August 25, 2015
Indy Jazz Fest Announces 2015 Full Event Lineup
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Indy Jazz Fest returns in 2015 with a 10-day lineup celebrating "The Year of the Song" in venues All Around Town September 10-19.
The celebration of the Indianapolis jazz and arts scene will feature an impressive lineup, including three world-class performances from Grammy winners Take 6 and Dianne Reeves, and acclaimed contemporary jazz artist Jonathan Butler as part of The Indy Jazz Fest Signature Series.
The 2015 Indy Jazz Fest will also feature the return of the popular Pub Creep event and will conclude with the return of the grand finale Block Party event, featuring 12 bands on two stages indoors and outdoors at the Jazz Kitchen and Yats.
Tickets for Indy Jazz Fest are on sale now at indyjazzfest.net.
The full festival lineup including show times and pricing is included below.
INDY JAZZ FEST BAND � OPENING NIGHT
100th BIRTHDAY TRIBUTE TO FRANK SINATRA
presented by WICR 88.7 FM
Christel DeHaan Fine Arts Center � UIndy, 1400 E. Hanna Avenue
DR. LONNIE SMITH
presented by Van Riper - Woodard Family Foundation
The Jazz Kitchen, 5377 N. College Avenue
INDY JAZZ FEST AT PENROD
presented by the Penrod Society
IMA Grounds, 4000 Michigan Road
Indy Jazz Fest Jazz Stage
FOUR80EAST
presented by Jazz-City.com
The Jazz Kitchen, 5377 N. College Avenue
TAKE 6 � IJF SIGNATURE SERIES
presented by Printing Partners
Madame Walker Theatre, 617 Indiana Avenue
MUSICA DE LAS AMERICAS � PAVEL & DIRECT CONTACT
presented by Marian University, Alivio & AVI
Marian University Theater, 3200 Cold Springs Road
CATHY MORRIS
presented by Eskenazi Health, IndyGo
& The Indianapolis Marion County Library
Indianapolis Central Library - Clowes Auditorium, 40 E. St. Clair Street
PHAREZ WHITTED FEATURING OPAL STAPLES & JOHN ROBINSON
Indiana Landmarks Center � Cook Theater, 1201 Central Avenue
PAUL BEAUBRUN | HAITIAN SECOND LINE ROOTS BAND, presented by Catou Fashionware
The Jazz Kitchen, 5377 N. College Avenue
DIANNE REEVES � IJF SIGNATURE SERIES
presented by REI Real Estate Services & IU Health
Madame Walker Theatre, 617 Indiana Avenue
THE INDIANAPOLIS JAZZ COLLECTIVE
FEATURING BOBBY WATSON
presented by Dr Stanley & Alice Hillis, Foley & Abbott, Scofield Edit
The Jazz Kitchen, 5377 N. College Avenue
MATT PIVEC � CD RELEASE CONCERT
Butler University, Edison-Duckwall Recital Hall, 4600 Sunset Ave.
DAVINA & THE VAGABONDS, presented by Apparatus
Apparatus, 1401 N. Meridian Street
INDY JAZZ FEST COMES TO SPEEDWAY
presented by the Speedway Chamber of Commerce, Dallara
6-7:30 p.m. � Red Hot Whiskey Sippers - NOLA inspired feel good
8-10 p.m. � Farrelly Markiewicz Jazz Quartet - classic jazz
SULLIVAN FORTNER QUARTET
presented by REI Real Estate & American Pianists Association
The Jazz Kitchen, 5377 N. College Avenue
JONATHAN BUTLER � IJF SIGNATURE SERIES
presented by Eskenazi Health
Madame Walker Theatre, 617 Indiana Avenue
$20 per person / $10 after 10:30 p.m. (at the door only) / $5 after midnight (at the door only)
BLOCK PARTY 2015!
presented by Citizens Energy Group and Faegre Baker Daniels
The Jazz Kitchen & Yats, 5377 N. College Avenue
IndyGo Route 17 � indygo.net
12 BANDS ON 2 STAGES
Closing night celebration with music inside and out on the corner of 54th Street and College Avenue. A shared buffet featuring food from the Jazz Kitchen and Yats will be available for $10 per person.
Join us for food, drinks and great music. It's a party! Adults 21+.
Outside Yats stage
3-4:15 p.m. � Sizzlin' Gregg Bacon
4:30-5:45 p.m. � Tucker Brothers
6-7:15 p.m. � Jared Thompson
7:30-8:45 p.m. � Rob Dixon & Triology
9-10:15 p.m. � Sophie Faught
Inside Jazz Kitchen stage
3:30-4:45 p.m. � Scott Routenberg Trio
5-6:15 p.m. � The Kevin Anker Soul Experience featuring Tad Robinson
6:30-7:45 p.m. � Brenda Williams, Everette Green, Wendy Reed
8-9:15 p.m. � Kenny Phelps | Gospel Jazz Experience
9:30-10:45 p.m. � Steve Allee
11 p.m.-12:30 a.m. � S� Se�or featuring Stacie Sandoval & Pavel
12:45-2 a.m.� Sweater Vest
Pub Creep Returns September 14-18
Five days of FREE events, presented by Brewers of Indiana Guild
The Brewers Indiana Guild has been instrumental in supporting Indy Jazz Fest education programs. Through these valued community partners, the 2015 Indy Jazz Fest welcomes the return of Pub Creep (a really slow Pub Crawl) showcasing local bands and local brews.
Admission is FREE and Indy Jazz Fest will be on site to collect donations for jazz education. For every pint sold, participating brewers are donating $1 back to Indy Jazz Fest education programs.
Twenty Tap � 5408 N. College Avenue
BAND: Tad Robinson
5:30-8:30 p.m.
IndyGo Route 17 � indygo.net
Sun King Brewing � 135 N. College Avenue
BAND: Jared Thompson & Premium Blend
5:30-8:30 p.m.
IndyGo Route 17, 18 � indygo.net
Flat 12 Bierworks � 414 North Dorman Street
BAND: Joel Tucker Band
5:30-8:30 p.m.
IndyGo Route 3 � indygo.net
Broad Ripple Brewpub � 842 E. 65th Street
Twin Tenors featuring Rob Dixon and Nick Gerlach
5:30-8:30 p.m.
IndyGo Route 17, 18 � indygo.net
Outliers Brewing Company � 534 E. North Street
BAND: Sophie Faught
5:30-8:30 p.m.
IndyGo Route 5, 17 � indygo.net
Multiple Venues
Each day of the festival, visitors are welcomed into a new space where the interaction with music and fellow community members fits the acts on stage. Since 2009, the multiple venue approach continues to bring together the diversity of jazz styles with the history and culture embedded in some of the city's most renowned performance locations. Throughout the 10 days, internationally renowned jazz artists will share the stage with the best in regional and local performers. This year's Fest will create a dynamic collage that offers something for everyone.
Year-Round Reach
The importance of exposing people to jazz through performance and education is the top priority of Indy Jazz Fest and Indianapolis Jazz Foundation. The organization continues to develop a variety of educational programs and presentations founded on the belief that exposure, inspiration, and experiences are driving forces behind initiating involvement in jazz.
