Take in a two-day, jazzed-infused festival in the heart of downtown East Lansing. This extraordinary FREE event features a high-caliber bevy of local and national jazz performers in the heart of downtown East Lansing (Lot 1). The festival is produced by the City of East Lansing, Wharton Center for Performing Arts and the MSU College of Music.
The Summer Solstice Jazz Festival is a non-profit event that relies on the generosity of sponsors to bring FREE-to-the-community performances to more than 10,000 community members each year. It's not too late to become a 2012 sponsor, please download the 2012 sponsorship packet and learn how to support this fantastic community event, while exposing your business to the Greater Lansing community. Meet our 2012 sponsors.
Join jazz fans in the community and support the SSJF as a 2012 Friend of East Lansing Jazz.
Producers
City of East Lansing
Wharton Center for Performing Arts
MSU College of Music
King of Jazz Sponsors ($5,000-$7,499) MSU Federal Credit Union Duke of Jazz Sponsors ($2,500 - $4,999) Michigan Council for the Arts and Cultural Affairs (MCACA) East Lansing Arts Commission Silver Key ($1,000-$2,499) Robert F. Banks Rodney Whitaker Pewter Note Sponsors ($500-$999 +) Al & Beth Cafagna Key Bank Barbara and Don Sawyer-Koch John Loose Roger Marz Lois Mummaw, Shaklee Independent Distributor
This activity is supported by the Michigan Council for the Arts and Cultural Affairs and the Arts Council of Greater Lansing, Inc.
Interlude Stage peformers: The Jonathan Beshay Quartet will perform between main stage acts.
Afterglow: Mumbai Fine Indian Dining, 340 Albert St. (10:45 pm - 12:30 am)
Interlude Stage Peformers: Tamara Mayers Jazz Combo on Saturday between main stage acts.
After Glow: Mumbai Fine Indian Dining, 340 Albert St. (10:45 pm - 12:30 am)
Ambassador of Jazz ($7,500 +)
Liquid Web Inc.
Duke of Jazz Sponsors ($2,500 +)
Michigan Council for the Arts and Cultural Affairs (MCACA)
MSU Federal Credit Union
Silver Key Sponsors ($1,000 +)
East Lansing Arts Commission
Physicians Health Plan of Mid-Michigan (PHPMM)
Jazztastic In-Kind Sponsors ($1,000 +):
WKAR Radio & TV
Gumbo & Jazz Restaurant
ASAP Printing
CiesaDesign
East Lansing Marriott at University Place
Enso Van Atta's Greenhouse & Flower Shop
MacKellar Screenworks
Pewter Note Sponsors ($500 +)
Chandler Crossings
Comcast
Greater Lansing Convention & Visitors Bureau
Barbara J. Sawyer Koch & Donald J. Koch
Roger Marz
Louise Sternberg
Mayberry Homes
Time2Play
Jazztastic In-Kind Sponsors ($500 +):
Lois Mummaw, Shaklee Independent Distributor
Marshall Music
Charlie Kang's Restaurant
Creative Wellness
Mumbai Fine Indian Dining
Jazz Cats Sponsor ($250 +):
Downtown Management Board
Metzger Realty
Brookover, Carr & Schaberg, P.C
David Chapman Agency
Foster, Swift, Collins & Smith, P.C.
Jazz Alliance of Mid-Michigan (JAMM)
Lansing Ophthalmology
MSU Alumni
Nathan & Sarah Triplett
Okemos Auto Collection
Shaheen Chevrolet
Jazztastic In-Kind Sponsors ($250 +):
Events to Rent
Bake N' Cakes
Media Sponsor
WLNS TV 6
Special Thanks:
A Catered Affaire
Cosi
Dublin Square
Kevena V's Day Salon
Kositchek's
Leon G's Jewelers
Mackerel Sky
Michigan Athletic Club
Rudy Baggs Coffee Roasting Company
Saper Galleries
Sundance Jewelry
(517) 319-6927 | 410 Abbot Road, East Lansing, MI 48823 | avanant@cityofeastlansing.com