Sacramento Music Festival
| Sacramento Music Festival | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Jazz, rock, country, blues |
| Dates | May |
| Location(s) | Sacramento, California |
| Coordinates | 38°33′20″N 121°28′08″W / 38.55556°N 121.46889°W |
| Years active | 1974–2017 |
The Sacramento Music Festival (formerly the Old Sacramento Dixieland Jazz Jubilee) was held every Memorial Day weekend in Sacramento, California. It was organized by the Sacramento Traditional Jazz Society since 1974. The final festival was in 2017.
Peak attendance for the festival was 85,000 during the 1980s. It decreased after 2002. In 2011, organizers invited musicians from blues, country, and rock. Attendance in 2016 was 22,000 people.[1] The festival concentrated on Dixieland jazz but also welcomed performers in swing, ragtime, barbershop, and zydeco.[2]
References
- ↑ Egel, Benjy (18 December 2017). "Sacramento Music Festival canceled after 44 years". The Sacramento Bee. Retrieved 18 September 2018.
- ↑ "Homepage". Sacramento Music Festival. Retrieved 2016-05-13.
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