Chance the Rapper, Mary J. Blige and Nas to headline second Blue Note Jazz Festival Napa
Mary J. Blige, Nas and Chance the Rapper will headline the second annual Blue Note Jazz Festival Napa.
The three-day festival, which will take place from July 28 to 30 at Silverado Resort, is again curated by Robert Glasper and will be hosted by Dave Chappelle.
The lineup also includes Parliament Funkadelic featuring George Clinton, Digable Planets, Ari Lennox, Big Freedia and Cordae.
The festival will offer performances on three stages. It’s hardly a jazz music festival, but all of the performers are influenced by and have an appreciation for the genre, producers said in a news release.
“With Robert Glasper at the helm, the festival represents an expansion of the experiential arm of the Blue Note Jazz Club, supporting artistic creativity and musical freedom,” said Alex Kurland, Blue Note’s director of programming. “Jazz’s boundless influence, spontaneity and artistic flexibility serves as inspiration for the diverse range of musicians on the festival lineup.”
Additional performers include NxWorries (Anderson .Paak and Knxwledge), Gary Clark Jr., Talib Kweli and Madlib, PJ Morton, Smino, Rakim and DJ Jazzy Jeff, DOMi & JD Beck, BJ The Chicago Kid, Cory Henry, Meshell Ndegeocello, The Soul Rebels with Keyon Harrold, Terrace Martin, Adam Blackstone, Madlib performing a DJ set, Taylor McFerrin and Marcus Gilmore with Bobby McFerrin, Soulive, Rapsody, J.Period, Nicholas Payton, Derrick Hodge, Yussef Dayes, MonoNeon, Ghost-Note, Kenneth Whalum, Weedie Braimah & The Hands of Time, and Frédéric Yonnet.
The festival originated with Glasper’s annual monthlong residence at the Blue Note New York called “Robtober,” where he curates shows and collaborations of jazz, R&B, hip-hop, soul and comedy.
Presale tickets will be available starting at 9 a.m. on April 5 for Blue Note subscribers. Three-day passes start at $550 for general admission and $1,500 for VIP. The afterparties are $225 per event. They go on sale to the general public on Friday, April 7 at 9 a.m. Visit the festival website for more information.
The festival will again include afterparties with entertainment provided by DJs 9th Wonder, DJ Trauma, DJ Jazzy Jeff, J.Period and DJ Pee .Wee (Anderson .Paak).