| 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
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
www.hamptonroads.com
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