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Thursday, August 24, 2023

3rd Annual Jazz & Roots Music Festival @ Kean University

 

Colorful Jazz and Roots Music Festival 2023 and a microphone and saxophone on the sides

Jazz and Roots
Music Festival

Saturday, September 23

The Lawn at Enlow Hall

Kean University and internationally acclaimed bassist/producer Mike Griot present the third annual Jazz & Roots Music Festival, a free outdoor music festival open to the public on The Lawn at Enlow Hall.

FEATURING

Third World
Stefon Harris & Blackout
King Solomon Hicks
Prince Hakim

No tickets required. Bring a blanket or chair and join the festivities!

DETAILS

FREE outdoor event
Saturday, September 23
at 3:30 p.m.

The Lawn at Enlow Hall
Kean University's East Campus
215 North Avenue, Hillside, N.J.

kean.edu/jazz-roots

Artists

Dianne smiling. Her hair is loose and she wears long earrings, green. Her blouse is yellow with a colored collar

Third World (headliner) is one of the longest-lived Reggae bands of all time and one of Jamaica's most consistently popular crossover acts among international audiences. Mixing in elements of R&B, funk, pop, and rock and, later on, rap, Third World's style has been described as "reggae-fusion."

Dianne smiling. Her hair is loose and she wears long earrings, green. Her blouse is yellow with a colored collar

Stefon Harris & Blackout join the festival! Vibraphonist-composer Stefon Harris is heralded as “one of the most important young artists in jazz (The Los Angeles Times).” He is unquestionably developing what will be a long and extraordinary career.

Dianne smiling. Her hair is loose and she wears long earrings, green. Her blouse is yellow with a colored collar

King Solomon Hicks, the 26-year-old guitar phenom from Harlem, New York is an American guitarist, vocalist, songwriter and composer. He has invested in music from a very young age and started playing guitar at just six years old.

Dianne smiling. Her hair is loose and she wears long earrings, green. Her blouse is yellow with a colored collar

Influenced by the sound of the 80's and today, Prince Hakim has traveled from New York to Tokyo sharing his passion, and spreading his message to "Celebrate Life.”

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