Arts & Entertainment

Bellevue Jazz Festival Starts Wednesday May 29

The annual festival will jazz up downtown Bellevue May 29 through June 2 with ticketed and free performances at a variety of downtown venues.

Get ready for a jazzed up downtown Bellevue starting Wednesday. Bellevue Jazz Festival starts Wednesday May 29 and runs through Sunday June 2.

The event is organized by the Bellevue Downtown Association. The headliners this year are are the Cyrus Chestnut Trio, Kendrick Scott Oracle and Carlos Cascante.  

There are 40 free and ticketed performances by local and regional jazz performers in a variety of venues in Downtown Bellevue. including Bake's Place, the Lincoln Square lobby, The Spot Off Main, and a free student jazz concert at the Bellevue Arts Museum on Sunday June 2.

Ticketed performances will be held at the 410-seat Theatre at Meydenbauer Center and at Bake’s Place, a live music and dining venue in downtown Bellevue, according to the Bellevue Downtown Association.

2013 Bellevue Jazz Festival Headliners
 
Carlos Cascante y su Tumbao Thursday, May 30 Bake’s Place
Two Shows: 7:00 p.m. and 9:30 p.m. ($15) 
Kendrick Scott Oracle plus Evan Flory-Barnes’; On Loving, The Muse, and Family Friday, May 31 heatre at Meydenbauer Center
7:30 p.m. ($24 / $12 student) 
Cyrus Chestnut Trio with special guest Stefon Harris Saturday, June 1 Theatre at Meydenbauer Center
7:30 p.m. ($30 / $15 student) 

Tickets for the headliners can be purchased online at bellevuejazz.com, by phone from Brown Paper Tickets at 800-838-3006 or at the Brown Paper Tickets box office at Meydenbauer Center on NE 6th Street between 110th Avenue NE and 112th Avenue NE in Downtown Bellevue.

You can get a full list of performers at the Bellevue Jazz Festival's website at bellevuejazz.com.


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