Where: Heman Park at Midland & Shaftesbury (St. Louis)

        When: Saturday, September 24, 11 a.m. until 7 p.m.

        Who: Jeanne Trevor & Friends, Mike Silverman's Classical Jazz Quartet, John Coltrane Tribute with Maurice Carnes' Hipjaz Quintet, Clave Sol, U City Young Jazz Lions, Washington University Jazz Clinic

        Cost: FREEINFO: Visit www.ucityjazzfestival.com for information and directions

        The City of University City presents the first U City Jazz Festival on Saturday, September 24, 2011 from 11 a.m. until 7 p.m. in Heman Park. Local and nationally renowned jazz artists perform free concerts featuring straight-ahead, contemporary, and Latin jazz music.

        When you consider the rich musical pedigree that's grown from the small inner-ring St. Louis suburb of University City, you might have expected the artistry of a jazz festival soon to match. University City is home to over a third of the St. Louis Symphony, and it has also been nationally recognized in jazz education. There are numerous jazz figures who started out in University City - Todd Williams, Peter Martin, Neil Caine, Jeremy Davenport, Chris Thomas, Mike and Rob Silverman - and it remains home to many more.

        A Taste of University City

        The U City Jazz Festival promotes the best music, cross-cultural interaction and food that the city has to offer in Heman Park. Highlights feature diverse, family-friendly food vendors Shu Feng (Asian), Whatsmokin (barbeque), and the Market Pub House (multi-national).

        The U City Jazz Festival is founded and produced by Silverman Brothers Music and Autumn Hill Jazz to stimulate interesting, and awareness and appreciation of, jazz in historic University City. Its mission also facilitates cross-cultural interaction, provides performance opportunities, and educates young people and adults about the important role of jazz as an indigenous American art form.

        For more information about the U City Jazz Festival and its sponsors visit www.UCityJazzFestival.com. The events go on rain or shine. No glass bottles allowed.