Island Jazz will open its seventh season of free Sunday afternoon concerts on January 8 in the Boler Garden at BIG ARTS, located at 900 Dunlop Road on Sanibel.
All performances begin at 3 p.m. on the following dates: January 8 and 22; February 5, 12, 19 and 26; March 4 and 18; April 1, 8, 15, 22, and 29.
Attendees should bring beach chairs, as seating is limited. In case of rain, the concert will move onto the covered Gainer Verandah.
Made up mostly of island residents, Island Jazz features Harry Reiner on trupet, Tom Cooley on drums, Louis Pradt on clarinet and flute, Babe VanDeVelde on tenor sax, and Sally-Jane Heit on vocals. Frequent guest players include many of the best jazz musicians in southwest Florida playing all styles of music from jazz standards and Dixieland to bop, pop and more.
“Don’t just mark your calendars,” said Tom Cooley, who calls himself the band’s den-mother. “Actually come to the concerts, support BIG Arts and hear all your favorite tunes executed by the most technically precise and grammatically correct band on the island.”
For more information, call Tom or Barbara Cooley at 239-472-8568.
Island Sun (December 30, 2011)
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