"America's Art Form" Concert: Poetry and Jazz at Garland County Library

From October through February, on the second Wednesday of each month, the Hot Springs Jazz Society presents a free "America's Art Form" concert (6-7:30 pm) in the Garland County Library's auditorium. (Click on the link at the top of this entry to view a local map and info for the venue.) Each concert highlights a specific type/era of jazz and features a special guest artist performing with accomplished jazz musicians provided by the Hot Springs Jazz Society. Performing on 11 February 2015 are Clyde Pound (keys), David Higginbotham (upright bass), and Jay Payette (drums). Guest artists are poets Kai Coggin, Maria Kuntz, and Chuck Dodson (who will also sit in on keys). Photos and more event details may be posted on the Society's Facebook page and/or website (www.hsjazzsociety.org). ...

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From October through February, on the second Wednesday of each month, the Hot Springs Jazz Society presents a free "America's Art Form" concert (6-7:30 pm) in the Garland County Library's auditorium. (Click on the link at the top of this entry to view a local map and info for the venue.) Each concert highlights a specific type/era of jazz and features a special guest artist performing with accomplished jazz musicians provided by the Hot Springs Jazz Society. Performing on 11 February 2015 are Clyde Pound (keys), David Higginbotham (upright bass), and Jay Payette (drums). Guest artists are poets Kai Coggin, Maria Kuntz, and Chuck Dodson (who will also sit in on keys). Photos and more event details may be posted on the Society's Facebook page and/or website (www.hsjazzsociety.org).

"America's Art Form" concerts for 2014-2015 highlight "The Traditional Music of NOLA" (8 October), "Theme Songs of the Big Band Era" (12 November), "Icons and Innovators" (10 December), "Frank Sinatra's Greatest Hits" (14 January), and "Poetry and Jazz" (11 February). The "America's Art Form" series is supported in part by the Arkansas Arts Council (Department of Arkansas Heritage) and the National Endowment for the Arts.

Founded in 1991, the Hot Springs Jazz Society (www.hsjazzsociety.org) is a 501c3 nonprofit. Questions should be addressed to HSJS Executive Director Gretchen Taylor (501.627.2425 / [email protected] / Hot Springs Jazz Society, P. O. Box 22662, Hot Springs, AR 71903-2662).

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