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March 10, 2010

 

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Enjoy two extraordinary evenings of live jazz at the FREE-to-the-community Summer Solstice Jazz Festival on June 18-19, 2010 in the heart of downtown East Lansing. The festival is brought to the area by a partnership between the City of East Lansing, Wharton Center for Performing Arts and the MSU College of Music.

 

2010 Lineup

This year’s Summer Solstice Jazz Festival will boast  a high-caliber ensemble of local and national jazz performers including the Neil Gordon Trio, Etienne Charles, Diego Rivera, The Hot Club of Detroit, Los Gatos, Wessell Anderson, Sunny Wilkinson, Buddy Budson and Ursula Walker, Sean Dobbins Trio, Somi, Ritmo, Rick Roe Trio and Rockelle Whitaker.

 

"Wake Up to Jazz" and Support the SSJF on March 21, 2010

Join us for the “Wake Up to Jazz” and help support the 2010 festival. This Louisiana-style brunch will feature the delicacies of East Lansing’s Gumbo and Jazz Restaurant and Rudy Baggs Coffee Company. It will also feature a fabulous musical performance by the MSU Jazz Orchestra I led by Rodney Whitaker. Tickets: $50 (individual), $90 (couple), $325 (table of eight). Download Reservation Form.

 

Become a Friend of East Lansing Jazz

Join jazz fans in the community and support the SSJF as a 2010 Friend of East Lansing Jazz. In recognition of your support, your name will appear on both signage at festival and on the event Web site and you will receive passes for special seating.

 

Thank you to our 2010 sponsors

The SSJF is supported by the Michigan Council for the Arts and Cultural Affairs and the Arts Council of Greater Lansing.

 

Ambassador of Jazz ($5,000 +)

Liquid Web Inc.

 

King of Jazz Sponsors ($5,000 +)
Wharton Center for Performing Arts

MSU Federal Credit Union


Duke of Jazz Sponsors ($2,500 +)
East Lansing Arts Commission

WKAR Radio & TV


Silver Key Sponsors ($1,000 +)
ASAP Printing
CiesaDesign
Downtown Management Board

Gumbo & Jazz
MacKellar Screenworks

Pewter Note Sponsors ($500 +)
Greater Lansing Convention & Visitors Bureau

Van Atta's Greenhouse & Flowershop

 

Other Sponsors:

Events to Rent

Rudy Baggs Coffee Roasting Company

 

Contact Us

(517) 319-6927 | 410 Abbot Road, East Lansing, MI 48823 | avanant@cityofeastlansing.com