Taste of Fourth Avenue Jazz Festival
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The Taste of Fourth Avenue Jazz Festival is held annually in Birmingham, Alabama's 4th Avenue North Historical District, jointly sponsored by the Alabama Jazz Hall of Fame and Urban Impact of Birmingham. Music starts at 2:00 pm and continues until midnight. In addition to music, the event offers food, swing dance lessons and exhibits, as well as films in the Carver Theatre (as part of the reknowned Sidewalk Moving Picture Festival). The festival features nationally known jazz artists, as well as some of the best of local jazz talent.
The 2006 Line Up
The line up of jazz acts for the September 23, 2006 festival included:
- 1:45 pm - Opening by the Mayor
- 2:00 pm - New Orleans Style Parade
- 3:00 pm - Tommy Stewart Sextet
- 4:00 pm - Ray Reach and Friends
- 5:00 pm - Foxxy Fatts and Company
- 6:00 pm - Cleve Eaton
- 7:00 pm - Rolando Matias and the Afro Rican Ensemble, featuring Bobby Matos
- 8:00 pm - Johnny O'Neal
- 9:00 pm - Eric Essix
- 10:00 pm - Dee Lucas
- 11:00 pm - Birmingham Heritage Band
- 12:00 pm - Donald Witherspoon
The 2007 Line Up
The line up of jazz acts for the September 29, 2007 festival includes:
- 12:00 pm - Opening Parade at Kelly Ingram Park
- 1:30 pm - Mayor Bernard Kincaid and Councilman William Bell - Official Opening
- 2:00 pm - Daniel "Jose" Carr, Jr.
- 3:00 pm - AJHoF Youth Ensemble / Joseph Etzine Trio
- 4:00 pm - Jerome Chapman
- 5:00 pm - Annie Sellick with Ray Reach and Cleveland Eaton
- 6:00 pm - Foxxy Fatts and Company
- 7:00 pm - Gary Motley
- 8:00 pm - Dee Lucas
- 9:00 pm - Ronnie Laws
- 10:00 pm - Jean Carne
- 11:00 pm - Donald Witherspoon as "Billy Ocean"
- 11:15 pm - Birmingham Heritage Band