The Northeastern Arts Network presents "The Jazz Legacy Project" as part of their 2024-25 Big Sky Concert Series on Thursday, Nov. 7 at the MonDak Heritage Center, Sidney.
Created in 2015 after an epiphany, Justin Varnes had while teaching Jazz History at Georgia State University, the Jazz Legacy Project has an ongoing residency at the Velvet Note jazz club in Atlanta, GA, where they have been selling out their performances for six years and counting. Ditching a traditional textbook in favor of playing records and telling stories about the artists to college kids who knew little or nothing about jazz proved to be a big success. It turned out that performing the artist's music and telling their stories in between proved to be an even bigger success. These accomplished musicians will transport you into the world of jazz music with their compelling stories about the artists and their influences of American music and culture such as John Coltrane, Thelonious Monk, and Billie Holiday.
This performance begins at 7 p.m. at the MonDak Heritage Center -406-433-3500 in Sidney. Tickets can be purchased at the door - $20/Adult, $18/Sr. and $15/Student.
The Big Sky Series is made possible in part by the Montana Performing Arts Consortium Presenter Development Program which is supported by grants from the National Endowment for the Arts, Montana Arts Council, legislative grant from Montana's Cultural Trust, and Creative West.
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