Post Date: 04/19/2018 1:00 PM

The performance lineup for each festival will be announced on April 30

Wilmington Mayor Mike Purzycki, and the City’s Acting Cultural Affairs Director Tina Betz, today announced the dates for the 2018 DuPont Clifford Brown Jazz Festival and the 2018 Riverfront Blues Festival. This will be the 30th anniversary of Wilmington’s premier music event, which is the largest free jazz festival on the East Coast. This is the 21st year for the Blues Festival.

The 2018 main stage jazz festival concerts will be held on Wednesday, June 20 through Saturday, June 23 in Rodney Square, with performances starting at 6 p.m. on the weekdays and at Noon on Saturday. The 2018 Riverfront Blues Festival will take place once again in Tubman-Garrett Park on Wilmington’s Christina Riverfront. It will start on Friday, August 3 and run through Sunday, August 5, with performances beginning at 5 p.m. on Friday, August 3, Noon on Saturday, and 12:30 p.m. on Sunday.

Performers for each festival will be announced at a public event 11 a.m. on Monday, April 30 (International Jazz Day) at The Queen at 5th and Market Streets. Tickets for the Riverfront Blues Festival will go on sale following the release of its lineup. There is no cost for the jazz festival.

Mayor Purzycki and Tina Betz today also issued a call for performers for the upcoming “The Best of Duke Ellington’s Sacred Concert.” The concert, which kicks off Jazz Festival Week in Wilmington, will be held on Sunday, June 17 at 7:00 p.m. at the Episcopal Church of Sts. Andrew and Matthew at 719 North Shipley Street. This performance will feature a jazz band, soloists, chorus, and dancers under the musical direction of David Christopher. Auditions for the concert will be held on April 21, 28, & 29 at The Episcopal Church of Saints Andrew and Matthew. To sign up for these auditions visit http://bit.ly/DukeEllingtonSacredConcert.

For more information about the jazz festival, please visit www.cliffordbrownjazzfest.com after April 30 (the site is being revamped). For information about the blues festival, visit www.riverfrontbluesfestde.com.

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News and information from the Office of Wilmington Mayor Mike Purzycki

John Rago

Deputy Chief of Staff for Policy and Communications

Mobile: (302) 420-7928

Email: jrago@WilmingtonDE.gov



Tina Betz

Acting Cultural Affairs Director

Phone: (302) 576-2100

Email: tbetz@WilmingtonDE.gov

