The Berks Jazz fest 2020 is back and better than ever! The 30th annual edition will take place March 27th-April 5th, 2020. The spotlight will be on Reading, PA where there will be several concerts by some of the biggest names in the music biz.
This is not a festival in the traditional sense, where you go to one venue and all of the artists perform on one or two stages. These are actually individual concerts and you can choose the artists that you want to see.
The concerts will take place throughout Berks County at various venues, including small churches and clubs, the DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Reading, the Santander Performing Arts Center, the Miller Center for the Arts and the Scottish Rite Cathedral. There will be something for everyone, as you will be able to listen to contemporary jazz, traditional jazz, pop, crossover, blues, funk, R&B, gospel and some uniquely creative collaborations.
Here are a sampling of some of the shows:
March 27th
- Chris Botti
- Pieces of A Dream
- Gerald Veasley's Midnight Jam
March 28th
- Keiko Matsui & Kirk Whalum
- 30th Annual Celebration**
- Damien Escobar
**Featuring Rick Braun, Peter White, Mindi Abair, Euge Groove, and Nick Colionne.
April 3rd
- Boney James
- Dean Brown's Summer of Live Evolution***
- Gerald Albright & Jonathan Butler
April 4th
- The Music of Stevie Wonder****
- Marcus Miller
- Incognito ft. Maysa
***Featuring Randy Brecker, Eric Marienthal, and Honey Larochelle.
****Featuring Rick Braun and Maysa
April 5th
- Brian Bromberg's Big Bombtastic Brunch
- David Benoit & Lindsey Webster
- Brian Culbertson
There are several other shows to see, so if you want to be entertained, this is the place to be.
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