Opening Night - LA Jazz Festival

Festival festivities will kick off on August 7 in Leimert Park with a special free opening night event featuring performances from Lalah Hathaway and Chief Adjuah, and more, as well as art, food and music. About the Los Angeles Jazz Festival:Looking to attract 250,000 attendees throughout its 17-day run, the LA Jazz Festival will be a landmark cultural and civic event that will make “all of LA the stage”, aiming to become the third-largest international jazz festival in the world and the largest Black-owned jazz festival ever. Founded and created by Martin Ludlow, the festival is a massive, multi-faceted cultural and tourism-based event designed to celebrate jazz, drive significant regional economic activity, and uplift minority- and women-owned businesses, all with a core commitment to social justice and environmental responsibility.