Kick off the yuletide season with an entertaining evening of Christmas favorites in the jazzy styles of swing, bossa nova, funk, samba, sweet ballads, bluesy shuffles, New Orleans street beat and more.
“A Swingin’ Mudville Christmas!” with the Kelly/Scott Jazz Sextet is topped off with a fun Christmas sing-along and features six highly regarded, world traveled jazz artists, including three Jax Jazz Fest “Hall of Fame” inductees, a former Disney World staff musician and a former D.C. Navy Commodores drummer.
The program will be presented at the Mudville Listening Room, 3105 Beach Blvd., Jacksonville, from 6 to 8 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 8, with doors opening at 5:30 p.m.
The group consists of Lisa Kelly (vocals), JB Scott (trumpet), Bill Prince (sax/clarinet), Jeff Phillips (piano), Dennis Marks (bass) and Clyde Connor (drums).
Tickets are $15. Text: 904-485-0763 for preferred seating reservations, or pay at the door; walk-ins are welcome.
Presented by Mudville Listening Room and Mark R. Wiliams.
