Beantown Jazz Festival Announces Lineup

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Boston’s Berklee Beantown Jazz Festival has announced the lineup for its annual festival, which has been expanded to five days, Sept. 22–26.

Berklee professor Terri Lynne Carrington is serving as artistic director of the event, which will also feature Branford Marsalis, Bernard Purdie, Reuben Wilson, Kurt Elling and Kevin Mahogany. Student bands will also participate.

For more info go to beantownjazz.org



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