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A slew of sounds in Scranton

Scranton Jazz Festival, Friday-Sunday, Aug. 6-8 at the Radisson Lackawanna Station Hotel (700 Lackawanna Ave., Scranton) featuring Medeski Martin and Wood, Dave Liebman, Shemekia Copeland, The Bill Mays Inventions Trio, Steve Rudolph, Ilona Knopfler, The Marko Marcinko Latin Jazz Sextet, Tony Miceli, Nate Birkey, Pete McCann, The Chris Parker Band, The Keystone Jazz Institute Student Combos, The Dixieland All Stars and more.

Festival opens Friday at 7:30 p.m., Saturday at 5 p.m. and Sunday at 11 a.m.

Jazz Walks

500 Block Plaza (Lackawanna Avenue), Fri. Dixieland All Stars, Sat. Dixie Gents

The Banshee (320 Penn Ave.), Fri. Marko Marcinko Latin Jazz, Sat. Rogue Chimp

The Bog (341 Adams Ave., Scranton), Fri. Indigo Moon Brass Band, Sat. The Bog Swing Band

Brixx (130 N. Washington Ave.), Fri. Erin Malloy and Jimmy Waltich, Sat. Spencer and Nancy Reed

Cigar Club (544 Spruce St.), Sat. Tony Costa Trio

Hilton Scranton Hotel (100 Adams Ave.), Fri. Jim Buckley and Friends, Sat. Dan Yoder & his State College Jazz Trio

Jean and Betty’s Coffee Shop (Lackawanna Avenue), Fri. Wayne Smith, Sat. Washer, Rostock and Carlucci

Lavish (600 Linden St.), Fri. Aurelien Budynek

Mert’s ( 302 Penn Ave.), Fri. Jazz Juice, Sat. Music For Models

Outrageous (515 Center St., Scranton), Fri. Tom Kozic & Friends

Scranton’s Vintage Theater (222 Wyoming Ave.), Sat. Aurelien Budynek

Trax Bar (Radisson), Fri and Sat., Ilona Knopfler and Steve Rudolph Trio

Vietnamese Palace Cuisine (309 N. Washington Ave.) Fri. Tyler Dempsey Jazz Quarter

* Artists subject to change, according to event Web site

Jazz Brunch

Sun., Aug. 8, 11:30 a.m., Carmen’s Restaurant (Radisson)

Jazz Jam Session

Sun., Aug. 8, 9:30 p.m., Trax (Radisson)

Tickets

Friday/Saturday, $30; Sunday, $25; Saturday/Sunday pass, $50; students, $20.

For tickets, contact the Scranton Jazz Festival at 570.487.3954, Hrunco@yahoo.com or visit Gallery of Sound in Dickson City. Tickets are also available at the main entrance of the Radisson each day of the festival.

For more info or to see the complete festival schedule, visit scrantonjazzfestival.org or call 969.0778.


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