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Sandhills Jazz Society hosts Come Together City Music Festival July 10
by AUDREY HOGUE
e Sandhills Jazz Society is back after more than
a year on a COVID hiatus. e Come Together City
Music Festival will take place July 10 at J.P. Riddle
Stadium in Fayetteville featuring some of North
Carolina's finest jazz and rhythm and blues artists.
Scheduled to appear are Reggie Codrington, Von
Demetriz, George Freeman, Dez Humphrey and
Buddy Mcleod.
e Sandhills Jazz Society shares a musical vision
that encompasses a wide spectrum of jazz, blues,
world, creative and improvised music, including
evolving forms of jazz and the technologies and
media that influence jazz as an art form. e result
is an entertaining evening for audiences who enjoy
jazz, blues, funk and soul, and everything that falls
in between.
Founded in 2018, the Sandhills Jazz Society is a
community-based nonprofit arts education orga-
nization in Fayetteville. Members strive to promote
interest in jazz music across multiple generations.
e goal is to bring awareness to jazz and other
music genres and strengthen the arts community
by offering performances, collaborations, work-
shops and other educational opportunities.
Tickets for the Come Together City Music Festi-
val can be purchased on the website for $25 dollars
or $35 on the day of the event. e gates will open
at 4 p.m. will performances scheduled to begin
at 6 p.m.
is event will happen rain or shine and all ticket
sales are final. Outside food and drink are not
permitted but there will be several food vendors at
the festiv al.
J.P. Riddle Stadium is located at 2823 Legion
Road. For more information about this event and
future events visit the website at www.sandhill-
sjazz.com/ or call 910-987-2426.
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e Come Together City Music Festival will feature (left ) Reggie Codrington, (center) Von Demetriz and (right) George
Freeman. Not pictured but also performing are Dez Humphrey and Buddy Mcleod. (Photos courtesy Sandhills Jazz
Society)