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The 15th annual Montclair Jazz Festival's Downtown Jamboree Finale features great music, food and fun

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The 15th annual Montclair Jazz Festival's Downtown Jamboree Finale is Saturday, September 14 from noon to 8pm
Montclair Jazz Festival
The 15th annual Montclair Jazz Festival's Downtown Jamboree Finale is Saturday, September 14 from noon to 8pm

The 15th annual Montclair Jazz Festival runs from noon to 8pm tomorrow (Saturday, September 14) with powerhouse vocalist Ms. Lisa Fischer and Grand Baton closing out the full day of music, food, fun and community events.

Lisa Fischer
Montclair Jazz Festival
Lisa Fischer

Fischer is excited about performing live at the festival’s free Downtown Jamboree Finale. See here interview here.

Festival co-founder, President and CEO of Jazz House Kids, and singer Melissa Walker is a big fan of Lisa Fischer’s voice.

Montclair Jazz Festival co-founder and singer Melissa Walker chats with WBGO's Doug Doyle
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Montclair Jazz Festival co-founder and singer Melissa Walker chats with WBGO's Doug Doyle

You can SEE the entire interview with Melissa Walker here.

Drummer, Emmy-Award-winning composer and educator Jerome Jennings and Ill Philosophy will hit the stage at 3pm.

Jerome Jennings
Montclair Jazz Festival
Jerome Jennings

You can see Doug Doyle's interview with Jerome Jennings here.

There's more information about the festivals's full lineup at montclairjazzfestival.org.

Doug Doyle has been News Director at WBGO since 1998 and has taken his department to new heights in coverage and recognition. Doug and his staff have received more than 250 awards from organizations like PRNDI (now PMJA), AP, New York Association of Black Journalists, Garden State Association of Black Journalists and the New Jersey Society of Professional Journalists.