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The 30th Annual Central Avenue Jazz Festival in Los Angeles, CA

There will be plenty of feet tapping and finger snapping on Saturday, September 20th. Thousands of music lovers will flock to the 30th Annual Central Avenue Jazz Festival to groove to a spicy brew of hot, cool and swinging jazz, blues and Latin jazz sounds.

Held in the “New 9th” District and hosted by Councilman Curren D. Price Jr., the festival will feature over a dozen performances and is the musical “crown jewel” of the summer, attracting jazz aficionados from all over Southern California.

For more than two decades, the annual festival has been a staple for the community-celebrating the area’s rich cultural past, present and future.

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Central Avenue Jazz Festival which celebrates the legacy of the historic Central Avenue corridor in South Central Los Angeles is one of the last few genuine jazz celebrations left in the southern California region. This festival is a free family-friendly festival paying tribute to jazz greats such as Louis Armstrong, Billie Holiday, Charles Mingus, Gerald Wilson and Dexter Gordon, while putting a spotlight on the younger emerging artists that are continuing this rich art form.

From the early 1900s to the 1950s, Central Avenue became the epicenter for music, especially with the sounds of large, active Rhythm and Blues and the lively, upbeat tones of Jazz. With music at its center, Central Avenue quickly became the heart and soul of the African American community in Los Angeles.

The Central Avenue Jazz Festival takes place along Central Avenue, between Vernon Avenue and Martin Luther King Boulevard. The community festival presents a diverse selection of culinary experiences, art, culture, various Pavilions and features jazz performances on multiple stages, as well as, at the Historic Dunbar Hotel.

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