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Jazz and Roots Music Festival

Saturday, September 20, 2025 @ 3:30pm



Kean Stage - Enlow Recital Hall
215 North Avenue, Hillside, NJ 07205

Fast becoming a tradition in Union County and beyond, the Jazz & Roots Music Festival, produced by Kean and internationally acclaimed bassist/producer Mike Griot, offers professional jazz, blues and reggae in a beautiful outdoor setting on The Lawn at Enlow Hall, on Kean’s East Campus in Hillside. Previous Jazz & Roots Music Festival artists have included Dianne Reeves, Blues People, Judah Tribe, Ken Latham, Don Braden, Dizzy Gillespie Afro-Latin Experience, JSWISS, Dave Stryker Quartet, and Nat Adderly, Jr.

Join us on Saturday, September 20, 2025.

For more information regarding sponsors, and food vendors, visit kean.edu/jazz-roots

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Location

The Lawn at Enlow Hall

215 North Avenue

Hillside, NJ 07205

The Lawn at Enlow Hall is located on the East Campus of Kean University, behind the Nathan Weiss Graduate College building.




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