Aug 25, 2021
Theron and Tom sit down to talk about the annual Rubber City Jazz & Blues Festival, which takes place this year in Akron, Cleveland and online from August 26 through August 28.
Live performances will take place on August 28 with Hubb’s Groove and Pieces of a Dream performing at the Akron Civic Theater at 8 p.m. (click for ticket information), and Bobby Selvaggio at the Bop Stop in Cleveland at 5 p.m. (click for ticket information).
Virtual performances include Tommy Lehman’s Squadtet and the Lynn Speakman Quintet on August 26, the OpenTone Honors Band and Dan Wilson on August 27, and Rubber City Cribs and Matthew DeRubertis: Seer Music on August 28. The free virtual performances will be available on the festival’s Facebook page.
Theron Brown is an Akron-based jazz musician and artistic director of the Rubber City Jazz & Blues Festival.