Get down(town): Beaumont Jazz & Blues Fest
The iconic Barbara Lynn Now in its sixth year, this one-day festival is a great excuse to chill downtown and hear great live music while sipping beer in the sunshine. Local talent this year includes...
View ArticleBeaumont fest celebrates jazz, blues and downtown
Headliner Najee. Photo courtesy of the artist The Beaumont Jazz and Blues Fest was created with three of our favorite things in mind: local jazz, blues and the revitalization of downtown Beaumont. “We...
View ArticleBarbara Lynn brings the blues to Jazz & Blues Fest
Barbara Lynn performing at her 70th birthday bash at the Gig in January 2012. Beth Rankin/cat5 The blues and soul revival has been good to Barbara Lynn. As artists like the Black Keys, Adele, Alabama...
View ArticleJazz + Blues Fest gets back outside with beer garden, food trucks
Briefcase Blues plays the 2012 Jazz + Blues Fest. cat5 file photo Beaumont’s Jazz + Blues Fest has been a vagabond, moving to different venues each year but never finding that perfect spot. That may...
View ArticleJazz, blues & a beer garden: Jazz + Blues Fest returns to the Jefferson
Previous Jazz + Blues Fests When it comes to festivals, it’s hard to please everybody — even at a festival that caters to blues, jazz and rock enthusiasts alike. “Some people say it needs to be...
View ArticleJazz and Blues Festival a tribute to Beaumont’s blues roots
Jazz and Blues Fest 2017 Preview One hundred years ago, on Feb. 26, 1917, the Original Dixieland ‘Jass’ Band shuffled into a dusty room in New York City and produced a record for the Victor Talking...
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