Roberta Flack The City of Jacksonville has announced an exciting lineup of activities for the 2009 Jacksonville Jazz Festival Thursday, May 21 through Sunday, May 24.

This year's festival will continue the tradition of jazz in Jacksonville with a variety of jazz genres and featured activities in the heart of downtown Jacksonville. Special components include Art in the Heart Downtown, a juried art show and sale, and the Wine Down Tasting Experience featuring a variety of fine wines.

Other activities include the 'Round Midnight Jazz Jam, Jazz Talk, Generation Next Youth Talent Competition, jazz brunches, exhibits and children's educational displays.

All festival elements are free and open to the public unless otherwise listed.

Those slated to perform include Stanley Clarke Trio featuring Hiromi and Lenny White, Boney James, BB King All Star Band and Roberta Flack.

Internationally hailed as one of the greatest songstresses of our time, Flack remains unparalleled in her ability to tell a story through her music.

Her songs deal insight into our lives, loves, culture and politics, while effortlessly traversing a broad musical landscape from pop to soul to folk to jazz.

For more information call the Office of Special Events at (904) 630-3690

or visit www.jaxjazzfest.com.