The culmination of this year’s fest runs from noon to 9 p.m.
Beginning with the student musicians in the 52nd Street Band, the program continues at Nishuane Park with the Hard Bop Big Band, the Mosaic Jazz Orchestra, the Afro-Latin Big Band, and Big Solid Sax Mob.
The Jazz House Vocal Ensemble is scheduled to go on at 2:10 p.m., followed by Mike Lee, Jazz House Collective, Dynasty Big Band, and the Jazz House Big Band.
Finally there are three hourlong headlining sets: McBride, DeFrancesco, Whitfield, Phillips (at 6 p.m.); Bettye LaVette (at 7 p.m.); and Eddie Palmieri (at 8 p.m.).
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