ECA and the Rotary Club of Edmonds Daybreakers present

Edmonds Jazz Connection 2008
proceeds benefit the Burned Children Recovery Foundation.

Saturday May 24, 2008, beginning at 10AM
Tickets:  $30 adults/seniors, $15 youth (17 and under)
Click here to purchase your tickets or call (425) 275-9595.

Enjoy a full day of jazz in downtown Edmonds as the Rotary Club of Edmonds Daybreakers presents their eighth annual Jazz Connection.  This day-to-night jazz festival begins with free public performances by high school big bands at Edmonds Center for the Arts, choirs at the Edmonds Masonic Lodge, and ensembles at the Edmonds Theater.  Over 200 young musicians will be participating throughout the day, including award-winning local soloists fresh from the Essentially Ellington High School Jazz Band Competition and Festival in New York City. 

The program will also feature a one-man symposium, :"The Roots of Jazz in Seattle" by Paul de Barros, jazz critic for the Seattle Times at 12Noon at the Edmonds Theatre, 415 Main Street.

Free shuttle service will be provided continuously throughout the day between the 3 venues

The event will be capped by an evening performance at Edmonds Center for the Arts featuring renowned jazz calist Kevin Mahogany, accompanied by the Phil Kelly Big Band.