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Vail Jazz Kickoff Party Featuring Wycliffe Gordon's Funk Revolution at Vail Jazz Festival at Donovan Pavilion

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Donovan Pavilion
Vail Jazz Festival

1600 S Frontage Rd W
Vail, CO
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Vail Jazz Kickoff Party Featuring Wycliffe Gordon's Funk Revolution at Vail Jazz Festival at Donovan Pavilion

When

Tue, July 11, 2023
5:00 pm

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HIGH ENERGY FUNK DANCE PARTY

Kick off the summer with Vail Jazz! Join us as we commence the 29th Annual Vail Jazz Festival with drinks, hors dโ€™oeuvres, dancing, and funk music.

Wycliffe Gordon knows funk music! The musical foundation of funk fused the unique jazz rhythmic patterns employed by Black musicians in New Orleans with elements of R&B and soul music, along with a healthy bass โ€œgroove.โ€ While ethnomusicologists may continue to debate the origins of the name and the music, what is clear is that funk is for dancing and this year Wycliffe Gordon is bringing a band of some of the funkiest musicians around for your dancing pleasure...

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