THE 11th ANNUAL CREEKSIDE BLUES & JAZZ FESTIVAL

Three days, 4 stages and 90 hours of Blues and Jazz. The 11th Annual Creekside Blues and Jazz festival in Olde Gahanna June 19-21. Creekside Park and Plaza, on the eastern bank of Big Walnut Creek, provides the focal point for the blues and jazz musicians, as well as other entertainment. The Park, which also features the Creekside Stage, offers beautiful views of the creek, a boardwalk, a lagoon, two waterfalls, waterside restaurants with outdoor dining, retail shops, paddle boat rides and more. The festival then spreads out from Creekside into the historic downtown of Olde Gahanna, filling the city with music, entertainment, attractions and amusement rides.

Featuring:

• Kenny Neal
• Teeny Tucker and The Teeny Tucker Band
• The Jimi Vincent Band
• The Sonny Moorman Group
• Urban Jazz Coalition
• Columbus Jazz Orchestra

Additional attractions and activities will include:

• Rising Stars Blues & Jazz Contest: Gahanna’s version of American Idol for budding
  blues and jazz musicians.
• Jog for Jazz presented by AEP: The Second Annual “Jog for Jazz,” a 5K run/walk
  event, will be held on Sunday, June 21, in Olde Gahanna.
• Musical Discovery Zone presented by Giant Eagle: This free, hands-on blues and
  jazz musical learning experience is for the entire family—beat the bongos, blow the
  horns, make your own musical instrument and more.
• Mini-Midway: Amusement rides including a fun house, giant slide, ferris wheel,
  merry-go-round, climbing wall and rides for small children.
• Street performers, festival food, artisans and crafters

Tagged as: Blues and Jazz, Festivals, music

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