Jazz in the Park: Syn.R.G at Riverfront Park - History Pavilion

This free concert features SynRG. Photos and info for the group can be found on its Facebook page. A local map and description for the venue are provided via a link at the top of this Jazz Near You entry. Other details appear below.

The 2015 series of free, family-friendly "Jazz in the Park" concerts (6-8 p.m. on Wednesdays in April and September) is presented at the History Pavilion, located west of Junction Bridge and First Security Amphitheatre but east of Peabody Park within downtown Little Rock's Julius Breckling Riverfront Park on the south bank of the Arkansas River. The History Pavilion can be accessed by going north on Ottenheimer Drive (off President Clinton Avenue). In case of inclement weather, concerts are moved to the covered West Pavilion directly behind Ottenheimer Hall (400 President Clinton Avenue in River Market). ...

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This free concert features SynRG. Photos and info for the group can be found on its Facebook page. A local map and description for the venue are provided via a link at the top of this Jazz Near You entry. Other details appear below.

The 2015 series of free, family-friendly "Jazz in the Park" concerts (6-8 p.m. on Wednesdays in April and September) is presented at the History Pavilion, located west of Junction Bridge and First Security Amphitheatre but east of Peabody Park within downtown Little Rock's Julius Breckling Riverfront Park on the south bank of the Arkansas River. The History Pavilion can be accessed by going north on Ottenheimer Drive (off President Clinton Avenue). In case of inclement weather, concerts are moved to the covered West Pavilion directly behind Ottenheimer Hall (400 President Clinton Avenue in River Market).

The space at the History Pavilion includes limited seating within a natural-stone amphitheatre. Lawn chairs and blankets are welcome, but no coolers are allowed. Beer, wine, soft drinks, and water are available for purchase.

"Jazz in the Park" is sponsored and presented by the Little Rock Convention and Visitors Bureau (littlerock.com) and River Market (rivermarket.info). Beverage sales during this third annual series of concerts benefit the scholarship fund and enrichment programs maintained by Art Porter Music Education (artporter.org), a 501c3 nonprofit established to honor the jazz legacy of Art Porter, Sr. and Art Porter, Jr. (Inducted into the Arkansas Jazz Hall of Fame in 1994 and 1998, respectively, both are profiled under "Hall of Fame" at arjazz.org and in the Central Arkansas Library System's Encyclopedia of Arkansas History and Culture at encyclopediaofarkansas.net.)

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