5/25-5/26: 22nd Annual JazzReggae Festival at UCLA (UCLA)
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Date: 2008-05-11, 7:32PM PDT
A WEEKEND OF PEACE LOVE & MUSIC
The JazzReggae Festival is a two-day annual festival held on Memorial Day Weekend that hosts some of the biggest artists known to the jazz, reggae, and hip hop worlds.
Situated on the intramural field at UCLA, the festival attracts a diverse crowd of about 30,000 music-loving individuals, a number that is still growing today. Aside from its dynamic musical line-up, this years festival will also feature a an educational component to "edutain" the audience. Behind the scenes, a staff of about thirty students works rigorously throughout the year, meeting weekly to plan every possible aspect of this non-profit show. The result is one of the largest and most successful student-run events in the country.
JazzReggae Fest 2008's full artist line-up
JAM DAY(May 25)
The Roots
Goapele
Immortal Technique
John Densmore of the Doors with Tribal Jazz
Amos Lee
Dr. Lonnie Smith
REGGAE DAY(May 26)
Stephen Marley
Capleton
Mr. Vegas
Alaine
Selena Serrano
Baba Ken Okulolo & Soji Odukogbe
*artist line-up subject to change
OFFICIAL WEBSITE
For additional information on this year's festival, visit the official website:
http://jazzreggaefest.com/
TICKETS
Purchase tickets at http://www.ticketmaster.com/artist/870795
They are priced at $25/day for advance tickets and $35 on the day of the event.
There is also a limited number of two-day PRESALE passes for $45.