ECC Music Festival

East Central College’s Music Department will be kicking off their 2026-27 concert series with a free, outdoor music festival!

Join us on the ECC Union campus quad for a great evening of music. This annual event also supports the Metallica Scholars program, which provides scholarships for students in our Advanced Manufacturing programs.

Food and drinks will be available, including alcoholic and non-alcoholic options. Local favorites Jimmy John’s and Red White and Brew will be serving food.

Show Lineup

Elayna Cusano: 4:30-5 p.m.

ECC is proud to highlight our own Elayna Cusano, a learning and retention specialist, and her musical talents. Her performance features coffee shop acoustic, mellow pop, and indie folk.

Steve Leslie Band: 5-6:15 p.m.

Enjoy Ray Leslie’s soulful vocals as she sings everything from Aretha Franklin to Stevie Nicks. Band leader and frontman Steve Leslie will share vocal duties, as well as guitar and guitar synth. Steve is an adjunct guitar instructor at East Central College and has performed with or opened for T.M. Stevens (Joe Cocker, The Pretenders), Al Petrelli (Alice Cooper, Trans-Siberian Orchestra), Cheap Trick, Blue Öyster Cult, and many others.

The Playadors: 6:30-8:15 p.m.

The Playadors are a jazz and soul band featuring a rotating lineup of some of the best musicians in St. Louis. With a reputation for delivering unforgettable live shows, they will headline this year’s Music Festival.

We will see you there!