Arts & Entertainment
Uptown Jazz Festival Coming Long Beach For 11th Year
The festival will be headlined by Grammy award-winning singer Stephanie Mills.
LONG BEACH, CA —The Uptown Jazz Festival returns to Long Beach for the 11th year on Aug. 27, headlined by Grammy award-winning singer and Broadway star Stephanie Mills.
Mills rose to fame when she was 17 as the star of the Broadway play "The Wiz." Since then she has had many R&B hits as well as five gold albums. Mills has won many awards for her performances including a Grammy award for best female R&B vocal performance in 1981 and seven Tony awards.
The lineup of other artists includes DW3, Take Me Back to Chicago, Biscuits & Gravy, Susie Hansen Latin Jazz Band, Paulie Cerra Band and DJ Mr. Quick.
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The city worked together with Vice Mayor Rex Richardson to put on the free festival, which will include live music, a food and beer garden, vendors and a space for kids to play all day. The event will be from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. at Houghton park.
For more information visit the Long Beach City webpage for the Uptown Jazz Fest.
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