Longmont Jazz Festival, August 13-20

LONGMONT, CO--The Longmont Jazz Festival expands this year to a free eight-day celebration from August 13-20 of performances, a jazz clinic with Peter Sommer and Art Lande August 18, jam sessions, a jazz art show and more. On Saturday and Sunday August 19-20 from noon till night, the Roosevelt Park Pavilion will feature mainstream, '30s swing dance music and gypsy jazz, bebop, traditional, Latin, straight-ahead and avant-garde jazz. Dancing is encouraged. Food, drawings for prizes and booths for vendors will also be featured in the Park. Attenders are encouraged to bring blankets and chairs for seating.

Details on related events, including a special presentation on women in jazz August 16 featuring Marguerite Juenemann, Ellyn Rucker and Lelah Simon, appear at www.longmontjazz.org.

Performers August 19-20 in Roosevelt Park include:

• The Dale Bruning - Peter Sommer Quintet with Brad Goode, Paul Romaine and Ken Walker; the Marguerite Juenemann combo; and the Ken Walker sextet
• Latin jazz from Mistura Fina and Ginga
  
  
• The big-band sounds of the Longmont All-Stars youth band and the Boulder Big Band, plus the Dixieland tunes of Vern Baumer and the New Orleans Jazz Gathering
  
  
• Gypsy swing from the Cottonwood Club and the Gypsy Swing Review

The Longmont Jazz Festival is a free community event presented by the Longmont Jazz Association and the City of Longmont Recreation Services, with support from SCFD, Xcel, Centennial Bank of the West, Front Range Community College, Miller Music, and other organizations and individuals. Longmont, Colorado is halfway between Denver and Rocky Mountain National Park and only 10 minutes west of I-25.

For more information and full schedule of events, visit www.longmontjazz.org or call 303.485.5512.

LONGMONT JAZZ FESTIVAL

AUGUST 13-20, 2006

The Hot Club of Boulder:
'30s swing dance & gypsy jazz
Sunday 8/13, 7 pm
Longmont Free University
505 Main Street...$10

Women in Jazz from Two Centuries:
Marguerite Juenemann, Ellyn Rucker & Lelah Simon with a presentation by Mary Golden
Wednesday 8/16, 3-5 pm
Longmont Senior Center
910 Longs Peak Avenue...free!

Jazz Clinic: Peter Sommer & Art Lande
Bring instruments and learn from the best!

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Friday 8/18, 7-9 pm
Faith Community Lutheran Church
9775 Ute Hwy. 66...free! LJA OUTDOOR JAZZ CELEBRATION IN THE ROOSEVELT PARK PAVILION: Bring your blankets & chairs to the park at Longs Peak & Coffman! Free!

SATURDAY 8/19, ROOSEVELT PARK

12:00-1:00............Longmont All-Star Band
1:15-2:45....Cottonwood Club (gypsy swing)
3:00-4:30.......New Orleans Jazz Gathering
4:45-6:15...................Gypsy Swing Review
6:30-8:00........................Boulder Big Band
8:15-10:00....Jam with Peter Sommer, Pat Bianchi and Chris Lee

SUNDAY 8/20, ROOSEVELT PARK:

12-1:30.................Mistura Fina (Latin)
1:45-3:15............Dale Bruning - Peter Sommer Quintet with Brad Goode, Paul Romaine and Ken Walker
3:30-5:00.........Marguerite Juenemann
5:15-6:45.......Ginga (South American)
7:00-8:30................Ken Walker Sextet

Jazz Art Show (8/7-31) & Jams:
Check Cafe for August Jam Schedule, Ziggi's Coffee House
400 Main Street...free!

Jazz for Dining:
Check Cafes for Schedules, Storyville Creole Cafe, 246 Main Street
Pinocchio's, 508 Main Street