{"id":25895,"date":"2021-08-21T18:12:25","date_gmt":"2021-08-22T01:12:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/hi-lo\/?p=30000021719"},"modified":"2021-08-22T09:07:18","modified_gmt":"2021-08-22T16:07:18","slug":"uptown-jazz-fest-2021-brings-live-music-back-to-north-long-beach","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/esd\/local-music\/uptown-jazz-fest-2021-brings-live-music-back-to-north-long-beach","title":{"rendered":"Uptown Jazz Fest 2021 brings live-music back to North Long Beach"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Uptown Jazz Fest 2021 brings music back to North Long Beach\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/wLAH5OqcZ70?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Houghton Park and the surrounding streets in North Long Beach came to life with live-music, dance parties and food trucks Saturday as day two of the annual Uptown Jazz Fest continued into the weekend.<\/p>\n<p>The event kicked off at 9 a.m. with an Artesia Boulevard block party, which was closed off to vehicle traffic for residents to walk around. The block party also featured a stage for live music.<\/p>\n<p>The heart of the party was concentrated in Houghton Park\u2014the premier location for the annual event. Saturday&#8217;s musical performances included Biscuits &amp; Gravy, DW3 and nonstop music from DJ Mr. Quick.<\/p>\n<p>The event marked a return to in-person activities after last year&#8217;s jazz fest had to be streamed online because of COVID-19. This year may have allowed for the event to be in person, but there were some rules were in place. Proof of vaccination or a negative COVID test had to be presented in order to enter the public dance floor in front of the main stage and families were urged to wear masks.<\/p>\n<p>Lawrence and Maria Taylor are local residents near the park and said it was their first time attending the event. &#8220;Me and my family came out to support the city,&#8221; Lawrence said. &#8220;It&#8217;s a rough time right now, so everybody needs this. 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