Six Friday nights with free, musical entertainment at the Oakland waterfront
Oakland, Calif. – July 19, 2024: Live music is coming to Jack London Square (the Square). The annual Summer Music Series delivers free entertainment for all visitors to the Square.
The open-air music series begins mid-July and runs through the beginning of August, Friday evenings from 6 PM – 8 PM on restaurant row in front of Left Bank Brasserie.
- Friday, July 19, Al Marshall’s Jazzaholics with Fred Ross
- Friday, July 26, Mirage Band (High Energy Dance and Jazz)
- Friday, August 2, Pure Ecstasy (Motown, R&B, and Soul)
- Friday, August 9, Mirage Band (High Energy Dance and Jazz)
- Friday, August 16th: Al Marshall’s Jazzaholics with Fred Ross
- Friday, August 23rd: Pure Ecstasy (Motown, R&B, and Soul)
Al Marshall’s Jazzaholics is a trio of world-class musicians who are based in the San Francisco Bay Area. This exciting and unique modern jazz trio playing piano, bass and drums, have performed and toured throughout the United States, Canada, Europe, and Japan with a wide variety of local, national and international artists.
Mirage features smooth jazz vocals, a signature sound, and one of the Bay Area’s most sought-after performing groups for events. Since 1985, they have won over fans and crowds with their soft, sultry style of music, professionalism and talent.
Preston J Turner and Pure Ecstasy is a long-standing choice for Bay Area event music and entertainment. Pure Ecstasy has performed nationally and internationally for over fifteen years. It is much more than a talented band of consummate musicians, these performers make everyone in the crowd a memorable part of the party, whether performing Motown, R&B, Jazz, Soul, or Top-Forty.
Music lovers will enjoy the toe-tapping tunes, while soaking up the aquatic vistas of the Oakland estuary. The summer months when the weather is at its finest is when Jack London Square can be enjoyed to its fullest.
About the Port of Oakland
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