Indy Jazz Fest
indy jazz fest annual jazz festival indianapolis indiana first took place june created consortium downtown indianapolis hospitality civic business interest way spotlight indianapolis rich jazz heritage annual event hope tourist weekend event artsrelated opposed many sporting event held year indianapolis indianapolis brickyard well occasional ncaa championship super bowl planning committee formed business interest brought event planning company fulltime director booking operation plan manage event determined event would multiday multivenue festival culminating multistage outdoor event called bank one jazz root fair white river state park downtown indianapolis million budget used stage event included artist bb king isaac hayes chaka khan sonny rollins los lobos robert cray branford marsalis george benson chris isaak freddie hubbard spotlight local jazz legend called indiana avenue revisited including slide hampton david baker buddy montgomery jimmy coe second festival included performance al green ray charles dave brubeck booker mg jonny lang shemekia copeland yellowjackets cassandra wilson béla fleck flecktones festival cancel first night due unseasonable downpour heavy rain throughout weekend caused budget shortfall organization accumulated large amount debt result afterward consortium continued manage festival year american pianist association took operation early several year american pianist association stopped running festival naming right bought j allan hall rob dixon also involved indianapolis record label owl studio david allee owner jazz kitchen new ownership decided reinvent indy jazz fest nonprofit organization began formulating implementing educational outreach initiative throughout indianapolis public school child walk life exposed jazz musical genre indy jazz fests work community jazz fest traditionally held father day weekend starting festival moved last week september list attraction event indianapolis indy jazz fest official website