JazzFest 2024: White Plains Jazz & Food Festival

** RAIN OR SHINE, thanks to our massive tent to keep you dry! **

Enjoy a full day of live jazz outdoors on Mamaroneck Avenue at Main Street in White Plains, NY! Performances.

12:30-6:45pm | White Plains Jazz & Food Festival

Mamaroneck Ave. (between Main St. and Martine Ave.)

FREE TO THE PUBLIC

** RAIN OR SHINE, thanks to our massive tent to keep you dry! **

Featured artists include:

12:30-1:15pm | Westchester Center for Jazz & Contemporary Music

The Westchester Center for Jazz & Contemporary Music provides opportunities for musicians of diverse backgrounds, abilities and ages to develop their skills in jazz and other related musical forms. This performance features a selection of the Center’s top student musicians and faculty.

1:45-2:45pm | Anaïs Reno Quintet

Anaïs Reno has had a rapidly growing career as a singer with a love for jazz and the Great American Songbook. Since age 10, she has been singing with acclaimed musicians including KT Sullivan, Billy Stritch, Tedd Firth, Catherine Russel, and Emmet Cohen, to name a few. Her performance highlights include David Geffen Hall, Rose Hall, NJPAC, Birdland and more. Reno’s debut album, Lovesome Thing: Anaïs Reno sings Ellington & Strayhorn with the Emmet Cohen trio (2020), received international critical acclaim, climbing to no 6 on the jazz chart after performing in the Top 10 for 4 consecutive weeks.

3:15–4:15pm | Brandon Sanders

Drummer Brandon Sanders is known for his hard-swinging yet sophiticated approach to acoustic post-bop jazz. He first garnered attention in the early 2000's when he moved to NYC for the West Coast and began playing with artists like Joe Lovano, Mike Ledonne, and Esperanza Spalding. In 2022, he made his solo debut with Compton's Finest.

4:45–5:45pm | Julius Rodriguez

Julius Rodriguez is a rising star at the intersection of jazz, soul, gospel, hip-hop and blues. Rodriguez, who grew up in White Plains, initially grabbed audiences' attention while touring with A$AP Rocky and working on projects with José James, Madison McFerrin, Kassa Overall, Meshell Ndegeocello, Brasstracks, and others. In 2022, he made his solo debut for Verve Records with Let Sound Tell All.

6:15–7:15pm | Special Guest to be Announced!

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A partnership between ArtsWestchester, the City of White Plains and the White Plains BID, JazzFest has become a signature White Plains event presenting free and affordable jazz experiences to jazz enthusiasts from Westchester and beyond.

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