Thursday, May 24
Watermark Country Club
5500 Cascade Rd. SE,
Grand Rapids, MI 49546
Cash Bar Opens at 6:00 PM Plated Dinner Served at 6:30 PM Awards Presentation
Music & Dancing
$30 per person
Reservations only, required by Thursday May 17
Click here or on the form at left.
Fill it out on your computer, print, and mail to:
Dona Raymer
4144 Bulrush NW
Grand Rapids, MI 49534
Mondays at John Ball Park Bandshell ... 6:30 – 8:30 PM
JUNE
4 - THE EAST KENTWOOD HIGH SCHOOL JAZZ BANDS
11 - THE BELTLINE BIG BAND will officially open our regular season in a BIG way
18 - GROUPO AYE
25 - THE TOM HAGEN QUARTET featuring RICK REUTHER
JULY
2 - MARK KAHNY (Musician of the year 2012) will feature "THE BOOGIE WOOGIE BABIES" for a special U.S.A. tribute!
9 - PETRA VAN NUIS QUARTET featuring guitarist ANDY BROWN
16 - MARY RADEMACHER REED will be singing with THE MIDTOWN HORNS
23 - EDYE EVANS HYDE
30 - EVIDENCE and ORQUESTA TRADICION team up for some hot Latin jazz
AUGUST
6 -"THE FAMILY" led by NICK AYOUB
13 - Our favorite season closer! "THE GRAND RAPIDS JAZZ ORCHESTRA" led by TIM FRONCEK
Please help! We need sponsors to keep this great summer tradition alive. Click on the attached letter and form, and consider contributing on any level to keep the music playing!
The form can be filled out on your computer, printed, and mailed.
GRandJazzFestwill bea FREE one-day event on Saturday,
August 18, 2012, from noon until 10 p.m., featuring jazz artists who are Michigan-based. GRandJazzFest brings together notable jazz performers as well as highlights up-and-coming artists for diverse audiences. GRandJazzFest is being held at Rosa Parks Circle, a central location in the heart of downtown Grand Rapids, where attendees can enjoy music, support local businesses and visit other Grand Rapids attractions. GRandJazzFest has collaborated with the West Michigan Jazz Society (WMJS), which is the 501(c)3 fiduciary organization for the festival. More information at www.grandjazzfest.org.
“We hope this new event will become a permanent event on the Grand Rapids arts and festivals calendar,” West Michigan Jazz Society President Craig Benjamin said. “The WMJS Board is proud to be associated with GRandJazzFest, and we look forward to a long and successful collaboration in support of America’s own original art form.”
