The new Glass City Jazz Fest will be held on Sunday, August 28 at Glass City Metropark.
Attendees of the familyfriendly, open-air festival will enjoy a full day of live acts that will explore various genres of jazz. The festival will be free and open to the public, running from noon until sunset. Toledo City Council members Cerssandra McPherson and Theresa Gadus discussed details of the event at a recentpress conference.
The musicians include some native Toledoans that have excelled to national and international acclaim, she noted. They are Marcus Johnson, Lindsey Webster, Joey Sommerville, the Larry Fuller Trio, Latin Jazz Players and the Brick Bar Allstars featuring Toledo jazz vocalists Kim Buehler, Deborah Gardner, Theresa Harris and Lori Lefevre. For more information, visit glasscityjazzfest.com.