The Metro: Windsor’s newest jazz festival coming to Via Italia this weekend
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The inaugural Electric Avenue International Jazz Festival will be held July 4-5 in Windsor's Little Italy district.
A new jazz festival is coming to Windsor this holiday weekend.
The inaugural Electric Avenue International Jazz Festival will take over the WindsorEats Food Hall on Erie Street in Via Italia July 4-5. The free event will infuse the city’s food and art scenes to create a cross-border celebration of blues, soul, and of course, jazz.
Russ Macklem, a Detroit/Windsor-based trumpet player, composer, educator and artistic director for the Electric Avenue International Jazz Festival, joined The Metro to share more about the two-day event.
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