Now through Sunday, the 25th Annual Charlie Christian International Music Festival will celebrate both the legacy of the legendary, innovative jazz guitarist for which the event is named, and the ongoing vibrancy of the present-day Oklahoma City music scene.
With events scheduled in both Oklahoma City and Edmond, the festival kicked off yesterday at Douglass High School with a new event: a free musical “sampler” that spanned gospel, classical, jazz and blues.
“We’ve got it all this year,” said Anita Arnold, executive director of Black Liberated Arts Center (BLAC) Inc., the festival’s primary backer. “We’re trying to make it as great as we can since it’s the 25th anniversary.”
This year’s headliners include smooth-jazz saxophonists Najee and Eldredge Jackson on...
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