More than 8,000 jazz fans are expected to attend the upcoming Rosslyn Jazz Fest. The free event will be a day of performances by some of the most well-known jazz artists in the world today.
Akua Allrich will start the afternoon with her unique jazz vocals on music that has roots in soul and blues. Guitarist Vieux Farka Toure will follow Allrich with music that has him often referred to as ‘The Hendrix of the Sahara’.
The Glen David Andrews Band, featuring the eponymous jazz trombonist, will feature next. To wrap up the evening, the Grammy award-winning Grupo Fantasma, a group from Austin, will be playing jazz, rock, and Latin-infused funk.
Fans may wish to check with the performers before, during intermission, and after their performances to see if they have any Promotional Products for sale.
The event will have plenty of food and beverages. Some local food trucks that will be on hand will be Ben and Jerry’s, the DC Tapas Truck, Captain Cookies and the Milkman, and Fava Pot.
Arlington Arts will have its Jazz Art Jam – a visual art jam session of paintings, poems, and drawings – being performed right on the premises as the festival is going on. Finished work will be exhibited in the Arlington Arts tent.
The event will be September 10 at Gateway Park, 1300 Lee Highway, Arlington. Performances will start at 1:00 pm.
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