Wycliffe Gordon & Niki Haris at Summer Solstice Jazz Festival at Downtown East Lansing Clock Tower

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.

Wycliffe Gordon and Niki Haris are Friday’s headliners. Gordon is a musical ambassador and interpreter of America’s music. He tours the world performing hard-swinging, straight-ahead jazz. His music garners great acclaim from audiences and critics alike. ...

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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.

Wycliffe Gordon and Niki Haris are Friday’s headliners. Gordon is a musical ambassador and interpreter of America’s music. He tours the world performing hard-swinging, straight-ahead jazz. His music garners great acclaim from audiences and critics alike.

Niki Haris, daughter of Grammy-nominated jazz pianist Gene Haris, works with a multitude of recording artists, including Wilton Felder of the Jazz Crusaders, the Righteous Brothers, Mick Jagger, and Madonna; she also worked with the late Ray Charles and Whitney Houston.

For more information and a full schedule for the Summer Solstice Jazz Festival , please visit: http://eljazzfest.com

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