Now in its 44th year, the annual Lakeland Jazz Festival regularly brigns some of jazz's biggest stars to town. Grammy Award-winning jazz sax player Kenny Garrett starts things off tonight at 6 with a free workshop. Then, at 8 p.m., internationally acclaimed B3 organ sensation Tony Monaco and local guitarist Dan Wilson perform. The festival, which will also feature saxophonist Kenny Garrett and Big Band Matinee with two big bands, the Lakeland Civic Jazz Orchestra and the Youngstown State University Jazz Ensemble, continues through Sunday. The weekend is also a highlight for the jazz education community in Northeast Ohio and features performance and adjudication of high school and regional jazz ensembles. All performances are held in the Dr. Wayne L. Rodehorst Performing Arts Center (in Building D) at Lakeland Community College. For tickets and information, go to the festival website. (Niesel)
lakelandcc.edu/web/about/jazz-festival.