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Saturday 07.04.2009 @ 10:00am

Venue: Fillmore (click here for venue details)

25th ANNUAL FILLMORE JAZZ FESTIVAL showcasing the Bay's best talent from up-and-coming jazz fusion and latin-flavored acts to seasoned crooners belting out jazz standards. Eat, drink, and shop, while you stroll, dance, and groove to your favorites.

Where: Fillmore St. between Jackson and Eddy, San Francisco

PARKING: Clay/Webster Garage, Japantown Plaza, Fillmore Center Garage (Eddy between Fillmore and Steiner) or Fillmore Heritage Ctr Garage (Eddy between Fillmore and Webster)

WEBSITE: www.fillmorejazzfestival.com
(performers/schedule posted on site and listed below)

After Party: Sat, July 4th 6:30 - 9:00 pm at Yoshi's, 1330 Fillmore St
Free admission, featuring Marcus Shelby and Friends

FESTIVAL DESCRIPTION:
Every summer on July 4th weekend in San Francisco, Fillmore Street is home to the largest free jazz festival on the West Coast: The Fillmore Jazz Festival.

The festival annually attracts more than 90,000 people from all over the City, the Bay Area, and beyond. Visitors gather to celebrate and enjoy a musical tradition of live jazz, rhythm and blues, and gospel as well as local culture and fine cuisine in the heart of the city by the bay.

This year the Festival celebrates its 25th anniversary by once again blending art and soul from sunup to sundown, from Jackson to Eddy, presenting the music of old favorites as well as new 'up and comers' on multiple stages. You can also browse 8 blocks of fine arts and crafts, enjoy gourmet food and beverages, and participate in cooking demos by the Fillmore's finest chefs.