22nd Annual Malcolm X JazzArts Festival “We Still Here”

Jazz in your ear all day! EastSide staff is taking our time coming back – it’s been a hard couple of years! This year we are encouraging folks to support local restaurants and bring their own snacks.

Suggested spots include:

Champa https://champagardenoakland.com/

Flip and Soul https://www.instagram.com/flipnsoul/?hl=en

Sinaloa https://tacossinaloaoakland.com/

Tipunan

Moe’s https://www.moespizzaco.com/

Blue & Gold market https://shopoaklandnow.org/listing/blue-gold-market/

Featured artists:

Opening ceremony and welcome by Amara Tabor Smith and Traci Bartlow

ESAA’s Freedom Now! Band led by Howard Wiley and featuring Bay Area jazz greats, including:
L.J. Holoman
Martin Luther
Omega
Kev Choice
MJ’s Brass Boppers
Ryan Nicole
Dame Drummer
Chester Thompson
Tongo Eisen Martin

EastSide’s Youth Arts Production