The Hampton Jazz Festival announces lineup

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"American Idol" winner Fantasia Barrino at an interview in her home in Charlotte, N.C. Barrino will perform at this year's Hampton Jazz Festival. (AP Photo/Chuck Burton, File)

If you go

What Hampton Jazz Festival
When June 26-28
Where Hampton Coliseum, 1000 Coliseum Drive
Tickets $52.50 a show, on sale at 10 a.m. Saturday through Ticketmaster
More info www.hamptonjazzfestival.com

By Malcolm Venable
The Virginian-Pilot
© March 23, 2009

HAMPTON

The Hampton Jazz Festival, the concert series in its 42nd year, announced its lineup for this year’s shows Monday.

On Friday, June 26, at 7:30 p.m., performers will include singer-songwriter Kenneth “Babyface” Edmonds; acclaimed guitarist George Benson; singer Ledisi; and Jazz Attack, a group that includes Rick Braun, Jonathan Butler and Richard Elliott.

The June 27 concert, at 7 p.m., will feature the O’Jays, Michael McDonald, American Idol star Fantasia and the Forte Jazz Band, a group from Hampton Roads.

The festival concludes at 2 p.m. Sunday, June 28, with performances from Patti LaBelle, Robin Thicke, Washington D.C. legend Chuck Brown - known as the King of “go-go” music - and Keiko Matsui.

Tickets for the Hampton Jazz Festival are $52.20 a show and go on sale through Ticketmaster Saturday at 10 a.m. More information about the festival can be found at www.hamptonjazzfestival.com.

Malcolm Venable, (757) 446-2662, malcolm.venable@pilotonline.com

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