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Pullman Jazz Festival Set for April 26

HUNTINGTON, W.Va. - The distinctive sounds of brass and jazz will fill the air in downtown Huntington when the Third Annual Jazz Festival comes to Pullman Square Saturday, April 26 from 2 to 7 p.m.

The event is held in conjunction with the Smithsonian Institution and the International Association of Jazz Educators to observe National Jazz Appreciation Month.

Open to the public, the free event will take place on the Pullman Square “greenspace” and will feature local and regional jazz artists such as Bluetrane, the Marshall University Faculty Jazz Ensemble; the Zanter Trio, the MU 12 O’clock Big Band and guest artists Reggie Watkins, trombone, and Mike Tracy, saxophone.

Sponsors are Community Trust Bank, Marshall University and the American Federation of Musicians Music Performance Fund.

For additional information, visit www.pullman-square.com  on the World Wide Web or contact Dr. Mark Zanter, associate professor of music at Marshall, by e-mail at zanter@marshall.edu.

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