Dixieland Jazz This Weekend

Fri., May 31, 1996

William Berry

The Spokane Dixieland Jazz Festival, featuring nine hot traditional jazz bands, is back at the Masonic Temple for its second year. Bands play simultaneously in four rooms of the Temple from 4 p.m. to midnight today, 10:30 a.m. to midnight on Satuday and from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Sunday.

There will be an opening ceremony at noon today at the Wall Street Mall in downtown Spokane. Music for this free event will be provided by the Uptown Lowdown Jazz Band.

Other bands playing the Festival include Grand Dominion, South Frisco, Wooden Nickel, Black Swan, Evergreen Classic, Hume Street, Last Chance and Spokane’s Planet Lounge Orchestra.

Tickets are available at the door and are $15 for all day today or Sunday, $25 for Saturday or $15 for Saturday night after 8 p.m. Weekend passes are $45. For more information, call the Spokane Dixieland Jazz Festival at 235-4401.

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