Rubber City Jazz & Blues Festival

Date and Time for this Past Event

Thu, Sep 7, 2023 - Sat, Sep 9, 2023

Details

The annual Rubber City Jazz and Blues Festival will take place from September 7-9, 2023, in Akron-area venues such as BLU Jazz+, Baxter’s Speakeasy, Musica, the Mustill Store, Downtown Akron Main Library, and the Goodyear Theater. Since its inception, the Rubber City Jazz and Blues Festival has experienced tremendous growth.

In 2023, we are expecting to host roughly 50 performers/groups from around the world, including such prominent jazz and blues musicians as The Huntertones and Dan Wilson, reaching roughly 4,000 in-person attendees.

2023 Festival Lineup:

Huntertones
Dan Wilson
Brandon Woody's UPENDO
Carl Allen
Erika Denae J
Curtis Taylor Quartet feat. Marcus Elliot
Nathan-Paul & the Admirables
The Dave Thomas Trio feat. Evelyn Wright
Abstract Sounds

Sept. 9, 7:30 pm | For À la carte tickets to The Huntertones and Nathan-Paul & the Admirables at Goodyear Theater, click here.

For a Full Festival Pass, click here.
Join in on the full festival experience (including Huntertones with Nathan-Paul & The Admirables at Goodyear Theater) for September 7-9 in Downtown Akron. This pass includes all of the ticketed shows for the festival.

Sept. 7, 8 pm | BLU Jazz+ | Abstract Sounds with opener The Open Tone Music High School Honors Jazz Band and Amistad Caribbean Arts Camp Band. For tickets, click here.

Sept. 8, 7 pm | Akron Main Library | Dan Wilson Plus Voices and Curtis Taylor Quartet ft. Marcus Elliot. For tickets, click here.

Sept. 8, 8 pm | BLU Jazz+ | Carl Allen with The Dave Thomas Trio Featuring Evelyn Wright. For tickets, click here.

Sept. 9, 8 pm | BLU Jazz+ | Brandon Woody & Upendo with Erika Denae J, plus Smokeface, and Dan Bruce's Ohm! Trio. For tickets, click here.