*The city of Gardena, CA will be celebrating their 16th Annual Gardena Jazz Festival at Rowley Park located at 13220 Van Ness Avenue, Gardena CA 90249 on August 26, 2018.
BTW, the Gardena Recreation and Parks Department is currently accepting applications for vendors, sponsorship opportunities and VIP seating. For more details visit: https://www2.cityofgardena.org/jazz-festival/
Some of the festival’s past artists are: David Sanborn, Marcus Miller, Brian Culbertson, DW3, Patrice Rushen, Ndugu Chancler, Kevin O’Neal (BusBoys/ 48 hrs.), Vesta Williams, Barbara Morrison, TC Carson (Kyle – Living Single), Paul Jackson, Jr., Louis Cruz Beltran, Brian Simpson, Jeanette Harris, Dave Koz, Gerald Albright, Karen Briggs Jimmy Reed, Cornelius Mims and many others!
Above is a video with highlights/interviews from the Inaugural event in 2003 by EUR associate and award winning filmmaker, Keith O’Derek.