Scranton Jazz Festival this weekend

First Friday isn't the only thing going on in downtown Scranton this weekend. The fifth annual Scranton Jazz Festival will be held Friday through Sunday, Aug. 7-9, at the Radisson Lackawanna Station Hotel. The festival brings together some of the finest jazz talents in the Northeast for a three-day celebration of music and art.

On Friday, music begins at 7:30 p.m. with The Marko Marcinko Latin Jazz Quintet followed at 8:30 p.m. by jazz superstar Chuck Mangione. The festival picks up again on Saturday at 5 p.m. with Ellington Legacy, followed by Organic Vibe Trio with Dave Samuels (6 p.m.); Nilson Matta and Brazilian Voyage (7 p.m.); and The Funk Filharmonik (8 p.m.).

On Sunday, the day begins with The Jazz Mass with Rev Bill Carter and Presbybop at 12:30 p.m. And the final day of the festival wraps up with The Keystone Jazz Institute Student Jazz Combos (4 p.m.); The Phil Markowitz Trio with Jay Anderson and Adam Nussbaum (5 p.m.); The Chris Tarry Band (6 p.m.); The Absolute Trio with jazz vocalist Bob Dorough (7 p.m.); The Festival Big Band (8 p.m.); and The Jazz Jam at 9:30 p.m. at Trax Bar.