; and the Grammy Award-winning Spanish Harlem Orchestra.
Time: 4:15pm - 5:30pm
Rockin' Americana Stage
Campbell Ave near Ainsley ParkBug Horn Rex
New Orleans Second Line BandTime: 12:30pm - 2:00pm
Mark Harvey Band
Blues/RockTime: 2:30pm - 4:00pm
Bug Horn Rex
New Orleans Second Line BandTime: 4:30pm - 6:00pm
B-Stars
Hillbilly SwingTime: 6:30pm - 8:00pm
