Music In The Air Summer Concert Series-Jazz North

Relax and enjoy free live music all summer long on the lawn of the Old Art Building. Our fifth season of Music in the Air summer concert series will consist of 10 bands, all with different music styles and moods.

Don't forget to pack a picnic dinner and bring your lawn chairs or blankets!

JazzNorth 8 (a/k/a The TundraTones) is a little Big Band comprised of area professional musicians that play classic swing, Latin, funk, blues, ballads, originals, and "danceable jazz." Most of the group met playing in the Northwestern Michigan College jazz band and began performing as a septet under the name of Jazz North in the winter of 2004-05.

They have performed throughout Michigan at venues such as Milliken Auditorium, the TC Elks Club, Traverse City Country Club, Friday Night Live, WNMC radio “Jazz from the Tradition”, InsideOut Gallery, Traverse City Film Festival, Little Bohemia, Fountain Point Resort, The Homestead, The Old Art Building in Leland, the Grand Traverse Pavilions, and in concert at the Manitou Music Festival Dune Climb. The group has also provided music for dancing at wedding receptions from Grand Rapids to St. Ignace.