Chestertown Jazz Festival

September 5-10, 2018
Various locations throughout Kent County
www.chestertownjazzfestival.org.

A collection of Jazz performers gather in Kent County for the annual Chestertown Jazz Festival! The festival is held at Wilmer Park in Chestertown.

Chestertown Jazz Festival

September 5-10, 2018
Various locations throughout Kent County
www.chestertownjazzfestival.org

The Chestertown Jazz Festival is an exciting collaboration between Rock Hall’s Mainstay Theater, Chestertown’s Garfield Center for the Arts and other key local influencers. The exciting musical event is a six-day jazz and blues extravaganza held each September. Experience Jazz and Blues while taking in the beauty of Maryland’s Upper Eastern Shore of the Chesapeake Bay.

Event Schedule

September 5: Opening Event at the Garfield Center for the Arts

201 High Street, Chestertown, Maryland

The People's Dance Party

The Conservatory Classic Jazz Band

8:00 - 10:00 p.m. - FREE

Sponsored by The People's Bank

September 6: Concert at the Mainstay

5753 Main Street, Rock Hall, Maryland

Josh Espinoza Trio

8:00 p.m. - $15

For tickets, please call the Mainstay 410-639-9133

September 7:  Blues Concert at the Garfield Center for the Arts

201 High Street, Chestertown, Maryland

Fade to Blue

8:00 p.m. - $20

For tickets, visit www.garfieldcenter.org

September 7:  Performance at Sumner Hall

206 South Queen Street, Chestertown, Maryland

Capital Focus performs 'Roots of Music of New Orleans'

10:00 a.m. - FREE

Sponsored by 'Arts in Motion'

September 8: JAZZ IN THE PARK (Wilmer Park, Chestertown)

                        413 S. Cross Sreet, Chestertown, Maryland

Enjoy food, wine, beer and Jazz under the tent

12:00-4:30pm

Advanced Tickets: $25; At the Gate: $30; Students:$15; Children: FREE

12:00  Gospel Opening featuring Karen Somerville

12:30   Capital Focus

  1:45   Ajoyo

  3:00   Sharon Clarke

  4:30   Sean Jones Quartet (sponsored by a grant from The Hedgelawn Foundation)

September 9:  ANNUAL CrowFest at Crow Vineyard in Kennedyville, Maryland

11:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Adults: $16; Under 21: $10; Under 5: FREE

Farm & Vineyard Festival featuring live music, vendors, wine, food, tours, grape stomping, games and hayrides. 

September 10:  Closing Concert at the Mainstay

5753 Main Street, Rock Hall, Maryland

Joe Holt, Tom Baldwin & Aggie Brown, III

7:00 p.m. - $10

For tickets, please call the Mainstay 410-639-9133