Middlesex Jazz Festival Lands In Concord

CONCORD, MA – The Concord Visitor Center and Town Recreation Department will host the Middlesex Jazz Festival outside of Concord Center this Sunday, June 4. The free outdoor festival will feature four 20-piece big bands and six smaller jazz ensembles and include participants from the Concord-Carlisle High School jazz band.

Local restaurants such as Main Street Café, Twin Seafood, Reasons to be Cheerful and Woods Hill Table will be on hand with pop-up stands and featured specials. Visitors are encouraged to bring lawn chairs, and the town will provide several large tents to shade areas surrounding the stages.

The festival runs from 1:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. Below is the performance schedule.

1:30-2: Impromptu Sextet
2-2:40: Mood Swings Orchestra
2:40-3: Jazz on Six
3-3:40: Harvard Alumni Jazz Band
3:40-4: Westford Academy Jazz Combo
4-4:40: Soft Touch Band
4:40-5: Concord-Carlisle High School Jazz Combo
5-5:40: Compaq Big Band
5:40-6:10: Sai Ghose Quartet
6:10-7: Compaq Big Band

Image via Scott Swigart, Flickr Commons