Jermaine Dupri honoring Quincy Jones at Essence Festival: See list of performers
"This is the Blackest festival that we have in America, and I feel like Quincy is the greatest Black producer of American Black music," Dupri previously told USA TODAY.
The So So Def founder's "Essence Flowers" tribute is scheduled for Sunday, July 6, at the Caesars Superdome and will feature R&B and hip hop powerhouses.
Here's what we know about Jermaine Dupri's upcoming set at Essence Fest:
Jermaine Dupri: On the key to a hit record, Quincy Jones and his 'tribute of all tributes'
List of performers
Dupri's tribute will include performances from musical acts who sampled Quincy Jones' hit songs. For instance, MC Lyte's and Xscape's 90s hit record, "Keep On, Keepin' On", sampled Michael Jackson's "Liberian Girl," which was co-produced by Jones.
"That's what I'm going to do in my set; I'm going to make you realize that you might not even realize how much Quincy Jones you have listened to," he said.
How to get tickets to Essence Festival
Essence Festival of Culture will be held from July 4 to July 6 in New Orleans. Tickets for the concerts are available on Ticketmaster.
The three-day bundle is currently sold out, but single-day tickets are still available. For July 6, the night Jermaine Dupri is performing, tickets are as low as $82.
The panoramic performance will be an educational "tribute of all tributes," showing "the importance of Quincy and who he was to me and who I am as a producer standing across from him," Dupri said.
Taylor Ardrey is a news reporter for USA TODAY. You can reach her at tardrey@gannett.com.
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