Savannah Music Festival Family Jam

The Savannah Music Festival, which hosts a world-class music festival every spring as well as a wide range of year-round local music education initiatives, will present the 2024 Savannah Music Festival Family Jam, featuring live performances along the riverfront at Plant Riverside District’s Martin Luther King, Jr. Park, located at 400 West River Street in Savannah, Ga. This event is free and open to the public.

This family-friendly event will feature live performances of classic jazz and blues songs by SMF Jazz Academy student ensembles as well as the SMF Jazz Academy Messengers, a local touring band. SMF Jazz Academy is a free after-school jazz program organized by the Savannah Music Festival that aims to empower the whole student by instilling life-long musical, academic and social skills.

More than 60 local students will take the stage in nine different ensembles. In addition, Tambores Bombayá, a local Afro-Venezuelan percussion ensemble which includes SMF Jazz Academy student Isod Vital, will deliver a high-energy performance defined by rhythm and style. Members of the public are also invited to bring their instruments and to participate in a community jam session from 2:15 p.m. to 2:45 p.m.

The Savannah Music Festival Family Jam will be emceed by current SMF Jazz Academy students. In addition, a wide variety of Plant Riverside District restaurants and food vendors will be available on-site.