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Jazz Returns to Downtown Galesburg this Week
The sweet sounds of jazz music will once again be heard in parts of downtown Galesburg the latter half of this week.

This marks the 32nd year of the Knox-Rootabaga Jazz Festival, Thursday through Saturday of this week primarily at McGillacuddy's on Cherry Street, with the final performance Saturday night at the Orpheum Theatre.

Knox College's Nikki Malley organizes the festival, and tells the WGIL Morning News it's a good thing to have in Galesburg, especially as word continues to spread.

"Jazz is not pop music, it's a smaller share of the market," she said. "So jazz musicians know each other. And if somebody comes to Galesburg and has an amazing experience-- as they do, kind of a surprising experience at a festival of this kind of level, and strength, and livelihood-- they tell other musicians."

"And it's a lot easier for me to sell it to another musician the next year when I'm trying to hire somebody because they've already heard of it."

In addition to a number of Knox College-based groups featuring alumni, faculty and others, featured performers will be "Ted Sirota's Rebel Souls" Friday night, and The Noah Preminger Group Saturday night.

You can find more information about the Knox-Rootabaga Jazz Festival on the Knox College website.
03 27 12 by Newsroom
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