| Welcoming Back Our Juneteenth Jazz Favorites & More! | | Kamasi Washington & The Next Step Kamasi Washington (Saxophonist) is a Pomona Juneteenth Jazz favorite with a talented history who has worked with a variety of music artists ranging from Lauryn Hill, Snoop Dogg, Nate Dogg,and Mos Def, as well as jazz legends Kenny Burrell, McCoy Turner, Dianne Reeves and the Gerald Wilson Orchestra. His talent has been featured in productions such as the Playboy Jazz Festival, The Tonight Show, and Last Call with Carson Daly. Kamasi Washington and The Next Step collectively is a young, energetic group with an infectious sound of straight ahead jazz fusion. | | | | Da Breeze Da Breeze is a group of professional musicians who have worked with artists including Chaka Khan, Prince, Natalie Cole and Norman Brown. Their talent has traveled Europe and Japan with recording and touring artists, and are the "go-to" band for R&B and Smooth Jazz entertainment at special events and large venues in Southern California. | | ADDITIONAL ARTISTS TO BE ADDED AS CONFIRMED! | | | Also Featuring... | | Heritage Farmer's Market Purchase Farm Fresh Fruits & Vegetables for your experience at the Juneteenth Jazz Festival and home! Heritage Education Group's Heritage Certified Farmer's Market will be there providing fresh produce for you to enjoy from fruits you can enjoy on the spot, to vegetables you can take home and cook your favorite recipes. Check Heritage Education Group's Farmers Market in the community every week in Rancho Cucamonga's Victoria Gardens & Terra Vista and coming soon to Compton, California! ues in Southern California. | | Demar Douglas - Painter of Dreams Live Art Exhibit for our Arts Festival feature from 2012 Pomona Valley Family Juneteenth Jazz & Arts Festival Artist Demar Douglas! Demar Douglas will be doing a live art piece at the Festival, creating a one of kind piece with his talent in stylized abstract surrealism painting. Demar is a budding local artist, having done many live art pieces for celebrities including hip-hop artists W.C., SugaFree, and Kurupt and a live art piece at the Museum of Tolerance. He was recently a special guest on The Michael Colyar Show, featured in CBS News Eye on the Desert and studies under famed artist Charles Bibbs. Check out more information on Demar Douglas and his artwork at www.demardouglas.com. | More... Community Health Fair Juneteenth National Freedom Day Observance Ceremony Juneteenth Marketplace - Become a Vendor! | The Pomona Valley Family Juneteenth Celebration is returning to Thomas Plaza on 2nd Street in Downtown Pomona for the 23rd Annual Pomona Valley Juneteenth Family Jazz & Arts Festival on Saturday, June 16th, 2012 from 10AM-6PM! Save the Date to join us for Jazz, Juneteenth Marketplace, and more features to be announced. Admission, as always, is Free & Open to the Public. Contact us in regards to this event at: E-mail: jai@juneteenthamerica.us | General Information (909) 621-9707 Vendors & Advertisement Information: (909) 450-6310 | |