GRandJazzFest Announces Fabulous Lineup for Fourth Annual Festival This August

Jazz is alive and well in Grand Rapids! GRandJazzFest presented by DTE Energy Foundation announced their lineup for the fourth annual festival being held Saturday, August 15, and Sunday, August 16, at Rosa Parks Circle in downtown Grand Rapids. Ten diverse acts are on tap for West Michigan’s only free, weekend-long jazz festival. The performance lineup:
• Headliner: Paul Brown & Nate Harasim (“The Producers”) with special guest Deon Yates
• Sunday night headliner: Steve Cole Music
• Grand Rapids Jazz Orchestra with Edye Evans Hyde
• Walt Gutowski & The Bridge Street Band
• Mike Frost Project 2.0
• Grupo Ayé
• Brian Simpson and Jackiem Joyner
• Big Band Nouveau
• Bryan Lubeck
• Michael Manson
This year’s headline act brings together three internationally acclaimed musicians – Paul Brown and Nate Harasim with special guest Deon Yates – under the billing “The Producers.”

“What’s better than one headliner? Three headliners!” GRandJazzFest Founder Audrey Sundstrom said. “This trio brings nonstop soul-shaking, house-rocking guitar, keyboard and saxophone to the Rosa Parks Circle stage. We’re really excited about Paul Brown, Nate Harasim, Deon Yates and our entire lineup for the fourth annual GRandJazzFest.”