The next Music Under the Canopy event begins next Friday! The Jazz Music Festival presented by Nationwide Insurance and the Civic Music Association will take place August 1-3 at Brenton Skating Plaza in Downtown Des Moines.  Please see the complete schedule below.
 
Jazz Music Festival presented by Nationwide Insurance and the Civic Music Association
 
Hiroshima – Friday – August 1
Advance Tickets $30/$40 Premium, $40/$50 at the door, $20 General Admission
 
Arturo Sandoval – Saturday – August 2
Advance Tickets $40/$50 Premium, $50/$60 at the door, $20 General Admission
 
Dominick Farinacci – Sunday – August 3
Advance Tickets $30/$40 Premium, $40/$50 at the door, $20 General Admission
 
Three-Day Festival Pass – August 1-3

 Advance Tickets $85/$100Premium, $95/$110 at the door

 
Schedule:
Friday – August 1, 2014
6 PM – gates open to public
7 PM – WORLD PORT
8 PM – Parranderos Latin Combo
9 PM – Hiroshima
 
Saturday – August 2, 2014
1 PM – gates open to public
2 PM – Steve Grismore Trio
3 PM – The Hands of Time featuring Chris Merz
4:30 PM -Des Moines Big Band
6 PM – Patricia Barber
7 PM – Damani Phillips
9 PM – Arturo Sandoval
 
Sunday – August 3, 2014
3 PM – gates open to public
4 PM – Iowa Jazz Hall of Fame All Star Band
5:30 PM – Damani Phillips
6:30 PM – Dominick Farinacci
 
Music Under the Canopy is a series of weekend summer festivals at Brenton Skating Plaza in Downtown Des Moines on June 20-22 (Americana), July 11-13 (Singer-Songwriter), and August 1-3 (Jazz). The series will be the first set of concerts taking place under a one-of-a-kind canopy that was installed at Brenton Skating Plaza in May.For more information please visit www.musicunderthecanopy.com.
 
Music Under the Canopy series sponsors include Doll Craft Specialties, DuPont Pioneer, MidAmerican Energy Company, Operation Downtown, and The Principal Financial Group. The Media Partners are ALT 1063, Iowa Public Radio, KFMG 99.1 FM, MORE 104, and 100.3 The Bus. The Hotel Partner is the Renaissance Des Moines Savery Hotel.
 
Please contact me with any questions or for more information.
 
Thank you,
Jessica