Weekly Canton Color Tour Jazz Concerts Begin Friday

The 10th annual Canton Color Tour Jazz Series, a family friendly musical event featuring great concerts for the whole family, starts Friday July 10, and will continue through Aug. 21.

Each Friday, talented jazz musicians will take center stage at different color-coded shopping center venues located along Ford Road.

Participating are more than 300 businesses in the Canton Downtown Development Authority District along Ford Road, including retail shopping, department stores, health and other professional services, financial institutions, auto supplies and services, a variety of restaurants, sports and entertainment venues, and hotels.

Merchants in or next to each designated concert color block will run specials starting on the day of the concert until the following Thursday.

Canton’s Ford Road has an established way finding system with color-coded street light banners for each block along the three-mile stretch of the DDA district.

As always, this event is free to the public. Each concert begins promptly at 7 p.m., but come early to start the night off with dinner at one of the many fine restaurants in the local area or grab some “Jazzy Carryout” to enjoy during the show.

In the event of inclement weather the concerts will be moved to the Super Bowl on 45100 Ford Road..

The Canton DDA in cooperation with Canton Leisure Services and the Canton Chamber of Commerce produces the Canton Color Tour Jazz Series

For more information, visit the website.

Here’s the schedule:

July 10, Dal Bouey, JC Penney, located in the Green Block on Ford between Morton Taylor & Sheldon

July 17, Herbie Russ, IKEA, located in the Blue Block, Ford & Haggerty

July 24, The Brothers Groove, Super Bowl, located in the Purple Block, Ford between Canton Center & Sheldon

July 31, Gerard Gibbs “RYZ”, Super Bowl, located in the Purple Block, Ford between Canton Center & Sheldon

Aug. 7, Yancyy, Super Bowl, located in the Purple Block, Ford between Canton Center & Sheldon

Aug. 14, Charles & Gwen Scales, JCPenney, located in the Green Block, Ford between Morton Taylor & Sheldon

Aug. 21, Urban Jazz Coalition, Kroger, located in the Yellow Block, Ford & Canton Center

For complete schedule and musician bios, click here.

In the event of inclement weather, all concerts will be held indoors at Super Bowl 45100 Ford Road. Watch for updates at www.ShopCanton.org and www.RainedOut.com Canton Jazz and facebook.com/ShopCanton andtwitter.com/ShopCanton #JazzColorTour.