Dear Visitor,
If jazz music is your taste, then Birmingham is the place to be today and next week. Whether it's the free street festival your budget can handle or the resort getaway-experience you need, both flavors are available for you here in the Magic City.
Please take a moment to read some of the latest stories on these festivals at Birmingham View.
Taste of Fourth Avenue Jazz Fest Today
The Historic Fourth Avenue Business District in Downtown Birmingham offers up its annual jazz festival to the city. Did we mention that it's FREE!?
Presented annually since 2003, the TASTE OF 4TH AVENUE JAZZ FESTIVAL is a dynamic event featuring local, regional and nationally renowned jazz artists. The FREE festival is a signature community event providing first class entertainment, a diverse selection of food vendors, children’s village, and an art exhibits for all ages and tastes.
The festival area is situated on Fourth Avenue North between 16th and 18th Streets North in Downtown Birmingham. Entertainment on both days begins at 2 p.m.
For years, the Taste of 4th Avenue Jazz Fest has been one of our favorite things about Birmingham. The energy is an infectious mix of family reunion and community gathering where everyone is welcome to enjoy great music.
Click on the image above to enjoy the video mash-up that we created in 2008, and you'll see what we mean.
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Luxury-Infused Jazz Escape Music Festival Coming Next Weekend
If you're looking for a high-end music experience, then Eric Essix's new festival will set you free.
Taking the festival to a higher plane, Birmingham’s own jazz maestro Eric Essix ’s high-end Jazz Escape Festival is a luxury getaway and entertainment experience featuring some of the best names in this musical genre.
The Labor-Day weekend event Aug. 28-31 is at the Marriott’s Renaissance Birmingham Ross Bridge Golf Resort & Spa. It combines intimate jazz concerts with luxury accommodations, a full service spa and world-class golf courses in a secluded, woodland environment. The Jazz Escape’s focus is on convenience, smaller crowds, luxury appointments, a comfortable, covered outdoor listening environment, relaxation topped with huge dollops of good-ole southern hospitality.
Featured artists in the lineup include all-around musician Brian Culbertson, flutist Kim Scott, violinist Karen Briggs, Kelley O’Neal & the KAYO Band, Birmingham jazz band The Chad Fisher Group, and the Eric Essix Project. The event headliner is trumpeter and multi-instrumentalist Rick Braun.
VIP tickets are sold out, but general admission tickets are available. Proceeds from the festival benefit the Eric Essix Foundation.
Click on the poster above to see a Eric's video on his new festival.
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