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| Sacramento Music Festival May 24-27 Mark your calendar to spend Memorial Day Weekend celebrating four decades of amazing world-class musical entertainment during the 40th Anniversary of the Sacramento Music Festival happening May 24-27, 2013. Complete with a high-energy Friday night kick-off and a vibrant Saturday morning parade, the musical celebration will take place on 24 venues throughout Sacramento with headliners that include Los Lobos, The Blasters, John Lee Hooker Jr., The James Hunter Six, Dan Hicks & The Hot Licks, and Wanda Jackson, Ben Taylor, the Beer Dawgs and Mick Martin and the Blues Rockers. In addition to lively street entertainment, the annual event offers a variety of musical venues that range from cozy club settings and inside luxury hotels to large-scale outdoor stages and even aboard the picturesque Delta King river boat. In fact, four of Sacramento's luxury hotels will offer musical entertainment including the Holiday Inn, Embassy Suites, Sheraton Grand and Hyatt Regency. And, new this year, the main stage will be positioned on the iconic and sprawling grassy area officially known as the "1849 Scene" in front of the California State Railroad Museum located in Old Sacramento State Historic Park. Originally known as the Old Sacramento Dixieland Jazz Jubilee, the event has evolved over the years to embrace and offer a wide variety of musical styles in addition to classic jazz and swing. In fact, this 40th anniversary community celebration will showcase Rockabilly, soulful blues, rockin' blues, country, zydeco, rock, bluegrass, ragtime, jazz, swing, street beat, cajun, Latin music, big band, orchestras, dance bands and more. Plus, a high-energy "Next Generation Band" performance site will feature talented youth jazz bands from near and far that always draw a young and spirited crowd. The 40th Anniversary Sacramento Music Festival is proudly presented by the Sacramento Traditional Jazz Society with support from the Sacramento Convention & Visitors Bureau. Proceeds from the event support the preservation of traditional jazz through STJS Jazz Education Programs. write your comments about the article :: © 2013 Jazz News :: home page |