The Gulf Coast Ethnic & Heritage Jazz Fest returns with a slate of events.
Delfeayo Marsalis and the Uptown Jazz Orchestra will headline the centerpiece concert of the 2024 Gulf Coast Ethnic & Heritage Jazz Fest.For more than 20 years, Mobile’s Gulf Coast Ethnic & Heritage Jazz Festival has kept the music going through the hottest part of the summer season. This year it keeps the bar high, with a member of New Orleans’ legendary Marsalis family headlining its centerpiece concert.
It’s an ala carte festival, with an assortment of entry points depending on one’s interests. The various events also have a range of ticket prices, starting with free. Here’s what you need to know:The Gulf Coast Ethnic & Heritage Jazz Festival’s traditional opener is its “Evening of Poetry,” a lively celebration of spoken-word artistry. This the Evening of Poetry starts at 6 p.m. Thursday, July 25, at Central Presbyterian Church, 1260 Dauphin St. It’ll be hosted by Huggy Bear Da Poet.
“We would like people to know that we are commemorating the Elks Lodge on State Street because we feel as though it would make a perfect Music Hall of Fame museum in the city of Mobile,” said festival founder Creola Ruffin. “That’s where we’re coming from with that. We do a lot for sports and we do a lot for maritime, but we have a rich musical culture. And it’s time to put that in a museum stage.
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