Greater Shreveport Chamber: Highland Jazz And Blues Festival 2021 Returns This Fall

Press release from the Greater Shreveport Chamber of Commerce:

Paul Savage

8/5/2021

We are excited to be able to gather again for your favorite party in the park! This year’s music lineup features award winning musicians from our community and beyond. Local favorite, Grammy nominated vocalist/guitarist, Buddy Flett will kick-off our festival on the Oschner LSU Health Shreveport Pavilion Stage. Legendary blues singer, 5x Humanitarian and 7+ music legend, Betty Lewis will follow. More performances throughout the day on two stages include Tree Fiddy Trio, The Rougarou Trio, Junior the Third, and Ohm Haus. You will also have two opportunities to parade through the park with the Shreveport Second Line Brass Band. Rounding out the day is our headlining act, the Grammy Award winning New Orleans Nightcrawlers, a bristling brass band with a modern soul.

Oschner LSU Health Shreveport Pavilion Stage

11:15 am – Buddy Flett12:45 pm – Betty Lewis2:00 pm – Tree Fiddy Trio2:45 pm - Shreveport Second Line Brass Band

3:00 pm – Junior the Third

4:30 pm - New Orleans Nightcrawlers

BOM Gazebo Stage

11:15 am – The Rougarou Trio12:45 pm – Ohm Haus2:00 pm – Clash of the Artists Competition4:00 pm – Shreveport Second Line Brass Band

For the first time at the festival, we will have a live art competition called “Clash of the Artists”. Four local artists will compete by painting live in accordance with a theme related to the festival at the BOM Gazebo Stage. These artists will have 2 hours to paint their showcase interpretation piece of how music brings our community together. Festival goers will have a chance to vote on their favorite artwork that day. The winning artwork will be announced prior to the headlining act and will be used for the 2022 official festival poster artwork. Clash of the Artists participants were chosen by community vote on social media. Local artists competing are: J. Ben Moss aka Ploid, Sebastian Williams, Linda Moss, and Michael Miller.

In addition to the music and art, there will be more than 70 food and art vendors onsite and a Children’s Area sponsored by Lang Orthodontics with multiple activities planned throughout the afternoon. There will be a FREE shuttle provided by AEP/Swepco.

More information coming soon about festival weekend activities. Visit our website at www.highlandjazzandblues.org.

This press release was produced by the Greater Shreveport Chamber of Commerce. The views expressed here are the author’s own.