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A Special Spring Membership Concert

A Special Spring Membership Concert on Friday, April 21, 2023!

To honor our members, and to help the organization with its budgeting, A Place for Jazz will present a Special Spring Membership Concert with President Emeritus Tim Coakley leading The Skip Parsons Memorial Riverboat Jazz Band. Skip Parsons, who unfortunately passed away last April, was a larger-than-life presence on the jazz scene in the Capital District and beyond for more than 60 years. Tim anchored the band for decades on the drums, and will be joined by Richard Downs (trumpet), Ken Olsen (trombone), Ron Joseph (clarinet), Crick Diefendorf (banjo/guitar), and Pete Toigo (bass), all of whom played with Skip and The Riverboat Jazz Band for many years. It will be a way to keep the spirit and memory of Skip Parsons alive and will be a treat for all who attend.

The Special Spring Membership Concert takes place Friday, April 21, 7:30 PM, at our new home at the Schenectady County Community College. To thank you for your generous support, we have a special offer: By April 14, purchase a membership at the $100 level or higher and you can attend this spring concert for free!

Members are the life-blood of A Place for Jazz. Ever since its founding by the late Bernard Butch Conn in 1987, APFJ has strived to bring world-class jazz to its members and greater audience, while at the same time keeping ticket prices very low. We have been able to do so, with the current ticket price being a modest $20. In fact, we have had only one ticket price increase over the last several decades. Our ability to do so is in no small part thanks to the generosity of our members. This, tied to the fact that we are a completely volunteer based organization with no paid staff, allows us to budget wisely. Raising membership dollars allows us to plan our budget accordingly, and to cover our ever-increasing costs.

Please take a moment to complete our membership form on our website, https://aplaceforjazz.org/membership/ at your earliest opportunity. You can now pay online! Thank you very much for your consideration.