Jazz Spring 2012

#jazzlives.

February has ended, and March is Music in The Schools month. The weather is changing.. and changing... then changing a bit more, and we eagerly anticipate myriad outdoor concerts. To us, this means that jazz at Riverwalk Augusta is not far away. It's time for Candlelight Jazz, and, this year, we've added five concerts in early spring, a preview of sorts.

The 2012 Candlelight Jazz (PRE)view Concert Series kicks off on March 11. Garden City Jazz will present five concerts at Riverwalk Augusta, Georgia,  featuring young emerging jazz artists from the area. The first concert is the same day as Daylight Saving Time, so we've conveniently tagged this #swingforward. Concerts begin at 7pm instead of the usual 8:00pm. Please click the Candlelight Jazz page for complete details.

For a quick update on the "Taking Notes: Jazz & The American Story" project, we've completed a tour of eight Richmond County high schools, Grady High School in Atlanta, and USC Aiken. This collaboration with the local board of education has opened many new doors for jazz in education in the CSRA, and, for that, we are grateful. Media coverage and articles can be found at the Taking Notes page.

We're excited about 2012. New music. New musicians. New opportunities. Thank you!

What's new for 2012?

Garden City Jazz presents Candlelight Jazz PRE(view), a series of five concerts in March and April, featuring the best in live, local music. The PRE(view) concerts follow the same format as the summer jazz series, except they begin an hour earlier, at 7:00pm, and feature multiple performances. The regular series begins in May and continues through August. We added the concerts because of increased requests to extend Sunday night jazz at the river.

Venue: River Stage at 8^th Street (8^th & Riverwalk), downtown Augusta. $6 Admission. Rain or shine.