Jazz festival coming to Grand Rapids this summer GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (AP) — Organizers have announced that Grand Rapids is going to be hosting a free jazz festival this summer. GRandJazzFest will be held at Rosa Parks Circle on Aug. 18. The daylong festival is to feature Michigan-based jazz artists. The festival is being organized by Grand Rapids resident Audrey Sundstrom and a group of jazz aficionados, including the West Michigan Jazz Society.