Rockville Public Library Hosts FREE Live Jazz Concert this Saturday
(VERNON, Connecticut) – The Rockville Public Library is hosting a live jazz concert this Saturday, Nov. 12, featuring The Blue River Jazz Band.
The show is free and begins at 2 p.m. All are welcome. People are asked to register by visiting the library website, www.rockvillepubliclibrary.org, or by calling 860-875-5892.
The Blue River Jazz Band performs traditional, classic, and hot jazz and swing music from the early 20th Century and features the songs of artists such as Louis Armstrong, Sidney Bechet, Duke Ellington, Count Basie, Lester Young, Fats Waller and many more.
“Jazz is a uniquely American form of music that is loved around the world,” Vernon Mayor Dan Champagne said. “Bringing this duo to the Rockville Public Library is another step forward in our effort to make Vernon the arts hub of Tolland County.’
Rockville Public Library Director Jennifer Johnston-Marius said The Blue River Jazz Band’s expansive repertoire is what drew her to booking them for the concert.
“I like the fact they perform a variety of jazz styles,” she said. “It’s a little bit of everything and