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Annual Jazz in July series to return to IU Art Museum

Family-friendly live jazz will return to the IU Art Museum for the 23rd annual Jazz in July concert series.

The series features individual concerts, with the first one having taken place this past Sunday. The rest of the series will take place at 6:30 p.m. July 11, 18 and 25.

The concerts are open to the public; however, seating is limited. Performances will be outdoors on the museum’s front plaza. In the event of rain, concerts will be relocated inside the museum. Refreshments will be available for purchase, and donations are welcome.

A special pre-concert gallery tour focusing on the circus imagery in Henri Matisse’s “Jazz” led by Nan Brewer, the Lucienne M. Glaubinger curator of works on paper, will take place from 5:45 to 6:15 p.m. July 25.

“It opens up the door to a different and large group that may not consider going to the art museum but is very artistic, for obvious reasons,” said Mark Schneider, the IU Art Museum fundraising and corporate sales director.

Guests will get a chance to watch some of Bloomington’s most popular jazz acts area along with artists affiliated with the renowned Jacob School of Music.

Featured artists are from various musical and cultural backgrounds.

Stardusters little BIG Band kicked off the event with music by renowned swing bands like Benny Goodman, Count Basie, Glenn Miller, Woody Herman, Stan Kenton and the Dorseys.

This week, Chicago ?trumpeter and composer Pharez Whitted will perform. He will bring his vision and voice back to IU where he studied under Distinguished Professor of Music David Baker.

In the spirit of promoting Brazilian culture through music and dance, Avenida Brazil will perform a selection of up-tempo jazz-infused samba grooves, complete with samba dancers.

The musical reunion of Steve Houghton and the AHA! Quintet features the musicianship of Houghton’s old friends Bob Sheppard and Clay Jenkins as well as his current trio partners Steve Allee and Jeremy Allen. They will deliver melodies that stylistically include swing, Brazilian, fusion and ballads.

Jazz in July is part of the musical series of the 2014 Summer Festival of the Arts, which spans May 24 to August 24 with music, cinema, theater and arts performances at venues all around ?campus.

“Jazz in July is an event for a shared passion for music and Jazz in the Bloomington community,” ?Communications and Public Relations Manager Katherine Paschal said.

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