Ponce Jazz Festival
The Ponce Jazz Festival is a musical celebration that takes place every year in Ponce, Puerto Rico. The festival is one of the newest in the Western Hemisphere. It was inaugurated in 2012. It takes place at the Concha Acustica (English: acoustical shell) Amphitheatre of Parque de la Abolición in Barrio Cuarto. = The festival starts on the last Friday of April, and the 2012 events were as follows: Friday 27 April 2012 Grupo Zambaríbiri Stage Band (Guayanilla) Escuela de Música de Guayama Grupo Sound Jazz y Jazz Jam Saturday 28 April 2012 Edwin Gutiérrez & Jazz Project Charlie Sepúlveda & The Turnaround Band Julito Alvarado and his group Del Sur al Norte Sunday 29 April 2012 Eugenio Torres & Sol Creciente Banda Municipal de Ponce, Carlos Juan Colón & Manus, and William Cepeda = The 2013 events were as follows. Friday, 26 April 2013 Stage Band - Instituto de Musica Juan Morel Campos Diversis Quartet Flautista Joche Caraballo and his Trio Irvin Cancel and his Band Saturday, 27 April 2013 Luis Gonzalez & his Orchestra Joseito Ruiz & Quartet PuertoSax Sunday, 29 April 2013 Black Jazz Master Jazz Big Band Carnaval de Ponce Feria de Artesanías de Ponce Fiesta Nacional de la Danza Día Mundial de Ponce Festival Nacional de la Quenepa Bienal de Arte de Ponce Festival de Bomba y Plena de San Antón Carnaval de Vejigantes Festival Nacional Afrocaribeño The 2013 Edition of PJF, YouTube video.