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2011 Emperor
Jubilee News
It's official! The Festival has a new name: Sacramento Music Festival! Read Aug. 23 press release.
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In 2011, the 38th annual Sacramento Jazz Festival & Jubilee was another fantastic event! We offered more than 400 sets of live music! That's 20 venues with over 70 bands, including a few dozen internationally known artists that had revelers dancing in the streets! It's always one GIANT PARTY as the sounds of jazz, blues, zydeco (and related styles) permeate Old Sac and the Downtown area. Specialty concerts and events include: the Opening Day Parade on Friday, a Swing Dance Contest on Saturday, some Gospel Sets on Sunday,
and a Memorial Day Salute to Service. Drexel University's Jazz Master Class Series presents well-known musicians speaking at the high-tech campus in Old Sac.
Time to sip suds on a riverboat, ride a train, take a class, explore the CA State Railroad Museum, learn about the Gold Rush, enjoy some MUSIC!
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Fun For Everyone!
Special Events
Featured Music
- Traditional jazz, also known as
Dixieland or classic jazz,
inspired by Louis Armstrong.
- Swing music, inspired by big band music of the 30s and 40s.
- Blues, inspired by American roots music of the Mississippi Delta
- New Orleans 2nd-line & street beat
- Zydeco party music
- Soulful rhythm & blues
- Ragtime and early jazz
- Straight-ahead & mainstream jazz
- Latin jazz and mariachi music
- Marching bands
- Jazz orchestras
- Youth bands
- Tributes and specialty concerts
- Banjo performances at the
CA State Railroad Museum and
on excursion trains
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Learn more about STJS (Sac. Trad. Jazz Society), presenter of the annual
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