Let’s go On The Aisle with Tom Alvarez, theater critic, to see what’s coming up on the Indy arts scene.
Indianapolis Jazz Festival
- Garfield Park Macallister Ampitheatre
- Sept. 16-19
- Indyjazzfest.net
Breaking the Surface
- Dance Kaleidoscope
- Sept. 16-19
- irtlive.org
Dreamgirls
- Old National Centre
- Sept. 18 & 19
- ipacindy.tix.com
Women’s Work Comedy Tour
- Butler Arts Center at Schrott Center for the Arts
- Sept. 18
- butlerartscenter.org
Live and Alive
- Jazz at the Play Ground
- Sept. 19
- Indyfringe.org
Seneca and the Soul of Nero
- IndyFringe Basile Theatre
- Sept. 23-Oct. 2
- Indyfringe.org
For more information visit, TomAlvarez.studio.
Today on All Indiana we had an exclusive performance in celebration of Indy Jazz Fest! These incredible musicians will be performing at the festival, which runs from September 16 through the 19th. Watch the video above to learn more about the musicians.
Indy Jazz Fest is celebrating over 20 years of the festival, and it will be held at Garfield Park after a virtual festival in 2020.

You can find more information about Indy Jazz Fest here.
Our friends at Indy Style are giving away two two-day tickets to Indy Jazz Fest here.
Today we got an exclusive saxophone performance ahead of the Indy Jazz Festival. Jarad Thompson of the group Premium Blend will perform there this weekend.
Celebrating more than 20 years as innovators in the Indianapolis arts and culture scene, the annual Indy Jazz Fest, the premier event of the Indianapolis Jazz Foundation, has returned with a two-day outdoor festival at Garfield Park September 18 and 19.
With a continued focus on celebrating the legacy of jazz, modern masters and new jazz stars, Indy Jazz Fest will feature a wide variety of shows under the jazz umbrella with headliners including Thundercat, Victor Wooten, Cory Henry, Moonchild, and Marion Meadows and many Indy-based jazz heroes.
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 18
- Victor Wooten
- Moonchild
- Akiko Tsuruga Organ Trio featuring Jeff Hamilton & Graham Dechter
- Rob Dixon & Trilogy
- Jared Thompson & Premium Blend | 38th & Postmodernism | 2020 Commission Reprise
- Kenny Banks Trio Jr. + Kenny Phelps & Nick Tucker
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 19
- Thundercat
- Cory Henry
- Marion Meadows | Smooth Jazz Icon
- Native Sun | Legalize Being Black | 2020 Commission Reprise
- Pavel & Direct Contact | El Caribe
- Amanda Gardier Quintet featuring Greg Ward
- Indiana All-State HS Band
IJF Aftersets at The Jazz Kitchen
5377 N College Avenue, Indianapolis, IN 46220
- Friday, September 17, 2021 | 11p • doors open at 10:30p
Clint Breeze & The Groove
- Saturday, September 18, 2021 | 11p • doors open at 10:30p
MonoNeon
For more information IndyJazzFest.net.