Event Details
- Date(s): Sun, Jun 1 - Mon, Jun 30
- Time: 12:00 am
- Location: Smith Park, 302 E Amite Street, Jackson
Other Information
Downtown Jackson Partners presents the JUNE: Summer Series at Smith Park! Join us for Monday Blues, Tuesday Pops, + Thursday Unwine’d – all month long! Sponsored by Trustmark Bank.
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MONDAY BLUES (11:30-1pm)
Enjoy a variety of delicious food trucks and live musicians playin’ the Blues in Smith Park every Monday from 11:30-1pm! Food trucks and Blues musicians will vary each week:
Mondays, June 2 + June 30 – The Blue Monday Band is comprised of the “Best of the Best” musicians who are all members of the Central Mississippi Blues Society and who play at Blue Monday at Hal&Mal’s. Each of these musicians is a regular in other notable bands who have traveled nationally, and some have traveled internationally. Most of these musicians are featured on Blues Trail markers on the State of Mississippi’s Blues Trail, and are included collectively on the Hal & Mal’s Blues Trail Marker.
Monday, June 9 – Jake Carter: A dynamic artist, producer, musician, and songwriter born in New York and now based in Jackson, Mississippi. His signature sound fuses traditional Blues and Southern soul with the modern pulse of hip-hop, trap, and bounce music along with mastering the harmonica, guitar, and saxophone.
Monday, June 16 – Rusted Strings: Their sound is Blues at the core infused with a few rock chords. The five members Brian Walker (vocals and guitar), John Gaines (guitar), Alfred Taylor (bass), Chris Nash (keys), and Keith Sims (drums) have all played in other bands including church bands, rock bands and blues bands. Their sound influences range from B.B. King to Jimmi Hendrix with some Ray Charles in between.
Monday, June 23 – Chris Gill: A Mississippi Blues guitarist and vocalist who believes in bringing a wide variety of tones to his listeners – from acoustic and resonator slide to Cigar Box Blues and dirty P90 grit. Chris masters slow Blues, Bentonia Blues, Hill Country grooves, juke-joint boogie and even funky R&B. His influences of Taj Mahal, Mississippi John Hurt, Rev. Gary Davis, Elizabeth Cotten and Lightnin’ Hopkins definitely come out in his songs.
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TUESDAY POPS (12-2pm)
Gather your friends + coworkers for a break on Tuesday afternoons from 12-2pm to enjoy fresh air and popsicles at Smith Park! Popsicles + sweet treat vendors will vary each week.
* Take a quick Downtown survey to let us know your thoughts on Downtown activities, and receive a FREE TREAT! One free treat per person who completes a survey.
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THURSDAY UNWINE’D (6-8pm)
Picnic in the Park every Thursday through the month of June with catered dinner, wine + live jazz musicians!
Downtown Jackson Partners has partnered with Hal & Mal’s to create a curated dinner for two, paired with a bottle of wine, featuring local chefs and jazz musicians from around the Jackson-metro area. Unwind Thursday evenings as the sun sets over Downtown Jackson.
Thursday, June 5 – JSU Alumni Band (live Jazz from the home of the Sonic Boom)
Thursday, June 12 – Barry Leach Group (Jazz variety and standards)
Thursday, June 19 – Jesse Primer Jazz Quintet *(Smooth and Classic Jazz)
Thursday, June 26 – Raphael Semmes Quartet (award winning Jazz group from Hal & Mal’s Jazz Night)
Picnic boxes available first come, first serve! Reservations + advanced payment required. Purchase tickets for the picnic baskets below:
June 5 | June 12 | June 19 | June 26
