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Announcing the Band Lineup for the 2023 Salem Jazz and Soul Festival 🎶

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We are absolutely thrilled to announce the long-awaited return of the Salem Jazz and Soul Festival! This amazing celebration of music and community is back on August 19th, 2023, at the picturesque Salem Willows. As always, our festival aims to unite us through the power of music, bringing joy and harmony to our vibrant community.

This year, we’re back with a bang, promising a day filled with spectacular live musical performances, enlightening educational workshops, an array of vendors, a beer tent for those adults looking to relax, and so much more. No matter your age or musical preference, this event has something for everyone!

The Salem Jazz and Soul Festival is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization with a passionate commitment to offering music and music education opportunities to our North Shore community. We embrace all, regardless of race, ethnicity, religion, socioeconomic status, orientation, or gender expression, to join us in this grand celebration of life and music.

Drumroll, Please… 🥁

We are immensely proud to announce the fantastic lineup for this year’s festival:

  • Krewe de Skunk
  • TapRoots
  • Diane Blue All Stars
  • BT/ALC Big Band
  • Salem High School Jazz Band

Plus, the crowd-favorite, DJ SKOTVOID will be returning to spin between sets! This is a lineup you simply can’t afford to miss!

Our Wonderful Sponsors 🎉

We want to extend our heartfelt thanks to our generous sponsors:

  • PEM
  • The City of Salem through the American Rescue Plan Act
  • The Lobster Shanty
  • Wolf Next Door Coffee
  • Creative Collective
  • Rotary Club of Salem
  • SOSS Records
  • Mahi Mahi Cruises

Breweries featured in the Beer Garden (21+)

Far From the Tree Cider

Gentile Brewing Co. 

East Regiment Brewing Co. 

Backbeat Brewing Co.

Their support has been invaluable in making this festival a reality.

Join Us in Celebrating Music 🎷

Mark your calendars, bring your loved ones, and join us in this joyous celebration of Jazz and Soul! The 2023 Salem Jazz and Soul Festival is shaping up to be an unforgettable day, and we can’t wait to share it with you. Let’s support live music, let’s support our community, and let’s have a great time!

Come one, come all – because this is a free event and no one should miss out on this incredible day of music and community. See you there!

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Eighth-annual Salem Jazz and Soul Festival set for weekend of Aug.16-17

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The 2014 Salem Jazz and Soul Festival will take place the weekend of Aug. 16-17 at the Salem Willows. The two day concert will feature performances by 10 bands from around New England and New York.

The free festival will also include a music-education tent, a family tent, a 21-plus beer pavilion and more than 30 local artisans selling hand-crafted goods. It will run from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. both days.

The Salem High School Jazz band will open Saturday’s concert, followed by Pocket Money Orchestra, Amadee Castenell, and Moon Hooch. Delta Generators will headline Saturday.

Sunday will open with the North Shore Jazz Project All-Stars, followed by Cape Ann Big Band, Liquid Revolution, and the Frotations. Alissia Benveniste and the Funketeers, a 15-person funk band made up of Berklee College of Music students, will headline Sunday.

DJ Radio Scotvoid will spin between sets and Aurelia Nelson of North Shore 104.9 will emcee along with festival co-founder, Henley Douglas Jr.

Salem Trolley will offer an inexpensive shuttle to the festival, which will stop regularly at the National Parks Service Visitors Center on Essex Street, the Salem Ferry Landing on Blaney Street and the Bentley School, 25 Memorial Drive, where there will be additional parking.

Also, Mahi Mahi Cruises and Charters will ferry audience members from Pickering Wharf to the Willows all day, for a reasonable fee.

The festival encourages audience members to walk, ride bicycles or take the trolley to the Salem Willows, as parking will be limited.

The festival is a a 501(c)(3) non-profit dedicated to producing free concerts and supporting music-education causes on the North Shore of Massachusetts.

Band bios can be found at www.salemjazzsoul.org and photos are available upon request.

The festival is a nonprofit, volunteer-run organization that produces free concerts and raises money for music education causes on the North Shore.

Check salemjazzsoul.org for more information.

Contact: Judy Parisella
Phone: ***-***-7444
Email: jparisella@salemjazzsoul.com