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Gladys Knight to headline 2019 Jacksonville Jazz Festival

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Music legend Gladys Knight will headline the 2019 Jacksonville Jazz Festival in Downtown on Memorial Day weekend.

Knight recently competed on “The Masked Singer” on FOX30, where she performed as The Bee and came in third place after Donny Osmond as The Peacock and T-Pain as The Monster.

The full lineup was announced today for the annual music event May 23-26. The Jacksonville Jazz Fest, which started in 1981, has become one of the largest jazz festivals in the country.

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The full lineup of performers on two stages include: Brian Culbertson, Monty Alexander, Alfredo Rodriguez Trio, Greg Adams and East Bay Soul, Avery*Sunshine, Moonchild, Amina Scott, Brass-A-Holics and LPT.

More acts are expected to be announced in the coming week.

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