This highly anticipated summertime tradition offers both jazz and rib connoisseurs the finest in music and barbecue. With the addition of 33 acres of parkland along the Scioto Mile, the newly revitalized downtown riverfront provides the perfect location for Jazz & Rib Fest. Relocating this year to both sides of the Scioto River in Bicentennial, West Bank and Genoa Parks, the festival offers three days of continuous jazz by renowned international and local musicians while barbecue pit masters serve up sizzling ribs, chicken and more. Savor the best ribs from around the country as 23 award-winning barbecue teams compete for “Best Ribs” bragging rights.
This years entertainment includes:
Friday July 22nd @ 9:00pm on the Genoa Park Stage: Joey Defrancesco Quartet
Friday July 22nd @ 9:30pm on the West Bank Stage: BWB: Norman Brown, Kirk Whalum, Rick Braun
Friday July 22nd @ 9:30pm on the AEP Power Stage: Dirty Dozen Brass Band
Saturday July 23rd @ 9:00pm on the West Bank Stage: Doc Severinsen & Byron Stripling
Saturday July 23rd @ 9:30pm on the AEP Power Stage: Arturo O’Farrill & The Afro Latin Jazz
Saturday July 23rd @9:30pm on the Genoa Park Stage: Spyro Gyra
Sunday July 24th @ 7:00pm on the AEP Power Stage: Tower of Power
Sunday July 24th @ 7:00pm on the Genoa Park Stage: Cindy Bradley with Chris Strandring
Sunday July 24th @ 7:00pm on the West Bank Stage: Poncho Sanchez & His Latin Jazz Band
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