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Special Events:
Big Band & Jazz

Ecton Park
7 – 8:30 pm, Tuesdays, May 20 – August 26
Admission: Free

Held every Tuesday evening from May 20 – August 26, Big Band & Jazz is one of Lexington’s longest running and most beloved concert series. This weekly concert which is held in beautiful Ecton Park will feature great jazz or big band music. Bring your lawn chairs or blankets for seating and pack a picnic dinner. Big Band & Jazz, which is FREE, is brought to you by Parks and Recreation, the American Federation of Musicians, WUKY 91.3 and Cricket Wireless. For more information, call 288-2925.

  • May 20 Bluegrass Area Jazz Ambassadors
  • May 27 Metrognomes
  • June 3 CKYO Jazz Arts Orchestra
  • June 10 Custom Sound
  • June 17 U.K. Faculty Jazz Quartet
  • June 24 Dojo Jazz Band
  • July 1 Lexington Concert Band
  • July 8 Jay Flippin
  • July 15 Dan Brock & Friends
  • July 22 David Hummel Octet
  • July 29 Colonels Choice Dixieland Band
  • August 5 Rick Cook Quartet
  • August 12 Jazzberry Jam
  • August 19 Lexington Jazz Project
  • August 26 Men of Note

*Please note that bands are subject to change.

Parks & Recreation
469 Parkway Drive, Lexington, Kentucky 40504 or 545 North Upper Street Lexington, Kentucky 40508
(859) 288-2900, Fax: (859) 254-0142