Kat Lock at Jazz in June June 21 Andrews Park 201 W. Daws St., Norman jazzinjune.org Free Kat Lock is about to be “Talkin’ Bout Love,” but this time, she’s not talkin’ ’bout anyone in particular. “I kind of started writing differently a couple years ago, probably during COVID and all that,” Lock said. “I’m […]
Jazz in June
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PRESS RELEASE Norman’s Jazz in June announces new dates — livestream event in June and live music festival in September
The 37th Annual Jazz in June Festival set to being on June 18 will instead kick off with a live-stream event. The live festival – now “Jazz in JuneTember”, due to COVID 19 crowd restrictions- will move to September 17-19 with concerts nightly. The Live Stream event on June 18 will feature local favorites Caleb […]
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That jazz
Patrons of the Norman arts scene can take a trip back to the 1920s at this year’s ONE fundraiser for Norman Arts Council. Roaring Twenties: The Age of ONEderful Nonsense 7-11 p.m. Saturday Mainsite Contemporary Art 122 E. Main Street, Norman normanarts.org 405-360-1162 $125 Each year, the council hosts a party with a particular historic […]
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Summer Guide: Party mindset
Rocklahoma is always one of the biggest and best annual parties this state has to offer, but the annual Pryor rock pilgrimage shifts into a higher gear when party-life philosopher and metal maestro Andrew W.K. hits the stage. W.K. (short for Wilkes-Krier), has had a presence on the national music scene since the early 2000s, […]
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Jazz in June welcomes Dr. Lonnie Smith Trio, Mike Hosty & Jamie Oldaker and more
Smith was recently named a 2017 National Endowment of the Arts Jazz Master.
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Tallows, Sports, Husbands and more headline Summer Daze at Opolis
Deerpeople and PVLMS headline an 8 p.m. pre-party Friday at Opolis.
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Jazz hands
The Bert Dalton Brazil Project Santa Fe, N.M.-based pianist Bert Dalton may not look like your prototypical Latin jazz musician, but he’s as experienced and talented as they come. Growing up in Chicago, he was exposed to the Windy City’s lively Latin jazz scene at any early age. It hooked him almost immediately, and he’s […]
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Jazzed up
Those are two of the strongest stereotypes local jazz musicians fight when trying to find ears for their increasingly diverse offerings. With Kenny G the farthest thing from their minds, artists are creating a vital, progressive jazz scene in bars, concert halls and festivals. But it’s still a struggle. “It’s not America’s most popular music […]