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BackStage Pass at the 2016 Lansing JazzFest

Lansing JazzFest
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Lansing JazzFest
2016 Lansing JazzFest

Fri. and Sat., Aug. 5-6 in Old Town Lansing | Jazz comes to the streets of Old Town, surrounded by art galleries, unique retail stores and grand architecture.  

The WKAR production team heads to the 2016 Lansing JazzFest to capture acts live onstage for the next broadcast season of BackStage Pass, the TV series featuring music made in Michigan. BackStage Pass will be recording a number of acts at Lansing JazzFest, August 5 and 6, on the MICA Stage, including:

Friday, August 5
Nicole New & The Woodward Horns: 6:45 – 8:15pm 
Lowdown Brass Band: 9:30 – 11:00pm

Saturday, August 6
Betty Baxter: 4:00 – 5:30pm 
The People’s Jazz Band: 6:45 –  8:15pm 
Ramona Collins: 9:30 – 11:00pm 

For more information please visit, jazzlansing.com.

 

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