Join Juneau Jazz & Classics for their 38th annual Spring Festival. There will be live music performances at venues all over town and spanning 3 weekends.

Schedule of Events

May 4, 2024

07:00 pm-08:30pm: Jazz at theJACC - Juneou Arts & Culture Center

This yeor Jazz at the JACC features virtuosic jazz guitarist. Pasquale Grasso with his uniquely inspired style and perfectly trained technique. Pasquale plays standards, ballads, and the repertoire of Thelonius Monk, Charlie Parker, and Bud Powell.

Cash bar
All ages welcome, under 21 should be accompanied by a guardian.
Doors open 30 minutes prior to showtime.

May 5, 2024

02:00 pm-03:00 pm and 04:00 pm-05:00 pm: Bach Under the Stars - Marie Drake Planetarium. 1415 Glacier Avenue. Juneau, AK

Zuill Bailey performs selections from the Bach Cello Suites under the cosmic projections of the Marie Drake Planetarium. Bring your wonder and curiosity and let us wrap you in the warm embrace of our awe-inspiring universe.

There are two showings: 2:00pm & 4:00pm Doors open 30 min. prior to each showing. Family friendly

Free or $5 suggested donation

May 6, 2024

06:00 pm-07:00 pm: Workshops for Brass and Drums - University of Alaska Southeast. 1 1066 Auke Lake Way.

The Navy Band Northwest Bangor Brass Band offers coaching
and lectures for all abilities. Some of our nation's finest players
and teachers will have workshops for
drums
trumpet
trombone
saxophone
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Free and open to the public to listen or participate. No registration required. Come to the the Egan wing at UAS and check in at the door.

May 7, 2024

05:00 pm-07:00 pm: Rush Hour Concert with the Navy Band Northwest - Sealaska Heritage Institute Arts Campus. Heritage Way.

Bring a picnic dinner and enjoy the eclectic styles of The Navy Band Northwest Bangor Brass Band. They'll perform fun and fresh compositions from a variety of music genres like New Orleans jazz., pop covers, funk, rock, hip hop and disco. That's a playlist that's sure to hit every musical taste in the family.

Free & Family friendly Bring a chair or blanket

08:00 pm - 11:00 pm: Jazz Jam - Crystal Saloon. 218 Front Street, luneau. AK.

The Pasquale Grasso Trio will be hanging out at the Crystal Saloon and listening and joining the jam session. Bring your intruments and come jam with the best. Everyone and all abilities are welcome to play or listen.

May 10, 2024

07:00 pm-08:30 pm: True Blues Dance - Juneau Arts & Culture Center

True Blues: Corey Harris & Cedric Watson bring us a way of life and culture through the rich tradition of blues. Corey's influence from reggae, soul, and West African music blended with Cedric's perfection of Creole and zydeco will call to your soul. Sometimes slow and drawling and other times fierce and stirring, your feet won't help but pull you to the dance floor.

Cash bar
All ages welcome, under 21 should be accompanied by a guardian.
Doors open 30 minutes prior to showtime.

May 11, 2024

08:00 pm - 10:00 pm : Blues Cruise - Allen Marine Catamaran

Our signature Blues Cruise brings you True Blues: Corey Harris & Cedric Watson while cruising the waters of the Lynn Canal in an Allen Marine catamaran with a full bar and catered box dinner.

If we're lucky we'll see some whales in the background, but we can guarantee an Alaskan sunset and artistry like no other as Corey and Cedric showcase their endless talent for roots, blues, reggae, and Creole. Boat departs from Staffer Harbor. Dinner is included with your ticket but bring some cash for the bar.

Cash bar
All ages welcome, under 21 should be accompanied by a guardian.

May 12, 2024

02:00 pm-03:30 pm: Celebrate - University of Alaska. Egan Library

Zuill Bailey on cello, William Ransom on piano, and Yinzi Kong on viola play heartwarming selections reminding you of the simple joys in life: family, friends, & celebrating each other.

Program:
Spiegel im Spiegel, Arvo Part (b. Sept. 1 1, 1935)
Cello Sonata No. 3 in A major, Op. 69, Ludwig van Beethoven (Dec. 17, 1770-March 26, 1827)
-intermission-
Seven Spanish Folk Songs, Manuel De Falla (Nov. 23, 1 876 -Nov. 14, 1946]
Introduction and Polonaise brillante in C major, Op. 3, Frederic Chopin (March 1, 1810-Oct. 17, 1849]
Rhapsody in Blue, George Gershwin (Sept. 26, 1 898 -July 1 1, 1937]

May 15, 2024

06:00 pm-07:00 pm: Workshop for Winds - University of Alaska Southeast. 1 1066 Auke Lake Way

Improve your music skills with GRAMMY award winning Imani Winds. The first 30 min will be a lecture/demo. Then watch and earn as each member of Imani Winds coaches players through improving their skill and technique. Workshops are for french hornfluteclarinetoboebassoon

$25 Participant

May 17, 2024

05:30 pm-07:00 pm and 07:30 pm-09:00pm: Winds by the Lake - Chapel by the Lake

If classical music wasn't your thing, this would be the concert to sway your opinion. 2024 GRAMMY award-winning Imani Winds will enrapture you with heart, soul and story. With a program entitled Black and Brown II: A Celebration of Composers of Color, you'll come away with a new understanding of how music can capture the senses and change minds.

There will be two showings: 5:30 & 7:30
Doors open 30 minutes prior to showtime.

May 18, 2024

07:00 pm-08:30 pm: Simply Three: Encore - Centennial Hall

Did you catch Simply Three's electrifying performance at our 2022 Fall Festival? If you didn't, here's your chance for "edemption! And if you did, you already know you're in for another unforgettable show. Simply Three, the electrifying stri rio, returns to take you away on a final ride to close out the uneau Jozz & Classics Spring Festival. We're going out with bang!

Cash bar
All ages welcome, under 21 should be accompanied by a guardian.
Doors ooen 30 minutes prior to showtime.

Date:
May 4-18, 2024

Locations:
Juneau Arts and Cultural Center, 350 Whittier Street, Juneau, AK 99801
Juneau's planetarium, 1415 Glacier Avenue, Juneau, AK 99801
University of Alaska Southeast, 11066 Auke Lake Way, Juneau, AK 99801
Statter Harbor, 11485 Auke Bay Harbor Rd, Juneau, AK 99801
Chapel by the Lake, 11024 Auke Lake Way, Juneau, AK 99801
Centennial Hall Convention Center, 101 Egan Drive, Juneau, AK 99801

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