Downtown Jamaica Jazz Festival – May 15th and May 16th

JCAL is thrilled to announce the Downtown Jamaica Jazz Festival’s return to it’s landmark location. Downtown Jamaica Jazz Festival 2021 will take place on the lawn of Jamaica Performing Arts Center on May 15th and May 16th, from 12pm to 7:30pm.

This year’s lineup — curated by The Jazz Gallery’s Rio Sakairi — is one of it’s strongest yet. The headliner of Downtown Jamaica Jazz Festival is none other than Grammy Nominated Saxophonist Ravi Coltrane. The son of legendary Jazz artists John Coltrane and Alice Coltrane, Ravi is a highly regarded bandleader, and composer. In the course of a twenty plus year career, Mr. Coltrane has worked as a sideman to many, recorded noteworthy albums for himself and others and founded a prominent independent record label, RKM.

Downtown Jamaica Jazz Festival Lineup

Saturday, May 15th
12pm – Samara Joy
2pm – Godwin Louis
4pm – Becca Stevens
6pm – Miguel Zenón

Sunday, May 16th
12pm – Joel Ross
2pm – Melissa Aldana
4pm – Sachal Vasandani
6pm – Ravi Coltrane