Looking for something fun to do on a warm summer night? Love music? Look no further.
Tomorrow, September 8th, from 6-10PM, historic downtown North Bend plays host to more than 40 Northwest musicians in six venues for an evening celebrating the American Jazz Music. The venues span three downtown North Bend blocks including Pioneer Coffee, the North Bend Theatre, Twedes Cafe, Valley Center Stage, Boxley’s and the North Bend Bar & Grill.
Jazz Walk is sponsored by the Boxley Music Fund, which is a member-run, non-profit organization dedicated to supporting live jazz performance and education. Owner Danny Kolke and his restaurant, Boxley’s, are helping North Bend become a Jazz destination, featuring live Jazz seven nights a week. Boxley’s was recently named one of the best Jazz rooms by Downbeat Magazine.
One ticket allows you to see music at all the venues. Plan on walking from venue to venue to check out all the performances. Children are welcome at ALL venues. Ticket prices are: Adult Tickets $12.00 Advance / $15.00 at the door, Children Tickets (age 14 and younger) $5.00 Advance / $8.00 at the door. Tickets are available at www.northbendjazzwalk.com.
Jazz Walk is proud to feature great Northwest Jazz Artists including Janette West, Carolyn Graye, Paul Green, Future Jazz Heads, The 133rd Army National Guard Jazz Patriots and the Andrews Sisters Tribute*, Jay Thomas Quartet, Tracy Knoop, Aria Prame, Danny Kolke, Bernie Jacobs, Kelly Eisenhour, Alexey Nikolaev, Chris Symer, Gregg Belisle-Chi, Leah Stillwell, Milo Petersen, Diana Page, Katy Bourne, Marty Tuttle, Ed Weber, Michael Marcus, Chris Clark, Brian Gmerek, Matt Wenman, Ron Peters, Dawn Clement, Nate Parker, Adam Kessler, Geoff Cooke, Greg Williamson, John Hansen, Jon Hamar, Reuel Lubag and many more.
Sponsors include The City of North Bend, The Valley Record, Pony Boy Records, Frankies Pizza, Intek Integration Technologies, Hauglie Insurance, PCBennett Consulting, Earshot Jazz, KPLU FM 88.5, the Stranger, Encompass and the members of the Boxley Music Fund.
The North Bend Jazz Walk is supported by the Boxley Music Fund, which is dependent on ticket sales, membership and sponsorship to fund the Jazz Walk, Boxley’s Music Performance and Educational Events. For more information about the Boxley Music Fund visit www.boxleymusicfund.com.
