The Jazz Festival will have four stages: one main stage and three side stages. “And here she is in your backyard, and you don’t have to buy a ticket for it.” “You’re able to experience somebody at the Jazz Fest, like Stacey Kent, who is one of our headliners, who you would have to go to a big city and spend $50 in most cases,” Barnes said. And that’s as good as it gets.”įestival officials say talents such as the Donny McCaslin Group and Kent is a bargain for local audiences. And she sings the words like Nat Cole: clean, clear, and almost conversational with perfect phrasing. She has the style of the greats, like Billie Holiday and Ella Fitzgerald. “There is nobody singing today who can compare with her. “Stacey Kent is a revelation,” Livingston said. McCaslin, who is recognized for being featured on David Bowie’s last album, Blackstar, plays an improvisational style of jazz.Īccording to the Summer of the Arts website, three-time Oscar-winning songwriter Jay Livingston said Kent is a natural. This year, the main attractions include the Donny McCaslin Group and Stacey Kent both were on the committee’s wish list. “We put together a wish list of who we want to see perform, and we come together a few times to talk about what acts we think would be good for the current year,” Kenyon said. With a variety of jazz sub-genres to choose from, Jazz Festival has a lot to think about. That way, different jazz can be heard throughout the years. Musicians who performed in previous years are less likely to play consecutively, said John Kenyon, the head of the music-selection committee. The celebration has steadily grown in size.
Jazz Festival has brought both new and established jazz musicians throughout the years, including Charles Lloyd, Pharoah Sanders, and Derek Trucks Band.
“It has a positive impact on economics, but the biggest thing, and what Summer of the Arts’ goal is, just building community and bringing people together.” “I think serves a lot of different purposes, from the economic impact of people coming to downtown Iowa City to people coming from outside the area spending money in the shops, restaurants, and hotels,” said Lisa Barnes, the executive director of Summer of the Arts. It will also produce the Iowa Soul Festival later this summer. Summer of the Arts has hosted the Iowa Arts Festival this summer, earlier this month.
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