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==External link==
==External link==
* [http://www.justataste.org/ Taste of 4th Avenue Jazz Festival] website
*[http://www.justataste.org/ Taste of 4th Avenue Jazz Festival] website
*[http://www.jazzhall.com Alabama Jazz Hall of Fame website]


[[Category:September events]]
[[Category:September events]]
[[Category:4th Avenue North]]
[[Category:4th Avenue North]]
[[Category:Music festivals]]
[[Category:Music festivals]]

Revision as of 11:29, 20 September 2007

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The Taste of 4th Avenue Jazz Festival is a one day jazz festival held annually in Birmingham's Historic 4th Avenue District downtown. It is presented by the Alabama Jazz Hall of Fame and Urban Impact. 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 Sidewalk Moving Picture Festival). The festival features nationally known jazz artists, as well as local jazz artists.

2007

The 2007 festival is scheduled for September 29. It begins with an opening parade at Kelly Ingram Park with Mayor Bernard Kincaid and Councilman William Bell officiating. Performers include Jose Carr, The Alabama Jazz Hall of Fame Youth Ensemble, Jerome Chapman, vocalist Annie Sellick with Ray Reach and Cleveland Eaton, Foxxy Fatts & Co, Gary Motley, Dee Lucas, Ronnie Laws, Jean Carne, Donald Witherspoon as "Billy Ocean" and the Birmingham Heritage Band.

2006

The 2006 festival was held on September 23, the same weekend as the Sidewalk Moving Picture Festival. It kicked off with a New Orleans style parade at 1:00 PM and continued with the New Orleans All-Stars, Tommy Stewart, Ray Reach and Friends, Foxxy Fatts & Co, Cleveland Eaton, Rolando Matias & the Afro Rican Ensemble featuring Bobby Matos, Johnny O'Neal, Eric Essix, Dee Lucas, the Birmingham Heritage Band, and Donald Witherspoon as "Billy Ocean."

Other activities included a swing-dancing tent, a children's area, and food and gift vendors.

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