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27th Annual Glendale Jazz & Blues Festival April 17-18

The 27th Annual Glendale Jazz & Blues Festival will feature a tremendous lineup of local, regional and national entertainment in Historic Downtown Glendale April 17-18.

Again this year, Glendale’s longest-running festival will also feature an eclectic mix of artisans representing a myriad of art forms. Four artists will work on-site, giving event attendees an interactive, one-of-a-kind experience to add to the musical performances.

The Glendale Jazz & Blues Festival is not just about music, as the event will also feature craft artisans, and delicious food and beverages, including wine tasting by Kokopelli Winery.

The event will run noon to 10 p.m. on Saturday, April 17 and noon to 6 p.m. on Sunday, April 18. Admission and parking are free. Parking is located throughout the downtown area, including handicapped parking. Historic Downtown Glendale is located at 58th and Glendale avenues.

Sponsors for the event include  KTVK Channel 3, Arizona Republic, KOOL, KMLE, JAMZ, Kokopelli Winery, Sedona Pines and Pacific Monarch Resorts.

The 27th Annual Glendale Jazz & Blues Festival is produced by Glendale’s Office of Special Events.

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For more information, call the city of Glendale special event hotline at 623-930-2299.

Jazz and Blues Festival Will Include Interactive Art Component

The 27th annual Glendale Jazz & Blues Festival in Historic Downtown Glendale April 17-18 will not only bring musical artists, but opportunities for guests to participate in the visual arts as well.

The Glendale Arts Commission is taking part in the festival by bringing a diverse selection of artists to add an artistic element to the event. The art will range from interactive voice-changing music to improvisational poetry to an incarnation of the music on paper. There will be three artists with four interactive projects, allowing event attendees to participate in art related activities while enjoying the tunes of the jazz and blues performers. The artists include Stephen Fairfield, Mary Lucking and Kristine Kollasch.

Stephen Fairfield’s work is entitled, “Celebrating Thelonious Monk” and will have three components - visual, auditory and educational. Participants can assist the artist in the completion of a three-dimensional portrait sculpture of Thelonious Monk.
Mary Lucking’s work will allow the public to interact with "Blue Birds" by walking up to two bird masks placed on microphone stands. The participant’s voices will be picked up by the microphones mounted inside the masks and digitally modified to emit birdcalls which will be played out of hidden speakers in the platform, thus taking on the identity of a pair of twittering bluebirds.

Kristine Kollasch will have two projects, the first entitled “Centennial Ball,” in which the public can create handmade tiles to decorate a concrete ball located at Murphy Park. The project will be a centennial time capsule documenting who was here 100 years after the city was founded. The ball will become a permanent sculpture celebrating the people and history of Glendale. The “Recycled Sax” project will allow the public to interact with recycled saxophones by enjoying a visually dynamic relief sculpture of a large saxophone constructed of recycled materials gathered from Glendale's recycling facility along with other new and used materials.

Music Line-up

• Nationally Renowned Jazz Artists To Perform In Downtown Glendale April 17-18