Ian Petillo’s Legacy Jazz Band featuring Mike Lewis takes center stage at Morgan Park Summer Music Festival on Sunday, August 14. The concert, which is free to the public, will begin at 7:30 p.m. in Morgan Park.
Graceful and stylistic, the Legacy Jazz Band celebrates the Big Band sounds of the 1920s and 30s with music made famous by Glen Miller, Count Basie, Duke Ellington, Frank Sinatra, Fletcher Henderson, Tommy Dorsey, Woody Herman, Harry James, among others. The band is also noted for its performances of Dixieland jazz and the classics of the Great American Songbook of music by the Gershwins, Cole Porter, Jerome Kern, Rodgers and Hart, Billy Strayhorn and many more.
Morgan Park Summer Music Festival is an all-volunteer nonprofit organization that has been providing free concerts in the park for 52 years. The shows are completely funded through the generous donations that are received from local businesses and individuals. Tax payer money is not used to bring this high caliber talent to the Festival year after year.
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So, come on down to Morgan Park and enjoy a wonderful evening of family entertainment under the stars. Bring a blanket or chairs and picnic if you wish. Please note alcoholic beverages are not permitted in Morgan Park. Morgan Park is located on Germaine Street at the end of Landing Road in Glen Cove. In the event of rain, the concert will be held at St. Patrick’s Parish Hall, Pearsall Avenue, Glen Cove. For further information, call (516) 671-0017. Email us at morganparkmusic@yahoo.com or visit us at www.morganparkmusic.org.
