April free outdoor jazz
‘Jazz in the Park’ released its April lineup of free, open‑air blues, R&B, soul and jazz acts — a strong pick for improvisation lovers seeking live outdoor shows this month. Meanwhile Montreux announced its 60th edition running July 3–18 with headliners including Deep Purple, The Roots and a third consecutive appearance by RAYE, signaling a genre‑crossing summer festival. (katv.com) (chaoszine.net) (aol.com)
The April schedule lists five nightly acts at River Market Pavilions: Billy Jones & Delta Bluez Outlaws on April 1, Nia Renée on April 8, SYNRG Band on April 15, Eclectic Soul on April 22 and Ricky Howard & the G‑Music Band on April 29. (littlerock.com) Concerts start at 6:00 p.m. and run about two hours at the River Market Pavilions located at 400 President Clinton Ave. in downtown Little Rock. (littlerock.com) Event logistics include provided seating with attendees permitted to bring lawn chairs, a prohibition on coolers, on‑site beverage sales that support the Art Porter Music Education scholarship fund, and parking available at the lot west of the pavilions and streetside after 6 p.m. (littlerock.com) The festival’s 60th‑edition programme will take place in a newly built conference centre and restores performances in the Stravinski Auditorium and the Montreux Jazz Lab following a two‑year hiatus for those venues. (montreuxjazzfestival.com) Organizers say roughly forty artists are on the bill, artists from 22 countries are represented, and more than half of the lineup perform their only Swiss date at Montreux this summer. (montreuxjazzfestival.com) Ticketing opens to the public on April 1 at midday, with an Early Bird Insider pre‑sale that ran March 31 for Montreux Jazz Insider subscribers who were allowed to buy up to two tickets per concert. (montreuxjazzfestival.com) Additional headline and festival acts listed on the programme include Sting, John Legend, Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds, Lewis Capaldi, PinkPantheress, Zara Larsson and The Isley Brothers, with per‑show ticket prices shown on the programme page in Swiss francs. (montreuxjazzfestival.com)
