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Friday March 3rd, Performing Arts Live released the first portion of the Allentown JazzFest 2017 schedule. <\/span>The program has broadened to include live spoken word and conversation performances, and will <\/span>introduce new musical styles into JazzFest. Consistent with prior years, a large majority of the overall <\/span>schedule will be free to the public. JazzFest opens on Wednesday, May 3, and concludes Sunday, May 7, <\/span>2017.<\/span><\/p>\n Today\u2019s announcements are the first of a group of performer announcements that will stretch over the next <\/span>three weeks. It is expected there will be 6 or 7 additional performances to be announced.<\/span><\/p>\n All the 2017 events will occur in the Hamilton Street downtown area between 9th and 5th Streets, except <\/span>for one event in Emmaus.<\/span><\/p>\n Tickets will be available through allentownjazzfest.org starting 10AM Friday, March 3rd.<\/span><\/p>\n (All addresses below in Allentown unless otherwise noted).<\/span><\/p>\n Thursday, April 20, 2017:<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n AJF2017 Preview: The Dan DeChellis Trio <\/span><\/i>at the Allentown Art Museum, 31 N. 5th St. 6:00pm. Free to <\/span>public.<\/span><\/p>\n Wednesday, May 3, 2017:<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n knw+ <\/span><\/i>C<\/span>ouch Conversations<\/span><\/i>, Moravian Book Shop, 645 Hamilton Street, 5:30pm. Free to public.<\/span><\/p>\n Kiki Villani<\/span><\/i>, The Dime Bar & Restaurant, 12 N. 7th St., 6:00pm. Free to public.<\/span><\/p>\n The Collingwood<\/span><\/i>, Location TBA, 7:30pm. Free to public.<\/span><\/p>\n Thursday, May 4, 2017:<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n knw+ <\/span><\/i>C<\/span>ouch Conversations<\/span><\/i>, Moravian Book Shop, 645 Hamilton Street, 5:30pm. Free to public.<\/span><\/p>\n The Chris Cummings Trio<\/span><\/i>, Location TBA, 6:00pm. Free to public.<\/span><\/p>\n The Hot Club of Philadelphia<\/span><\/i>, 187 Rue Principale, 187 Main Street, Emmaus, PA. 7:00pm. Tickets $35<\/span><\/p>\n Friday, May 5, 2017:<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n Beholder<\/span><\/i>, Centro, 530 W. Hamilton, 6:00pm. Free to public.<\/span><\/p>\n The Hell\u2019s Kitchen Funk Orchestra<\/span><\/i>, Location TBA, 7:30pm. Free to public.<\/span><\/p>\n Saturday, May 6, 2017:<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n The Dieruff High School Big Band<\/span><\/i>, The Allentown Art Museum, 31 N. 5th St., 3:00pm. Free to the public <\/span>(admission to Art Museum is ticketed).<\/span><\/p>\n Hot Bijouxx<\/span><\/i>, The Allentown Art Museum, 31 N. 5th St., 4:00pm. Tickets $35 (includes admission to the <\/span>Art Museum for the day).<\/span><\/p>\n The Jeff \u201cTain\u201d Watts Trio<\/span><\/i>, The Allentown Art Museum, 31 N. 5th St., 8:00pm. Tickets $50 (includes <\/span>admission to the Art Museum for the day), or $40 for current Art Museum members.<\/span><\/p>\n Hector Rosado y Orq HACHE<\/span><\/i>, The Barristers\u2019 Club, 1114 W. Walnut St., 10:00pm. Advance tickets $10, <\/span>$15 at the door.<\/span><\/p>\n Sunday, May 8, 2017:<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n Dave Liebman and the Moravian College Big Band<\/span><\/i>, Zion UCC \u201cLiberty Bell\u201d Church, 620 W. Hamilton <\/span>St., Advance tickets $20.<\/span><\/p>\n Performing Arts Live! Inc. is a non-profit, 501(c)(3) organization that produces the Allentown JazzFest<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n and the Allentown FilmFest. For more information, please visit <\/span><\/i>http:\/\/allentownjazzfest.org <\/span><\/i>or email<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n bryan@palive.org<\/span><\/i>.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Friday March 3rd, Performing Arts Live released the first portion of the Allentown JazzFest 2017 schedule. The program has broadened to include live spoken word and conversation performances, and … Continue reading First Round of JazzFest 2017 Events Announced<\/span>