Afternoon of Jazz with Jean and Lisa Holden

Saturday, March 2, 2024 | 3 - 5 p.m.

Jazz Alley, a first-floor corridor in the Glass City Center will come alive with a free Jazz concert from Jean and Lisa Holden. This event will mark inaugural programming welcoming the local community and visitors to Toledo into a newly activated space at the intersection of Jazz and public art paying honor and memorial to two of Toledo’s famous Jazz clubs and the musicians who called them home.  With murals and photo collages created by local artists Rachel Richardson and Yusuf Lateef, Jazz Alley is a new space for performances and events.  

This event will highlight Women’s History Month and Black History Month by featuring Black Woman Owned businesses as vendors in the space during a concert given by Toledo’s First Lady of Song, Jean Holden (https://jeanholden.com/).  She will be accompanied by her daughter, Lisa Holden, on the piano, Norm Damschroder on bass, and Scott Kretzer on drums.  

This event is partly sponsored by the Musicians Performance Trust Fund, generous private donors,  and media sponsor BCAN. This community offering is free and open to the public.  Food and refreshments will be available for sale at The Bench in Jazz Alley.