Scranton Jazz Festival Relocates to Radisson Lackawanna Station Hotel

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PITTSTON, PA (WVIA) – Scranton Jazz Festival organizers announce that the third annual festival will relocate to the Radisson Lackawanna Station Hotel in downtown Scranton.

The festival schedule includes:

Saturday: Vespers Jazz Quartet 2pm-4pm, 4pm The Scranton Jazz Festival Student Combo, 5pm The Eddie Severn Group, 6pm Gerald Veasley and Friends, 7pm Jazz vocalist Tierney Sutton, 8pm The Maynard Ferguson Alumni Dream Band, 9pm-1am Jazz Walk.

Jazz Walk venues include: Blues Street at The Ritz Theater (The Clarence Spady Blues Band on 8/3, The Marko Marcinko Latin Jazz Quintet on 8/4), Vida Tapas Bar (Spencer and Nancy Reed on 8/3, Donna Antanow and Steve Gilmore on 8/4), Farley's (The Dixieland All-Stars on 8/3, Co-Op Bop on 8/4), Martini Bar and Grill (The Bill Washer Trio on 8/3, The Bob Devos Trio on 8/4), The Bog (The Jazz Assassins both nights), Trax Bar at the Radisson Hotel (Jim Buckley and Friends on 8/3, Tony Costa Group on 8/4, The Bill Goodwin Trio/Jam Session on 8/5), PJ's Pub at The Hilton Hotel (Music For Models on 8/3, The Vic Juris Trio on 8/4), and Test Pattern Art Gallery (Late Night Jam Sessions starting at 1am both nights).

PAJA would like to send out a special thank you to WVIA for all their support with the Scranton Jazz Festival.