Homestead Harambee and Jazz and Blues Festival on the weekend of October 7-9, 2022 under the Homestead Grays Bridge

Friday Oct 7: 

VIP Stage at the Golden Age Beer Company at 337 East 8th Avenue in Homestead:

5:00-9:00   Dr. James and Pamela Johnson, Fred Pugh, and the Calypso Swing Band

Main Stage Under the Bridge at 7th and West: 

11:00-4:00  DJ SKOOG with Community Entertainment

11:00-1:00  DJ Mixed Music

 1:00-2:00   Open Mike for Public

 2:00-2:30   Line Dancing with Roland Ford

 2:30-4:30   DJ Jazz Music

 5:00-7:00   Difficult Times Jazz Band

 7:30-8:00   Betty Asche Douglas: Maxine Sullivan Tribute

 8:00-9:30   Donna Davis Memorial Womens’ Jazz Orchestra

The Festival’s 2022 theme is Jazz Women of the Valley and Beyond; Past, Present, and Future… We plan to honor some great Jazz Women from the local community! With tribute performances to honor Maxine Sullivan, Bette Davis, and Tamara Tunie, and a Jazz Community Tent featuring the CDs and books of all the local musicians participating in the event and contact information for them, including Tamara Tunie’s newest.

Also, a special presentation, “Homestead History/Women in Jazz,” by Local Historian Jaquay Carter, highlighting the lives of Maxine Sullivan, Bette Davis, Evelyn Hawkins Tunie, and Tamara Tunie. Golden Age Brewery is our beer sponsor, Wines of America will serve some delicious wines, and TLC Libations, a WBE Distillery, will bring mixed drinks. Music, Arts, Food, Crafts, Mime, Dance