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DALLAS - The Black Academy of Arts and Letters (TBAAL) is producing one of Dallas' largest 3-day music festivals on Labor Day Weekend, Friday, August 30 through Sunday, September 1, 2024, in the heart of downtown at Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center Dallas, 1309 Canton Street, Dallas, TX 75201.
Opening night will kick-off "Jammin' New Orleans Style" with a performance by 5x Grammy award-winning artist, Ceelo Green and the Dallas Second Line Jazz Band.
The festival major lineup will also include: The String Queens, Fantastic Negrito, Norman Brown, Maysa, Stokley, Jeffrey Osborne, Ginuwine, Rudy Love and The Encore featuring Robert Trusco, Stanley Jordan, Cassandra Wilson, Take 6, Natural Change, Down To The Bone, Patrice Rushen, Sheila E., Tower Of Power, FOUR BROTHERS ON BASS featuring AJ Brown, Walter Hamilton, TAJ, Braylon Lacy, and Members of the Dallas Symphony Orchestra featuring Ruben Studdard with Guest Conductor, John Mclaughlin. Additionally, twenty Dallas' based artists will tribute our greatest women and men jazz singers and twenty-seven young performing artists will perform on the Dallas Mavericks Promising Young Artists Stage.
"We're excited to present to festival goers some of the greatest music artists on today's scene" said Curtis King, the festival creator and producer. "Rarely do we see a plethora of this caliber of musical talent from the young to the legendary in one setting, on one weekend for an affordable price."
For festival information, visit tbaalriverfrontjazzfestival.org. Tickets can be purchased by calling TBAAL Box Office 214.743.2400 or Ticketmaster.com. To purchase festival booths, call 214.743.2441. For more information about TBAAL, visit www.tbaal.org/.
All proceeds from the festival will benefit the TBAAL Youth Arts-and-Education programs and the institution's long-term sustainability.
SPONSORS: Visit Dallas, Dallas Tourism Public Improvement District, DART, Dallas Convention Center, Dallas Maverick, Dallas ISD, Lexus, Stein Foundation, Dallas' Office of Arts and Culture, Tito's Handmade Vodka, and Dallas Symphony Orchestra.
MEDIA PARTNERS: NBC5, TELEMUNDO, Majic 94.5, Smooth R&B 105.7, Ticketmaster, The Dallas Weekly, I-MessengersNews.com, The Garland Journal, Texas Metro News and Cheryl Magazine.
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