HOUSTON—Discovery Green Conservancy® is partnering with Buffalo Bayou Partnership and Emancipation Park Conservancy this fall to celebrate the legacy and evolution of jazz in Houston with Jazzy Sundays in the Parks, a live music series made possible by the Kinder Foundation.
The series features free, family-friendly concerts every Sunday in September at Emancipation Park, every Sunday in October at Discovery Green and every Sunday in November at The Water Works in Buffalo Bayou Park. Legendary jazz performers, such as Conrad Johnson and Jewel Brown, will be highlighted alongside up-and-coming artists, such as The Peterson Brothers. Each concert will be preceded by a free workshop at 3 p.m. where kids can learn about music and instruments in partnership with Da Camera and Young Audiences of Houston.
A bonus Series Spectacular concert will be headlined by acclaimed American gospel and R&B singer and civil rights activist Mavis Staples with an opening performance by rising star and Kinder HSPVA graduate, Marcos Varela will be held at Discovery Green on Friday, October 15. Doors are at 6:30 p.m.
Performances begin at 7:30 p.m.
The Jazzy Sundays in the Parks collaboration was initially planned for Spring 2020 and announced in February 2020. All performances, including Mavis Staples, were then postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Each park will follow local guidelines concerning COVID-19 protocols.
Jazzy Sundays Event Details
WHAT: Mavis Staples Series Spectacular at Discovery Green
Friday, October 15
Doors at 6:30 p.m. Performance at 7:30 p.m. 1500 McKinney, Houston, TX 77010
(In the event of rain, the performance will be held at Wortham Center.)
September at Emancipation Park
Music workshops led by Young Audiences of Houston at 3 p.m. followed by concerts from 4–6 p.m.
Emancipation Park, 3018 Emancipation Avenue, Houston, TX 77010
Conrad Johnson Orchestra, Sunday, September 5, 2021
Diunna Greenleaf / Joe Carmouche, Sunday, September 12, 2021
Lavelle White, Sunday, September 19, 2021
Chubby Carrier, Sunday, September 26, 2021
October at Discovery Green
Workshops for young musicians featuring Sam Dinkins Dinky Drum Company at 3
p.m. followed by concerts from 4–6 p.m.
Discovery Green, 1500 McKinney Street, Houston, TX 77010 www.discoverygreen.com/jazzy
Raquel Cepeda, Sunday, October 3, 2021
José-Miguel Yamal & Phase I, Sunday, October 10, 2021
Vanguard Collective, Sunday, October 17, 2021
Corey Henry and the Treme Funktet, Sunday, October 24, 2021
Da Camera Young Artists, Sunday, October 31, 2021
November at Buffalo Bayou Park
Music workshops led by Young Audiences of Houston at 3 p.m. followed by concerts from 4–6 p.m.
The Water Works in Buffalo Bayou Park, 105 Sabine Street, Houston, TX 77007 www.buffalobayou.org
David Caceres, Sunday, November 7, 2021
Jewel Brown, Sunday, November 14, 2021
The Peterson Brothers, Sunday, November 21, 2021
Crystal Thomas, Sunday, November 28, 2021
COST: Admission is free
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