2019 OCEAN CITY JAZZ FESTIVAL - 10th Anniversary Celebration
The Ocean City Jazz Festival celebrates its 10th year with a tried and true formula of the top names in jazz and the vacation destination of North Topsail Beach!
The 10th annual Ocean City Jazz Festival will be held on Friday, July 5th, Saturday, July 6th and Sunday, July 7th, 2019. All performances are held under a pavilion tent and begin at 5 PM. Doors open at 4 PM.
Hotel accommodation packages are also available through the festival’s supportive sponsors. Seating is provided and is general admission. The festival will take place rain or shine. No coolers, outside food, or liquids allowed. A cash bar will be available inside the venue for beer, wine and non-alcoholic beverages. Several food trucks will also be on site. Merchandise will be available for sale from the festival and local vendors, and a Silent Auction will be held concurrently with the Jazz Festival. Tickets are non-refundable. Ticket prices will increase $5 per ticket at the gate.
The 2019 lineup
Kickoff Party - John Dillard
July 5 - Jazmin Ghent
John Brown's Little Big Band
The Sax Pack featuring Jeff Kashiwa, Steve Cole and Marcus Anderson
July 6 - Selina Albright
Ocean City All-Star Band featuring John Brown, Cyrus Chestnut, Mark Whitfield and
Derrick Gardner
Eric Darius
July 7 - Gail Jhonson
John Brown Quintent with special guest Alvin Atkinson
Adam Hawley featuring Kat Hawley with special guest Marcus Anderson
To add to the festivities this year the festival has added a Beer and Wine Tasting on July 4, 2019 and a Gospel Concert and Brunch on Sunday, July 7, 2019. The gospel concert will feature Reverend Richard Dawkins and the John Brown Quintet with special guest Tamisha Waden Alvin Atkinson and Cyrus Chestnut.
The 10th anniversary celebration begins on July 4th with our annual
OCEAN CITY JAZZ FESTIVAL KICKOFF PARTY featuring John Dillard. The Kickoff Party $5 for two-day festival ticket holders and $10 for non-ticket holders or one-day festival ticket holders.