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2023 Annual Watts Towers Drum and Jazz Festivals

From September 30, 2023 through October 1, 2023, 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM
  • Watts Towers, 1727 East 107th St., Watts
Free
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Four dancers in Aztec clothing and feathered headdresses dance on stage. A drummer sits on stage in the background performing as well.
Take in a weekend of music, dance and cultural activities at the Watts Towers Art Center
(Courtesy of the Department of Cultural Affairs)

Watch multicultural dance and music performances at the 41st Annual Watts Towers Day of the Drum Festival on Saturday, Sept. 30 with a lineup that includes Xochipilli, Korean Classical Music and Dance Company, SHINE Mawusi, Garifuna Cultural Group and Gimme A Beat. Then, head back on Sunday for the 46th Annual Simon Rodia Watts Towers Jazz Festival. The performers include Alaadun; Melvin Lee Davis and Friends featuring Derek Bordeaux, Kevin Flournoy, and Jeffery B. Suttles Gospel Jazz; Food4Thought, Queen Socks, and Love; Ray Bailey and Friends; Dee Dee McNeil; The World Stage Big Band; Kamau Daáood and JMP Allstars featuring Patrice Rushen, Munyungo Jackson, Bobby Rodriguez, and Reggie Hamilton.