![Concert attendees watch as Fantasia performs on the third day...]()
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Concert attendees watch as Fantasia performs on the third day of the 2015 Hampton Jazz Festival at the Hampton Coliseum in Hampton, Va., on Sunday, June 28, 2015.
![Jill Scott performs Friday evening during the first night of...]()
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Jill Scott performs Friday evening during the first night of the 50th anniversary of the Hampton Jazz Festival at the Hampton Coliseum June 23, 2017.
![KEM performs Friday evening during the first night of the...]()
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KEM performs Friday evening during the first night of the 50th anniversary of the Hampton Jazz Festival at the Hampton Coliseum June 23, 2017.
![Leela James performs during the Jazz Festival held at the...]()
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Leela James performs during the Jazz Festival held at the Hampton Coliseum on June 24, 2016.
![Leela James performs during the Jazz Festival held at the...]()
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Leela James performs during the Jazz Festival held at the Hampton Coliseum on June 24, 2016.
![Trombone Shorty & the Orleans Avenue performs during the Jazz...]()
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Trombone Shorty & the Orleans Avenue performs during the Jazz Festival held at the Hampton Coliseum on June 24, 2016.
![Judith Hill performs during the Hampton Jazz Festival at the...]()
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Judith Hill performs during the Hampton Jazz Festival at the Hampton Coliseum Saturday, June 25, 2016. Saturday was the second day of the annual festival.
![Trombone Shorty & the Orleans Avenue performs during the Jazz...]()
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Trombone Shorty & the Orleans Avenue performs during the Jazz Festival held at the Hampton Coliseum on June 24, 2016.
![Former American Idol Fantasia performs on the third day of...]()
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Former American Idol Fantasia performs on the third day of the 2015 Hampton Jazz Festival at the Hampton Coliseum in Hampton, Va., on Sunday, June 28, 2015.
![Shevonne Newby performs with the Forte Jazz Band perform during...]()
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Shevonne Newby performs with the Forte Jazz Band perform during the Hampton Jazz Festival at the Hampton Coliseum Saturday, June 25, 2016. Saturday was the second day of the annual festival.
![Stephanie Mills performs at the Hampton Jazz Festival at the...]()
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Stephanie Mills performs at the Hampton Jazz Festival at the Hampton Coliseum Sunday, June 26, 2016. Sunday was the final day of the annual festival.
![Gerald Albright and Jonathan Butler performs Friday evening during the...]()
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Gerald Albright and Jonathan Butler performs Friday evening during the first night of the 50th anniversary of the Hampton Jazz Festival at the Hampton Coliseum June 23, 2017.
![Con Funk Shun's saxophonist, Ron Moton, performs at the 2018...]()
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Con Funk Shun's saxophonist, Ron Moton, performs at the 2018 Hampton Jazz fest.
![Jazmine Sullivan performs as the third act during the Hampton...]()
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Jazmine Sullivan performs as the third act during the Hampton Jazz Festival at the Hampton Coliseum Friday June 22, 2018.
![Kenny "Babyface" Edmonds performs during the Hampton Jazz Festival at...]()
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Kenny "Babyface" Edmonds performs during the Hampton Jazz Festival at the Hampton Coliseum Saturday, June 25, 2016. Saturday was the second day of the annual festival.
![Gerald Albright performs Friday evening during the first night of...]()
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Gerald Albright performs Friday evening during the first night of the 50th anniversary of the Hampton Jazz Festival at the Hampton Coliseum June 23, 2017.
![Soul band Maze performs with Frankie Beverly on the third...]()
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Soul band Maze performs with Frankie Beverly on the third day of the 2015 Hampton Jazz Festival at the Hampton Coliseum in Hampton, Va., on Sunday, June 28, 2015. This is the 15th year Maze has performed at the festival.
![Judith Hill performs during the Hampton Jazz Festival at the...]()
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Judith Hill performs during the Hampton Jazz Festival at the Hampton Coliseum Saturday, June 25, 2016. Saturday was the second day of the annual festival.
![Judith Hill performs during the Hampton Jazz Festival at the...]()
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Judith Hill performs during the Hampton Jazz Festival at the Hampton Coliseum Saturday, June 25, 2016. Saturday was the second day of the annual festival.
![KEM performs Friday evening during the first night of the...]()
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KEM performs Friday evening during the first night of the 50th anniversary of the Hampton Jazz Festival at the Hampton Coliseum June 23, 2017.
![Gregory Porter and his band perform at the Band 2018...]()
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Gregory Porter and his band perform at the Band 2018 Hampton Jazz fest.
![The Forte Jazz Band kicks off the show at the...]()
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The Forte Jazz Band kicks off the show at the 49th annual Hampton Jazz Festival Saturday June 25, 2016 in Hampton.
![Lovelle Pointer, from Maryland, watches New Edition perform during the...]()
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Lovelle Pointer, from Maryland, watches New Edition perform during the Hampton Jazz Festival at the Hampton Coliseum Saturday, June 25, 2016. Saturday was the second day of the annual festival.
![The crowd watches as Kenny "Babyface" Edmonds performs during the...]()
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The crowd watches as Kenny "Babyface" Edmonds performs during the Hampton Jazz Festival at the Hampton Coliseum Saturday, June 25, 2016. Saturday was the second day of the annual festival.
![Guitarist Norman Brown, left, and saxophonist Kirk Whalum perform on...]()
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Guitarist Norman Brown, left, and saxophonist Kirk Whalum perform on the third day of the 2015 Hampton Jazz Festival at the Hampton Coliseum in Hampton, Va., on Sunday, June 28, 2015.
![Carlette Gray, left, Angelique Burrell, center, and Diane Abraham, right,...]()
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Carlette Gray, left, Angelique Burrell, center, and Diane Abraham, right, dance as Gladys Knight performs during the Jazz Festival held at the Hampton Coliseum on June 24, 2016.
![Soul band Maze performs with Frankie Beverly on the third...]()
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Soul band Maze performs with Frankie Beverly on the third day of the 2015 Hampton Jazz Festival at the Hampton Coliseum in Hampton, Va., on Sunday, June 28, 2015. This is the 15th year Maze has performed at the festival.
![Gerald Albright performs Friday evening during the first night of...]()
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Gerald Albright performs Friday evening during the first night of the 50th anniversary of the Hampton Jazz Festival at the Hampton Coliseum June 23, 2017.
![Norman Brown, Kirk Whalum and Rick Braun, collectively known as...]()
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Norman Brown, Kirk Whalum and Rick Braun, collectively known as BWB, perform on the third day of the 2015 Hampton Jazz Festival at the Hampton Coliseum in Hampton, Va., on Sunday, June 28, 2015.
![Singer for Forte Jazz Band, Shevonne Newby, kicks off the...]()
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Singer for Forte Jazz Band, Shevonne Newby, kicks off the entertainment at the 49th annual Hampton Jazz Festival Saturday June 25, 2016 in Hampton.
![Trombone Shorty & the Orleans Avenue performs during the Jazz...]()
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Trombone Shorty & the Orleans Avenue performs during the Jazz Festival held at the Hampton Coliseum on June 24, 2016.
![Soul band Maze performs with Frankie Beverly on the third...]()
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Soul band Maze performs with Frankie Beverly on the third day of the 2015 Hampton Jazz Festival at the Hampton Coliseum in Hampton, Va., on Sunday, June 28, 2015. This is the 15th year Maze has performed at the festival.
![Singer Judith Hill brought high energy to her act during...]()
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Singer Judith Hill brought high energy to her act during the 49th annual Hampton Jazz Festival Saturday June 25, 2016 in Hampton.
![KEM performs Friday evening during the first night of the...]()
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KEM performs Friday evening during the first night of the 50th anniversary of the Hampton Jazz Festival at the Hampton Coliseum June 23, 2017.
![Soul band Maze performs with Frankie Beverly on the third...]()
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Soul band Maze performs with Frankie Beverly on the third day of the 2015 Hampton Jazz Festival at the Hampton Coliseum in Hampton, Va., on Sunday, June 28, 2015. This is the 15th year Maze has performed at the festival.
![Gregory Porter and his band perform at the Band 2018...]()
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Gregory Porter and his band perform at the Band 2018 Hampton Jazz fest.
![The local band Kustom Made kicks off the 2018 Hampton...]()
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The local band Kustom Made kicks off the 2018 Hampton Jazz Festival at the Hampton Coliseum Friday June 22, 2018.
![Judith Hill performs during the Hampton Jazz Festival at the...]()
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Judith Hill performs during the Hampton Jazz Festival at the Hampton Coliseum Saturday, June 25, 2016. Saturday was the second day of the annual festival.
![Ricky Bell of New Edition sings during the closing act...]()
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Ricky Bell of New Edition sings during the closing act at the 49th annual Hampton Jazz Festival Saturday June 25, 2016 in Hampton.
![Gerald Albright and Jonathan Butler perform at the 2017 Hampton...]()
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Gerald Albright and Jonathan Butler perform at the 2017 Hampton Jazz Festival.
![Stephanie Mills performs at the Hampton Jazz Festival at the...]()
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Stephanie Mills performs at the Hampton Jazz Festival at the Hampton Coliseum Sunday, June 26, 2016. Sunday was the final day of the annual festival.
![Soul band Maze performs with Frankie Beverly on the third...]()
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Soul band Maze performs with Frankie Beverly on the third day of the 2015 Hampton Jazz Festival at the Hampton Coliseum in Hampton, Va., on Sunday, June 28, 2015. This is the 15th year Maze has performed at the festival.
![Leela James performs during the Jazz Festival held at the...]()
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Leela James performs during the Jazz Festival held at the Hampton Coliseum on June 24, 2016.
![Gladys Knight performs during the Jazz Festival held at the...]()
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Gladys Knight performs during the Jazz Festival held at the Hampton Coliseum on June 24, 2016.
![Guitarist for singer Judith Hill performs at the 49th annual...]()
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Guitarist for singer Judith Hill performs at the 49th annual Hampton Jazz Festival Saturday June 25, 2016 in Hampton.
![Shevonne Newby and Brian Pinner of Forte Jazz Band kick...]()
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Shevonne Newby and Brian Pinner of Forte Jazz Band kick off the evening at the 49th annual Hampton Jazz Festival Saturday June 25, 2016 in Hampton.
![Judith Hill performs during the Hampton Jazz Festival at the...]()
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Judith Hill performs during the Hampton Jazz Festival at the Hampton Coliseum Saturday, June 25, 2016. Saturday was the second day of the annual festival.
![The local band Kustom Made kicks off the 2018 Hampton...]()
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The local band Kustom Made kicks off the 2018 Hampton Jazz Festival at the Hampton Coliseum Friday June 22, 2018.
![Soul band Maze performs with Frankie Beverly on the third...]()
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Soul band Maze performs with Frankie Beverly on the third day of the 2015 Hampton Jazz Festival at the Hampton Coliseum in Hampton, Va., on Sunday, June 28, 2015. This is the 15th year Maze has performed at the festival.
![The Forte Jazz Band perform during the Hampton Jazz Festival...]()
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The Forte Jazz Band perform during the Hampton Jazz Festival at the Hampton Coliseum Saturday, June 25, 2016. Saturday was the second day of the annual festival.
![The local band Kustom Made kicks off the 2018 Hampton...]()
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The local band Kustom Made kicks off the 2018 Hampton Jazz Festival at the Hampton Coliseum Friday June 22, 2018.
![Stephanie Mills performs at the Hampton Jazz Festival at the...]()
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Stephanie Mills performs at the Hampton Jazz Festival at the Hampton Coliseum Sunday, June 26, 2016. Sunday was the final day of the annual festival.
![Jazmine Sullivan performs at the 2018 Hampton Jazz fest.]()
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Jazmine Sullivan performs at the 2018 Hampton Jazz fest.
![Trombone Shorty & the Orleans Avenue performs during the Jazz...]()
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Trombone Shorty & the Orleans Avenue performs during the Jazz Festival held at the Hampton Coliseum on June 24, 2016.
![Con Funk Shun performs at the 2018 Hampton Jazz fest.]()
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Con Funk Shun performs at the 2018 Hampton Jazz fest.
![Former American Idol Fantasia performs on the third day of...]()
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Former American Idol Fantasia performs on the third day of the 2015 Hampton Jazz Festival at the Hampton Coliseum in Hampton, Va., on Sunday, June 28, 2015.
![Kenny "Babyface" Edmonds performs during the Hampton Jazz Festival at...]()
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Kenny "Babyface" Edmonds performs during the Hampton Jazz Festival at the Hampton Coliseum Saturday, June 25, 2016. Saturday was the second day of the annual festival.
![Jill Scott performs Friday evening during the first night of...]()
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Jill Scott performs Friday evening during the first night of the 50th anniversary of the Hampton Jazz Festival at the Hampton Coliseum June 23, 2017.
![Gregory Porter was the second act for the first night...]()
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Gregory Porter was the second act for the first night of the Hampton Jazz Festival at the Coliseum Friday June 22, 2018.
![A backup dancer performs with Leela James during the Jazz...]()
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A backup dancer performs with Leela James during the Jazz Festival held at the Hampton Coliseum on June 24, 2016.
![Soul band Maze performs with Frankie Beverly at the 2015...]()
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Soul band Maze performs with Frankie Beverly at the 2015 Hampton Jazz Festival.
![Joselyn Best performs at the Hampton Jazz Festival at the...]()
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Joselyn Best performs at the Hampton Jazz Festival at the Hampton Coliseum Sunday, June 26, 2016. Sunday was the final day of the annual festival.
![Brian Culbertson performs Friday evening during the first night of...]()
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Brian Culbertson performs Friday evening during the first night of the 50th anniversary of the Hampton Jazz Festival at the Hampton Coliseum June 23, 2017.
![Brian Culbertson performs Friday evening during the first night of...]()
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Brian Culbertson performs Friday evening during the first night of the 50th anniversary of the Hampton Jazz Festival at the Hampton Coliseum June 23, 2017.
![Trombone Shorty & the Orleans Avenue performs during the Jazz...]()
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Trombone Shorty & the Orleans Avenue performs during the Jazz Festival held at the Hampton Coliseum on June 24, 2016.
![The Forte Jazz Band perform during the Hampton Jazz Festival...]()
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The Forte Jazz Band perform during the Hampton Jazz Festival at the Hampton Coliseum Saturday, June 25, 2016. Saturday was the second day of the annual festival.
![KEM performs Friday evening during the first night of the...]()
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KEM performs Friday evening during the first night of the 50th anniversary of the Hampton Jazz Festival at the Hampton Coliseum June 23, 2017.
![Gregory Porter was the second act for the first night...]()
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Gregory Porter was the second act for the first night of the Hampton Jazz Festival at the Coliseum Friday June 22, 2018.
![Jazmine Sullivan performs as the third act during the Hampton...]()
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Jazmine Sullivan performs as the third act during the Hampton Jazz Festival at the Hampton Coliseum Friday June 22, 2018.
![Bridget Bond and Nina Boylen enjoy Hampton Jazz Festival as...]()
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Bridget Bond and Nina Boylen enjoy Hampton Jazz Festival as Jazmine Sullivan performs at the Hampton Coliseum Friday June 22, 2018.
![Gerald Albright performs Friday evening during the first night of...]()
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Gerald Albright performs Friday evening during the first night of the 50th anniversary of the Hampton Jazz Festival at the Hampton Coliseum June 23, 2017.
![Con Funk Shun performs at the 2018 Hampton Jazz fest.]()
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Con Funk Shun performs at the 2018 Hampton Jazz fest.
![Con Funk Shun performs at the 2018 Hampton Jazz fest.]()
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Con Funk Shun performs at the 2018 Hampton Jazz fest.
![Gregory Porter and his band perform at the Band 2018...]()
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Gregory Porter and his band perform at the Band 2018 Hampton Jazz fest.
![Boney James performs at the Hampton Jazz Festival at the...]()
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Boney James performs at the Hampton Jazz Festival at the Hampton Coliseum Sunday, June 26, 2016. Sunday was the final day of the annual festival.
![Michael McDonald performs during the Jazz Festival held at the...]()
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Michael McDonald performs during the Jazz Festival held at the Hampton Coliseum on June 24, 2016.
![Jill Scott performs Friday evening during the first night of...]()
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Jill Scott performs Friday evening during the first night of the 50th anniversary of the Hampton Jazz Festival at the Hampton Coliseum June 23, 2017.
![New Edition closes out the night at the 49th annual...]()
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New Edition closes out the night at the 49th annual Hampton Jazz Festival Saturday June 25, 2016 in Hampton.
![Trombone Shorty & the Orleans Avenue performs during the Jazz...]()
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Trombone Shorty & the Orleans Avenue performs during the Jazz Festival held at the Hampton Coliseum on June 24, 2016.
![Jazmine Sullivan performs at the 2018 Hampton Jazz Fest.]()
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Jazmine Sullivan performs at the 2018 Hampton Jazz Fest.
![KEM performs Friday evening during the first night of the...]()
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KEM performs Friday evening during the first night of the 50th anniversary of the Hampton Jazz Festival at the Hampton Coliseum June 23, 2017.
![Trombone Shorty & the Orleans Avenue performs during the Jazz...]()
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Trombone Shorty & the Orleans Avenue performs during the Jazz Festival held at the Hampton Coliseum on June 24, 2016.
![Stephanie Mills performs at the Hampton Jazz Festival at the...]()
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Stephanie Mills performs at the Hampton Jazz Festival at the Hampton Coliseum Sunday, June 26, 2016. Sunday was the final day of the annual festival.
![Kenny "Babyface" Edmonds performs the third act at the 49th...]()
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Kenny "Babyface" Edmonds performs the third act at the 49th annual Hampton Jazz Festival Saturday June 25, 2016 in Hampton.
![Charlie Wilson performs at the Hampton Jazz Festival at the...]()
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Charlie Wilson performs at the Hampton Jazz Festival at the Hampton Coliseum Sunday, June 26, 2016. Sunday was the final day of the annual festival.
![Brian Culbertson performs Friday evening during the first night of...]()
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Brian Culbertson performs Friday evening during the first night of the 50th anniversary of the Hampton Jazz Festival at the Hampton Coliseum June 23, 2017.
![Brian Culbertson performs Friday evening during the first night of...]()
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Brian Culbertson performs Friday evening during the first night of the 50th anniversary of the Hampton Jazz Festival at the Hampton Coliseum June 23, 2017.
![KEM performs Friday evening during the first night of the...]()
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KEM performs Friday evening during the first night of the 50th anniversary of the Hampton Jazz Festival at the Hampton Coliseum June 23, 2017.
![Diane Abraham (left) and Brenda Ferguson dance in the audience...]()
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Diane Abraham (left) and Brenda Ferguson dance in the audience as Charlie Wilson performs at the Hampton Jazz Festival at the Hampton Coliseum Sunday, June 26, 2016. Sunday was the final day of the annual festival.
![Jill Scott performs Friday evening during the first night of...]()
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Jill Scott performs Friday evening during the first night of the 50th anniversary of the Hampton Jazz Festival at the Hampton Coliseum June 23, 2017.
![Michael McDonald performs during the Jazz Festival held at the...]()
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Michael McDonald performs during the Jazz Festival held at the Hampton Coliseum on June 24, 2016.
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![Charlie Wilson performs with dancers and musicians at the Hampton...]()
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Charlie Wilson performs with dancers and musicians at the Hampton Jazz Festival at the Hampton Coliseum Sunday, June 26, 2016. Sunday was the final day of the annual festival.
![Local Kustom Made Band 2018 Hampton Jazz fest Friday, June...]()
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Local Kustom Made Band 2018 Hampton Jazz fest Friday, June 22, 2018.
![Jill Scott performs Friday evening during the first night of...]()
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Jill Scott performs Friday evening during the first night of the 50th anniversary of the Hampton Jazz Festival at the Hampton Coliseum June 23, 2017.
![Con Funk Shun performs at the 2018 Hampton Jazz fest.]()
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Con Funk Shun performs at the 2018 Hampton Jazz fest.
![Charlie Wilson performs at the Hampton Jazz Festival at the...]()
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Charlie Wilson performs at the Hampton Jazz Festival at the Hampton Coliseum Sunday, June 26, 2016. Sunday was the final day of the annual festival.
![People entering the Coliseum for the 2018 Hampton Jazz fest...]()
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People entering the Coliseum for the 2018 Hampton Jazz fest Friday, June 22, 2018.
![The local band Kustom Made kicks off the 2018 Hampton...]()
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The local band Kustom Made kicks off the 2018 Hampton Jazz Festival at the Hampton Coliseum Friday June 22, 2018.
![Gladys Knight performs during the Jazz Festival held at the...]()
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Gladys Knight performs during the Jazz Festival held at the Hampton Coliseum on June 24, 2016.
![Kenny "Babyface" Edmonds (center) performs during the Hampton Jazz Festival...]()
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Kenny "Babyface" Edmonds (center) performs during the Hampton Jazz Festival at the Hampton Coliseum Saturday, June 25, 2016. Saturday was the second day of the annual festival.
![Michael McDonald performs during the Jazz Festival held at the...]()
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Michael McDonald performs during the Jazz Festival held at the Hampton Coliseum on June 24, 2016.
![New Edition hits the stage as the final act at...]()
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New Edition hits the stage as the final act at the 49th annual Hampton Jazz Festival Saturday June 25, 2016 in Hampton.
![Brian Culbertson performs Friday evening during the first night of...]()
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Brian Culbertson performs Friday evening during the first night of the 50th anniversary of the Hampton Jazz Festival at the Hampton Coliseum June 23, 2017.
![Con Funk Shun performs at the 2018 Hampton Jazz fest.]()
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Con Funk Shun performs at the 2018 Hampton Jazz fest.
![Former American Idol Fantasia performs on the third day of...]()
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Former American Idol Fantasia performs on the third day of the 2015 Hampton Jazz Festival at the Hampton Coliseum in Hampton, Va., on Sunday, June 28, 2015.
![Michael McDonald performs during the Jazz Festival held at the...]()
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Michael McDonald performs during the Jazz Festival held at the Hampton Coliseum on June 24, 2016.
![Soul band Maze performs with Frankie Beverly on the third...]()
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Soul band Maze performs with Frankie Beverly on the third day of the 2015 Hampton Jazz Festival at the Hampton Coliseum in Hampton, Va., on Sunday, June 28, 2015. This is the 15th year Maze has performed at the festival.
![New Edition performs during the Hampton Jazz Festival at the...]()
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New Edition performs during the Hampton Jazz Festival at the Hampton Coliseum Saturday, June 25, 2016. Saturday was the second day of the annual festival.
![Lalah Hathaway performs at the 2018 Hampton Jazz fest.]()
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Lalah Hathaway performs at the 2018 Hampton Jazz fest.
![Gladys Knight performs during the Jazz Festival held at the...]()
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Gladys Knight performs during the Jazz Festival held at the Hampton Coliseum on June 24, 2016.
![KEM performs Friday evening during the first night of the...]()
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KEM performs Friday evening during the first night of the 50th anniversary of the Hampton Jazz Festival at the Hampton Coliseum June 23, 2017.
![Jazmine Sullivan performs at the 2018 Hampton Jazz Fest.]()
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Jazmine Sullivan performs at the 2018 Hampton Jazz Fest.
![Gladys Knight performs during the Jazz Festival held at the...]()
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Gladys Knight performs during the Jazz Festival held at the Hampton Coliseum on June 24, 2016.
![Gregory Porter was the second act for the first night...]()
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Gregory Porter was the second act for the first night of the Hampton Jazz Festival at the Coliseum Friday June 22, 2018.
![KEM performs Friday evening during the first night of the...]()
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KEM performs Friday evening during the first night of the 50th anniversary of the Hampton Jazz Festival at the Hampton Coliseum June 23, 2017.
![Guitarist Norman Brown performs as part of BWB on the...]()
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Guitarist Norman Brown performs as part of BWB on the third day of the 2015 Hampton Jazz Festival at the Hampton Coliseum in Hampton, Va., on Sunday, June 28, 2015.
![Kenny "Babyface" Edmonds performs the third act at the 49th...]()
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Kenny "Babyface" Edmonds performs the third act at the 49th annual Hampton Jazz Festival Saturday June 25, 2016 in Hampton.
![Former American Idol Fantasia performs on the third day of...]()
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Former American Idol Fantasia performs on the third day of the 2015 Hampton Jazz Festival at the Hampton Coliseum in Hampton, Va., on Sunday, June 28, 2015.
![Gladys Knight performs during the Jazz Festival held at the...]()
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Gladys Knight performs during the Jazz Festival held at the Hampton Coliseum on June 24, 2016.
![Boney James (center) performs at the Hampton Jazz Festival at...]()
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Boney James (center) performs at the Hampton Jazz Festival at the Hampton Coliseum Sunday, June 26, 2016. Sunday was the final day of the annual festival.
![Trombone Shorty & the Orleans Avenue performs during the Jazz...]()
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Trombone Shorty & the Orleans Avenue performs during the Jazz Festival held at the Hampton Coliseum on June 24, 2016.
![Gladys Knight performs during the Jazz Festival held at the...]()
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Gladys Knight performs during the Jazz Festival held at the Hampton Coliseum on June 24, 2016.
![Cheryl Shears, Sharon Smith and Natalie Kelly sing along with...]()
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Cheryl Shears, Sharon Smith and Natalie Kelly sing along with Kenny "Babyface" Edmonds at the 49th annual Hampton Jazz Festival Saturday June 25, 2016 in Hampton.
![Jill Scott performs Friday evening during the first night of...]()
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Jill Scott performs Friday evening during the first night of the 50th anniversary of the Hampton Jazz Festival at the Hampton Coliseum June 23, 2017.
![Brian Culbertson performs Friday evening during the first night of...]()
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Brian Culbertson performs Friday evening during the first night of the 50th anniversary of the Hampton Jazz Festival at the Hampton Coliseum June 23, 2017.
![Jill Scott performs Friday evening during the first night of...]()
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Jill Scott performs Friday evening during the first night of the 50th anniversary of the Hampton Jazz Festival at the Hampton Coliseum June 23, 2017.
![Trombone Shorty & the Orleans Avenue performs during the Jazz...]()
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Trombone Shorty & the Orleans Avenue performs during the Jazz Festival held at the Hampton Coliseum on June 24, 2016.
![Local Kustom Made Band 2018 Hampton Jazz fest Friday, June...]()
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Local Kustom Made Band 2018 Hampton Jazz fest Friday, June 22, 2018.
![Trombone Shorty & the Orleans Avenue performs during the Jazz...]()
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Trombone Shorty & the Orleans Avenue performs during the Jazz Festival held at the Hampton Coliseum on June 24, 2016.
![Michael McDonald performs during the Jazz Festival held at the...]()
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Michael McDonald performs during the Jazz Festival held at the Hampton Coliseum on June 24, 2016.
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![Boney James performs at the Hampton Jazz Festival at the...]()
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Boney James performs at the Hampton Jazz Festival at the Hampton Coliseum Sunday, June 26, 2016. Sunday was the final day of the annual festival.
![Jonathan Butler performs Friday evening during the first night of...]()
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Jonathan Butler performs Friday evening during the first night of the 50th anniversary of the Hampton Jazz Festival at the Hampton Coliseum June 23, 2017.
![Gladys Knight performs during the Jazz Festival held at the...]()
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Gladys Knight performs during the Jazz Festival held at the Hampton Coliseum on June 24, 2016.
![Boney James performs at the Hampton Jazz Festival at the...]()
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Boney James performs at the Hampton Jazz Festival at the Hampton Coliseum Sunday, June 26, 2016. Sunday was the final day of the annual festival.
![The Forte Jazz Band kicks off the show at the...]()
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The Forte Jazz Band kicks off the show at the 49th annual Hampton Jazz Festival Saturday June 25, 2016 in Hampton.
![KEM performs Friday evening during the first night of the...]()
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KEM performs Friday evening during the first night of the 50th anniversary of the Hampton Jazz Festival at the Hampton Coliseum June 23, 2017.
![Jazmine Sullivan performs as the third act during the Hampton...]()
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Jazmine Sullivan performs as the third act during the Hampton Jazz Festival at the Hampton Coliseum Friday June 22, 2018.
![Soul band Maze performs with Frankie Beverly on the third...]()
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Soul band Maze performs with Frankie Beverly on the third day of the 2015 Hampton Jazz Festival at the Hampton Coliseum in Hampton, Va., on Sunday, June 28, 2015. This is the 15th year Maze has performed at the festival.
![Trumpeter Rick Braun performs as part of BWB on the...]()
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Trumpeter Rick Braun performs as part of BWB on the third day of the 2015 Hampton Jazz Festival at the Hampton Coliseum in Hampton, Va., on Sunday, June 28, 2015.
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Gregory Porter and his band perform at the Band 2018 Hampton Jazz fest.
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Brian Culbertson performs Friday evening during the first night of the 50th anniversary of the Hampton Jazz Festival at the Hampton Coliseum June 23, 2017.
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New Edition hits the stage as the final act at the 49th annual Hampton Jazz Festival Saturday June 25, 2016 in Hampton.
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Guitarist Norman Brown performs as part of BWB on the third day of the 2015 Hampton Jazz Festival at the Hampton Coliseum in Hampton, Va., on Sunday, June 28, 2015.
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Michael McDonald performs during the Jazz Festival held at the Hampton Coliseum on June 24, 2016.
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People head into he Coliseum for the first night of the Hampton Jazz Festival at the Friday June 22, 2018.
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Crowd dances during Lalah Hathaway performance at the 2018 Hampton Jazz fest.
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Lalah Hathaway performs at the 2018 Hampton Jazz fest.
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Judith Hill performs during the Hampton Jazz Festival at the Hampton Coliseum Saturday, June 25, 2016. Saturday was the second day of the annual festival.
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Trombone Shorty & the Orleans Avenue performs during the Jazz Festival held at the Hampton Coliseum on June 24, 2016.
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Crystal Reynolds, left, and Marquette Wright clap as soul band Maze performs with Frankie Beverly on the third day of the 2015 Hampton Jazz Festival at the Hampton Coliseum in Hampton, Va., on Sunday, June 28, 2015. This is the 15th year Maze has performed at the festival.
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Jill Scott performs Friday evening during the first night of the 50th anniversary of the Hampton Jazz Festival at the Hampton Coliseum June 23, 2017.
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Judith Hill performs during the Hampton Jazz Festival at the Hampton Coliseum Saturday, June 25, 2016. Saturday was the second day of the annual festival.
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Kenny "Babyface" Edmonds performs during the Hampton Jazz Festival at the Hampton Coliseum Saturday, June 25, 2016. Saturday was the second day of the annual festival.
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Kenny "Babyface" Edmonds performs the third act at the 49th annual Hampton Jazz Festival Saturday June 25, 2016 in Hampton.
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Charlie Wilson performs at the Hampton Jazz Festival at the Hampton Coliseum Sunday, June 26, 2016. Sunday was the final day of the annual festival.
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Michael McDonald performs during the Jazz Festival held at the Hampton Coliseum on June 24, 2016.
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KEM performs Friday evening during the first night of the 50th anniversary of the Hampton Jazz Festival at the Hampton Coliseum June 23, 2017.
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Michael McDonald performs during the Jazz Festival held at the Hampton Coliseum on June 24, 2016.
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Joselyn Best performs at the Hampton Jazz Festival at the Hampton Coliseum Sunday, June 26, 2016. Sunday was the final day of the annual festival.
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Concert goers scramble to get a photo of Kenny "Babyface" Edmonds at the 49th annual Hampton Jazz Festival Saturday June 25, 2016 in Hampton.
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Kenny "Babyface" Edmonds performs the third act at the 49th annual Hampton Jazz Festival Saturday June 25, 2016 in Hampton.
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Michael McDonald performs during the Jazz Festival held at the Hampton Coliseum on June 24, 2016.
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Ralph Tresvant (from left), Ronnie DeVoe, and Michael Bivins of New Edition perform during the Hampton Jazz Festival at the Hampton Coliseum Saturday, June 25, 2016. Saturday was the second day of the annual festival.
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Stephanie Mills performs at the Hampton Jazz Festival at the Hampton Coliseum Sunday, June 26, 2016. Sunday was the final day of the annual festival.
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The Forte Jazz Band perform during the Hampton Jazz Festival at the Hampton Coliseum Saturday, June 25, 2016. Saturday was the second day of the annual festival.
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KEM performs Friday evening during the first night of the 50th anniversary of the Hampton Jazz Festival at the Hampton Coliseum June 23, 2017.
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Kenny "Babyface" Edmonds performs during the Hampton Jazz Festival at the Hampton Coliseum Saturday, June 25, 2016. Saturday was the second day of the annual festival.
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Lalah Hathaway performs at the 2018 Hampton Jazz fest.
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Former American Idol Fantasia performs on the third day of the 2015 Hampton Jazz Festival at the Hampton Coliseum in Hampton, Va., on Sunday, June 28, 2015.
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Gregory Porter and his band were the second act for the first night of the Hampton Jazz Festival at the Coliseum Friday June 22, 2018.
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Michael McDonald performs during the Jazz Festival held at the Hampton Coliseum on June 24, 2016.
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Ralph Tresvant of New Edition closes out the night at the 49th annual Hampton Jazz Festival Saturday June 25, 2016 in Hampton.
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The crowd watches as New Edition performs during the Hampton Jazz Festival at the Hampton Coliseum Saturday, June 25, 2016. Saturday was the second day of the annual festival.
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Gladys Knight performs during the Jazz Festival held at the Hampton Coliseum on June 24, 2016.
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The Forte Jazz Band perform during the Hampton Jazz Festival at the Hampton Coliseum Saturday, June 25, 2016. Saturday was the second day of the annual festival.
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Trombone Shorty & the Orleans Avenue performs during the Jazz Festival held at the Hampton Coliseum on June 24, 2016.
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Lalah Hathaway performs at the 2018 Hampton Jazz fest.
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Jazmine Sullivan performs as the third act during the Hampton Jazz Festival at the Hampton Coliseum Friday June 22, 2018.
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Trombone Shorty & the Orleans Avenue performs during the Jazz Festival held at the Hampton Coliseum on June 24, 2016.
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Gregory Porter's sax player Tivon Pennicott plays as the singer takes the stage for the second act Friday June 22, 2018 at the Hampton Jazz Festival.
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New Edition performs during the Hampton Jazz Festival at the Hampton Coliseum Saturday, June 25, 2016. Saturday was the second day of the annual festival.
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Leela James performs during the Jazz Festival held at the Hampton Coliseum on June 24, 2016.
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Judith Hill performs during the Hampton Jazz Festival at the Hampton Coliseum Saturday, June 25, 2016. Saturday was the second day of the annual festival.
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Forte Jazz Band sax player Brian Pinner kicks off the show at the 49th annual Hampton Jazz Festival Saturday June 25, 2016 in Hampton.
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Kenny "Babyface" Edmonds (left) performs during the Hampton Jazz Festival at the Hampton Coliseum Saturday, June 25, 2016. Saturday was the second day of the annual festival.
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Nina Boyle and Bridget Bond dance and sing along during Con Funk Shun's performance at the 2018 Hampton Jazz fest.
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People head into he Coliseum for the first night of the Hampton Jazz Festival at the Friday June 22, 2018.
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Joselyn Best performs at the Hampton Jazz Festival at the Hampton Coliseum Sunday, June 26, 2016. Sunday was the final day of the annual festival.
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Soul band Maze performs with Frankie Beverly on the third day of the 2015 Hampton Jazz Festival at the Hampton Coliseum in Hampton, Va., on Sunday, June 28, 2015. This is the 15th year Maze has performed at the festival.
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KEM performs Friday evening during the first night of the 50th anniversary of the Hampton Jazz Festival at the Hampton Coliseum June 23, 2017.
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A backup dancer performs with Leela James during the Jazz Festival held at the Hampton Coliseum on June 24, 2016.
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Joselyn Best performs at the Hampton Jazz Festival at the Hampton Coliseum Sunday, June 26, 2016. Sunday was the final day of the annual festival.
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Gladys Knight performs during the Jazz Festival held at the Hampton Coliseum on June 24, 2016.
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Boney James performs at the Hampton Jazz Festival at the Hampton Coliseum Sunday, June 26, 2016. Sunday was the final day of the annual festival.
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Jazmine Sullivan performs at the 2018 Hampton Jazz Fest.
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Michael McDonald performs during the Jazz Festival held at the Hampton Coliseum on June 24, 2016.
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Gerald Albright performs Friday evening during the first night of the 50th anniversary of the Hampton Jazz Festival at the Hampton Coliseum June 23, 2017.
The people wanted Maxwell. This year, the Hampton Jazz Festival will deliver.
The neo soul singer and three-time Grammy Award winner will headline the festival’s opening night June 28. It marks his debut at the long-running festival, while the other headliners — KEM on June 29, and Maze featuring Frankie Beverly on June 30 — are longtime favorites.
“We’ve wanted him for several years, and this time things finally worked out as far as the scheduling,” said Joe Santangelo, the Ohio-based promoter who helps produce the event. “We always do a survey of our fans, asking them who they want to see, and he’s been in the top two or three for a few years now.”
The festival, in its 52nd year, announced the lineup on Monday. Tickets, priced at $76 each day, will go on sale at 10 a.m. Saturday at the Hampton Coliseum box office, ticketmaster.com and 800-745-3000.
Maxwell’s 1996 album “Urban Hang Suite” helped define contemporary soul music and prompted Richard Harrington of The Washington Post to describe him as “the Marvin Gaye of the 1990s.”
Beverly and Maze, a Philadelphia soul band known for creating a party atmosphere, will be making their record 18th appearance at the festival. It will be KEM’s ninth appearance.
“We’re lucky to have great acts like KEM and Frankie Beverly to give us an anchor to the festival,” Santangelo said. “Fans know what they’re going to get. People who come to the festival can tell you what songs Frankie’s going to sing, and maybe even in what order, but they love being in that audience in that facility. It’s great to see the fun people are having each year with Maze.”
Each night also will feature a “smooth jazz jam” — Kirk Whalum and Friends on Friday night, Will Downing and Maysa on Saturday, and Selina and Gerald Albright on Sunday.
It will be Gerald Albright’s 10th appearance at the festival and Selina Albright’s debut.
“We hear criticism from people who say we don’t have enough performers who truly resemble jazz,” Santangelo said. “I think we’ve got some really fine representation of smooth jazz this year. I think we’ve got something for each night of the festival.”
The event also will feature Babyface, Ledisi and The Gap Experience (featuring members of The Gap Band, which played the festival in 2002 and 2004).
Ashley Felder, an R&B singer from Norfolk, will open the festival, making her first appearance. Felder, a 27-year-old Baltimore native who studied music media and vocal performance at Norfolk State University, said she attended the festival the past two years and is thrilled to be opening it this year.
“I went last year on the night that Charlie Wilson played, and I was thinking how I wish I could be up on that stage,” Felder said. “This year, I’m opening. It’s really mind-blowing.”
She plans to perform with a three-piece backing band, mixing covers and original songs such as her 2017 single “The One.” Felder said she is working on an EP that she plans to release before the festival.
“I’ve attended the festival for two years now, so I have a feel for the crowd and what they like,” Felder said. “We’re going to make it very intimate, so they get the full authenticity of who I am.”
2019 Hampton Jazz Festival
Friday, June 28: Maxwell, Tamia, Kirk Whalum and Friends, Ashley Felder
Saturday, June 29: KEM, Anthony Hamilton, Will Downing & Maysa, The Gap Experience
Sunday, June 30: Maze featuring Frankie Beverly, Babyface, Ledisi, Gerald & Selina Albright
Where: Hampton Coliseum, 1000 Coliseum Drive
Tickets: $76 per day — on sale at 10 a.m. Saturday at the coliseum box office, www.ticketmaster.com and 800-745-3000
Info: 757-838-4203 or hamptonjazzfestival.com
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