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20th Annual “Jazz on Fourth” Festival | Berkeley

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Sunday, May 17, 2015 - 12:00 pm to 5:00 pm | Cost: FREE
Fourth Street (Berkeley) | Fourth St. and Virginia St., Berkeley, CA

Event Details

The 20th edition of the legendary free outdoor music festival, benefiting the jazz programs at Berkeley High School, will kick off with two Berkeley High School Jazz Combos, followed by the sounds of Dixieland, jazz vocals and traditional salsa grooves. The grand finale will be the full 22-piece Berkeley High School Ensemble, directed by Sarah Cline.

2015 Jazz on Fourth Festival
Sunday, May 17, 2015 | Noon to 5 pm
Fourth Street, Berkeley
FREE

2015 performers include:

  • Mal Sharpe’s Big Money in Jazz Band with Kellye Gray
  • Terrie Odabi
  • Edgardo + Candela

During the festival, a raffle will be held to benefit the Berkeley High School Jazz programs. The street and the plaza will be filled with Fourth Street merchants offering interactive displays, children’s activities and unique food and beverages including beer and sake gardens. All proceeds from beer and sake sales go directly to Berkeley High Jazz programs.

The Berkeley High School Jazz program is a premier high school jazz program, nationally and internationally known as an incubator of talent and a citadel of swing. The flagship performing group, the Berkeley High Jazz Ensemble, has been one of the nation’s leading high school big bands for the past 40 years. BHS Jazz has produced some of the most creative jazz voices of the past several decades. BHS Jazz is comprised of three big band classes, and numerous student-led combos.

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Cost: FREE
Categories: **Annual Event**, *Top Pick*, East Bay, Eating & Drinking, Fairs & Festivals, Free Stuff, Jazzed Up, Live Music, Shopping & Fashion
Address: Fourth St. and Virginia St., Berkeley, CA