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When: September 10 & 11 Where: Riverside Park in West Bend
Wisconsin's finest music festival, the Kettle Moraine Jazz Festival, features international jazz musicians and vocalists in an outdoor setting under a spacious tent surrounded by rolling hills and rustling trees. This year’s line-up includes:
Friday, September 10
5:15pm: Alex Bugnon
7:15pm: Chieli Minucci & Special EFX, with special guest Karen Briggs
9:15pm: R n R featuring Rick Braun and Richard Elliot
Saturday, September 11
1:45pm: Dotsero
3:45pm: Craig Chaquico
6:15pm: Spyro Gyra
8:30pm: The Jeff Lorber Fusion
Tickets are on sale now. Take advantage of the early bird special and purchase your tickets between now and Monday, August 2.
Click here for complete festival details and to purchase your tickets.
The Kettle Moraine Jazz Festival is produced by the West Bend Sunrise Rotary Club with proceeds benefiting area charitable organizations through the West Bend Sunrise Rotary Foundation.
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