Monday, July 20, 2015

Toccoa Jazz headline act at Ida Cox Music Series July 25th

Get in the mood for dancing in the streets and all that jazz!

Bring your lawn chair AND your dancing shoes to swing, bop and hop the night away on Saturday, July 25th at 8 PM at the Ida Cox Music Series in downtown Toccoa on Doyle Street.

The Toccoa Jazz, select musicians from the Toccoa Symphony Orchestra, will be “burnin' it” up playing big band classic jazz tunes and contemporary pop hits for this free concert under the stars.  

The band,  lead by Wm David Stufft, features local area musicians such as David Fry on saxophone,  Bob Presley on bass, and Jim Wade on trumpet plus 15 more talented individuals.

 Heather McAllister will be the lead vocalist singing popular tunes such as "They Can't Take That Away From Me," "It's Only a Paper Moon," and a Nora Jones tune "Don't Know Why."

Local area dancers are expected to swing and tap dance to the music in honor of national dance day.

The opening group for the evening, also musicians for the Toccoa Symphony Orchestra, features Connie Wells, playing the bassoon,  Benji Stegner playing the clarinet and Jenny Morden playing the flute.  They will play music selections composed by Beethoven,  The Beatles and others beginning at 7 PM.

There will also be a drawing to win a door prize from Feral and a FREE Toccoa Symphony Orchestra Concert Season Membership.

In the event of inclement weather, the concert will be held at the Schaefer Center. For updates please visit: www.facebook.com/mainstreettoccoa.


The Toccoa Orchestra Guild is a member supported 501 (c)(3) nonprofit. For more information, visit: www.toccoasymphony.org or contact us at: toccoasymphony@gmail.com