Classical guitarist Eliot Fisk plays “Bach Under the Stars” at the Marie Drake Planetarium as part of Juneau Jazz & Classics on Thursday, May 9, 2019. The music festival continues through May 18. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

Classical guitarist Eliot Fisk plays “Bach Under the Stars” at the Marie Drake Planetarium as part of Juneau Jazz & Classics on Thursday, May 9, 2019. The music festival continues through May 18. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

Photos: Highlights of the Juneau Jazz & Classics Festival

The two-week festival wraps up Saturday.

Here’s some photos from the 33rd annual Juneau Jazz & Classics Festival taking place in Juneau.

The live music festival kicked off Friday, May 3, and wraps up Saturday, May 18. Read more about the finale — which features a performance from one of the best string players around — here.

You can also find out more general information about the festival, and the full schedule, here: 33rd annual festival is Bach in Juneau


• Contact staff photographer Michael Penn at 523-2262 and mpenn@juneauempire.com. Follow our Instagram at @Juneau.Life.


Violinist Jason Issokson wades into a sea of elementary school students to take questions as the Argus String Quartet plays a Brown Bag Concert at the State Office Building on Wednesday, May 15, 2019. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

Violinist Jason Issokson wades into a sea of elementary school students to take questions as the Argus String Quartet plays a Brown Bag Concert at the State Office Building on Wednesday, May 15, 2019. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

Members of the Argus String Quartet play a Brown Bag Concert at the State Office Building on Wednesday, May 15, 2019. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

Members of the Argus String Quartet play a Brown Bag Concert at the State Office Building on Wednesday, May 15, 2019. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

Julie Coucheron and William Ransom talk about the four-handed pieces for piano they perform during a Juneau Jazz & Classic’s Brown Bag Concert at the State Office Building on Tuesday, May 7, 2019. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

Julie Coucheron and William Ransom talk about the four-handed pieces for piano they perform during a Juneau Jazz & Classic’s Brown Bag Concert at the State Office Building on Tuesday, May 7, 2019. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

Members of the Gonzalo Bergara Trio perform in the atrium of the Andrew P. Kashevaroff (APK) Building as part of Juneau Jazz & Classics on Friday, May 10, 2019. The music festival continues through May 18. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

Members of the Gonzalo Bergara Trio perform in the atrium of the Andrew P. Kashevaroff (APK) Building as part of Juneau Jazz & Classics on Friday, May 10, 2019. The music festival continues through May 18. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

Members of the Gonzalo Bergara Trio perform in the atrium of the Andrew P. Kashevaroff (APK) Building as part of Juneau Jazz & Classics on Friday, May 10, 2019. The music festival continues through May 18. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

Members of the Gonzalo Bergara Trio perform in the atrium of the Andrew P. Kashevaroff (APK) Building as part of Juneau Jazz & Classics on Friday, May 10, 2019. The music festival continues through May 18. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

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