Nine concerts are planned this summer for the 2026 Jazz in the Park concert series.

It opens this Sunday with the Nightcap Band from Youngstown and the Urban Jazz Coalition, which last month played the Creekside Blues & Jazz Festival with Brian Simpson, this year’s headliner for Youngstown Wine & Jazz Festival.

Other shows this season include:

• July 19 — John Reese & Backbeat and Rick Ward Project

• July 26 — Andy Bianco Group and Royal Bayyan & Friends

• Aug. 2 — Melrose Eve and The Band with No Name

• Aug. 9 — Mikaela Renee and special guest artist to be announced

• Aug. 16 — The Rock Star Experience and Forecast

• Aug. 23 — Jazrus and Sammy DeLeon su Orquestra

• Aug. 30 — The Unit Experience Project

• Sept. 6 — Arielle & Friends

All concerts take place at Wick Park, 260 Park Ave., Youngstown, with music from 3 to 7 p.m. Admission is free. For more information, go to jazzintheparkyongstown.com.