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Front Porch Concert Series features great music in fun, outdoors setting
Enjoy great music in a fun outdoor setting when Jackson Community College presents the Front Porch Concert Series, a free event for the whole family!
Bring a lawn chair or blanket and enjoy one of the four concerts planned. These concerts are fun, free, accessible and guaranteed – activities will move indoors in case of inclement weather. This year’s concerts include:
June 14 – Trombonefest, 7 p.m. This marks the 25th year of this truly unique musical event when trombonists from all over Michigan, as well as the rest of the U.S., gather here in Jackson to share their passion for the trombone. The music will include beautiful ensemble selections from the classics, as well popular music and jazz.
June 18 – Capital City Brass, 7 p.m. The Capital City Brass Band is an all-volunteer brass and percussion ensemble inspired by the traditional British-style brass band model.
June 25 – Summer Band Camp Finale Concert, 7 p.m. JCC welcomes young musicians who are pre-high school age to band camp every summer. Hear these young artists in a finale performance!
June 30 – Pre-Fourth of July Concert, 7 p.m. Jackson Community Concert Band. The Jackson Community Concert Band is comprised of JCC students and community members, under the direction of Conductor Ronald L. Douglass, associate professor of music. Concerts are free and the public is welcome.
Audience members are encouraged to bring lawn chairs or blankets for seating.