Arkansas Jazz Festival 2018 at Van Buren Farmers' Market Pavilion In Freedom Park

UPDATED ON 20 APRIL 2018:

The 2018 Arkansas Jazz Festival - presented by the Arkansas Jazz Educators Association (arjazzed.org, arkansasjazzeducators.com) - will be held on Friday, 20 April and Saturday, 21 April in Dardanelle (two stages at/near the gazebo on Front Street), Little Rock (River Market pavilions behind Ottenheimer Hall), and Van Buren (farmers' market pavilion in Freedom Park). The free, family-friendly festival includes concerts (30-60 minutes each) by a total of 5 jazz bands from Arkansas colleges/universities and 36 jazz bands from Arkansas high/junior high/middle schools. Performance schedules and local maps are provided via event and venue links within six separate Jazz Near You entries (one for each date at each site), which can be shared by e-mail/other social media. The two-day performance schedule for Van Buren is shown below. (There will be a food truck on site; everyone attending is encouraged to bring a lawn chair.)...

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UPDATED ON 20 APRIL 2018:

The 2018 Arkansas Jazz Festival - presented by the Arkansas Jazz Educators Association (arjazzed.org, arkansasjazzeducators.com) - will be held on Friday, 20 April and Saturday, 21 April in Dardanelle (two stages at/near the gazebo on Front Street), Little Rock (River Market pavilions behind Ottenheimer Hall), and Van Buren (farmers' market pavilion in Freedom Park). The free, family-friendly festival includes concerts (30-60 minutes each) by a total of 5 jazz bands from Arkansas colleges/universities and 36 jazz bands from Arkansas high/junior high/middle schools. Performance schedules and local maps are provided via event and venue links within six separate Jazz Near You entries (one for each date at each site), which can be shared by e-mail/other social media. The two-day performance schedule for Van Buren is shown below. (There will be a food truck on site; everyone attending is encouraged to bring a lawn chair.)

FRIDAY, 20 APRIL 2018 IN VAN BUREN: Fort Smith-Kimmons JHS (4pm), Mena HS (4:30pm), Farmington HS (5:30pm), Fort Smith-Southside HS (6:30pm), Prairie Grove HS (7:30pm), Jay Shepherd and Friends (8:30pm)

SATURDAY, 21 APRIL 2018 IN VAN BUREN: Booneville HS (9am), Fort Smith-Northside HS (10am), University of Arkansas-Fort Smith: Big Band (11am), Van Buren MS (12pm), Van Buren HS (1pm), Pea Ridge HS (2pm), Bentonville West HS (3pm), special guest performance by guitarist Jake Hertzog's trio (4pm)

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