Live The Spirit Residency

Welcome! We produce the Englewood Jazz Festival a FREE event held at Hamilton Park each year the third Saturday in September.

In 2000, Englewood resident, composer, bandleader, and internationally renowned artist, Ernest “Khabeer” Dawkins created The Englewood Jazz Festival to highlight the rich cultural heritage of Englewood and to work with other organizations to increase Englewood’s own musical resources. His vision and determination has kept the Festival alive and growing for over a decade. Dawkins originated the fes  ...