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It’s time to get ready for the 30th annual San Jose Jazz Summer Fest
This year’s impressive lineup includes such acts as Dianne Reeves, Gregory Porter, Pink Martini, The O’Jays, The Suffers and En Vogue.
Here’s what you need to know if you’re planning on attending the festival.
Location: It takes place in downtown San Jose, with each of the 13 stages within walking distance of Plaza de Cesar Chavez Park.
When: Festival runs Aug. 9-11. Music starts 6 p.m. Aug. 9, 11 a.m. Aug. 10 and noon Aug. 11. See festival website for set times for individual artists and venues.
Tickets: Three-day passes run $70-$425; single-day tickets are $20-$190. Three-day passes for kids are $15 (ages 5-12); single-day kids tickets are $5 (ages 5-12).
Parking and transportation
There are several city-owned garages within walking distance of the festival:
Fourth Street Garage (44 South Fourth St. at San Fernando)
Market/San Pedro Square Garage (45 North Market St. between Santa Clara and St. John)
Second and San Carlos Garage (280 South San Carlos St., between San Fernando and San Carlos)
Third Street Garage (95 North Third St., between Santa Clara and St. John
Pavilion Garage (15 South Second St., between San Fernando and San Carlos
Other nearby garages:
CityView Plaza Garage (Park Avenue, between Market St. and Almaden Blvd. Note: Enter from Park Avenue at approximately 177 Park Avenue)
Third and Santa Clara Garage (The Globe, 25 South Third St.)
For more parking options, visit sjdowntownparking.com.
Public transportation: VTA serves the area with both light rail and bus lines; viisit www.vta.org to plan your trip.
Caltrain could be another good option. The closet stop is the San Jose Diridon Station, which is roughly a mile way from the festival site. From the Diridon station, fans can walk, board VTA or use some other type of transportation (like rideshare). For more information, visit www.caltrain.com.
More Summer Fest information: For full schedule and other details, visit summerfest.sanjosejazz.org.
The Music
Artists performing at the 2019 festival include
Dianne Reeves, Gregory Porter, Pink Martini, The O’Jays, En Vogue, The Family Stone, Orquesta La-33, Fred Hersch, Sons of Kemet, Ivan Lins, Carl Allen’s Tribute to Art Blakey, Sylvia Cuenca Quartet With Gary Bartz, Monty Alexander and the Harlem-Kingston Express, Gunhild Carling, Charlie Hunter and Lucy Woodward, Elio Villafranca: Cinque, Emmet Cohen and Tootie Heath, Veronica Swift with the Emmet Cohen Trio, Marcus Shelby Orchestra with Tiffany Austin, China Moses, Roberta Gambarini Quartet, Kim Nalley Trio with James Carter, Mads Tolling and Mads Men, Oakland Interfaith Gospel Choir, Kassa Overall, Marquis Hill Blacktet, Ellis Marsalis Piano Competition Winners
Aki Kumar’s Bollywood Blues, Akira Tana and Otonowa, Aaron Lington Sextet Reimagines the Music of Led Zeppelin, Sammy Miller and the Congregation, Nicole Zuratis and the Generations of Her, Graciano 4 Cuarteto, Urban Renewal Project, Alaya Project Indo-Jazz-Funk, Jackie Gage Tribute to Nancy Wilson, Dahveed Behroozi Trio, Richard Howell Plays A Love Supreme, Ray Obiedo Urban Latin Jazz Project, Amy D., Connie Han, Pedro Martins and Pipoquinha, Greg Abate, Natalia Ardis Quartet, Dock in Absolute, Nao Yoshioka, David L Harris, Joropo Band, Christoph Irniger: Pilgrim, DOMi and JD Beck, SJZ Collective Plays Mingus, Jazz Garden Big Band 40th Anniversary, Too Slim and the Taildraggers.
Zydeco Flames, Septeto Chappotín, Arsenio Rodriguez Project, Orquesta La-33, Iris Sandra Orquesta, Orquesta La Moderna Tradición, Danilo y Orquesta Universal, Gabriel Gonzalez & La Verdad, Manny Martínez y La Rebeldía, La Redada, Very Be Careful, Buyepongo, Gilberto Rodríguez y Los Intocables, Las Chollas Peligrosas, Mala Greña
Valley Wolf, DJ Tropicaza, Caravan of Blues Allstars, Maggie Belle Band, ValLimar Jansen: Grits and Bourbon, Shamarr Allen and the Underdawgs, Dara Tucker, Top Shelf Big Band, East Side Funk, Retro Notes, Legally Blue, Arnie Co, Synchronicity, SOJ Band, 7th Street Big Band, SJZ High School All Stars, Latin Jazz Youth Ensemble of San Francisco, Los Gatos-Saratoga Big Band, Serenaders, Millennium Sounds, Swing Solution, Full Spectrum, Footnotes, The Lyratones, more.
