Downtown Jackson to Host International Music Festival July 11-14
Photo: Don Was (courtesy Michigan Theatre) For the second year, Downtown Jackson will be welcoming immensely talented artists from all over the globe to the Jackson International Music Festival July 11-14, 2019. The International Music Festival has been re-named for 2019 (previously Unity Festival) to better describe the world flavor of acts performing during the festival. Also new this year is an option to purchase one ticket for the entire festival for $19. All shows will be held at the Michigan Theatre of Jackson. Organizers of the International Music Festival (Michigan Theatre, Downtown Development Authority and Jackson Symphony Orchestra) released the lineup of entertainers and the schedule of performances today. The first show of this year’s schedule is Thursday, July 11 at 8 PM with HUDOST “Of Water + Mercy Album Release Tour” with special guest Christee Lenee. The music of HuDost, the Neo-Folk-World-Rock Ensemble from Montreal and Kentucky, weaves a seamless tapestry of sound that renders tears and laughter in listeners, cultivating the nameless longing that abides somewhere in all our hearts and invoking total celebration. HuDost’s core musicians are Moksha Sommer and Jemal Wade Hines. Christee Lenee is the 2017 International Fingerstyle Guitar Champion. She is a captivating performer with a devoted…
