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SUMMARY:Jazzy Sundays: Lao Tizer Band and Tareon Gully and Houston Groove Society
DESCRIPTION:Buffalo Bayou Partnership is teaming up with two Houston parks to bring you Jazzy Sundays\, a series of FREE\, outdoor jazz concerts. The series celebrates the vibrancy and rich tradition of jazz and the incredible Houstonians who preserve the artform. Family-friendly concerts will be held Sundays\, March 2\, 9\, 16 and 23 at Emancipation Park; Sundays\, April 6\, 13\, 20 and 27 at Discovery Green; and Sundays on May 11\, 18\, 25 and June 1st at The Water Works in Buffalo Bayou Park from 4-7 p.m.  \nBefore the jazz performances kick off\, enjoy a local vendor market\, food trucks\, cool beverages\, and a free drumming workshop for all ages\, courtesy of Houston’s Dinky Drum Company. Bring you picnic blanket\, lawn chairs\, friends\, and family for a groovy afternoon in Buffalo Bayou Park! \nJazzy Sundays is made possible by a grant from the Kinder Foundation. \nLocation: The Water Works Lawn in Buffalo Bayou Park (105-B Sabine St.) \nLineup: \n\nMay 11: MonoNeon and APBOYZ\nMay 18: Bobby Lyle\, Patric Johnston\, and Houston Ensemble\nMay 25: Lao Tizer Band with Tareon Gully and Houston Groove Society\nJune 1: Charly Siaba and Los Souldees\n\nSchedule: \n\n4pm: Houston’s Dinky Drum workshop\n4:30pm: Vendor market opens\n5-7pm: Jazz performances\n\nFREE REGISTRATION \n  \nAbout Lao Tizer Band with Tareon Gully \n“Jazz Group of the Year” nominee The Lao Tizer Band make their debut at Jazzy Sundays at Houston’s Buffalo Bayou Park in support of their new album and video release AMPLIFY.  The project was recorded and filmed LIVE at legendary EastWest Studios in Hollywood with a simultaneous seven-camera video shoot. The project is a major evolution for the group and includes five new original vocals\, featuring American Idol star Elliott Yamin and four new original instrumentals.  Joining keyboardist\, composer and bandleader Lao Tizer (former “Best New Jazz Artist” nominee\, Special EFX\, Down To The Bone) for the performance\, are GRAMMY-winning drum legend with deep Houston ties Terreon “Tank” Gully (Dianne Reeves\, Christian McBride)\, the aforementioned vocal sensation Elliott Yamin\, sax/flute wunderkind Danny Janklow (MONKestra\, Shelea) and Senegalese bassists\, producer and composer Cheikh N’Doye (Baaba Maal\, Mike Stern.) \nAbout Houston Groove Society \nHouston Groove Cultivation: the Society for Groove Cultivation was founded by Cedrick Bates in 2013 to provide world-class entertainment to major corporations\, performance venues\, and philanthropic groups.  Houston Groove Society (HGS) is a fully customizable performance group\, providing singers\, ensembles\, soloists\, lecturers\, backline instruments\, and professional sound equipment. HGS play all music genres and specialize in the grooves that move the soul. \nHouston Groove Society has performed annually for the American Cancer Society\, National Sales Network\, University of Houston\, Morehouse College\, Kingdom Health\, Spelman College\, Microsoft\, Memorial Park Conservancy\, Buffalo Bayou Partnership\, the Greater Houston Black Chamber of Commerce\, the Texas Medical Center\, End Hunger\, National Black MBA Association\, Houston Minority Supplier Development Council\, Jack and Jill of America\, and several other professional groups.  HGS has advocated for music and arts education\, autism awareness\, breast cancer awareness\, men’s health awareness\, STEM enrichment programs\,  entrepreneurship\, clothing for the homeless\, and youth mentorship programs. Houston Groove Society consists of touring artists\, recording artists\, music educators\, research scientists\, IT professionals\, sales professionals\, published authors\, and music historians. We fervently believe that we are the music makers…the dreamers of the dreams. We create the grooves that dreams are made of. \n  \nMarket Vendors: \nBetter with Butter Bakery\nCrystalWoodshop\nLa Bougie Wick\nLone Star Beards\nMeaningfulTreasFinds\nMy Organic Skin\, LLC\nPopLife Popping Co.\nRoro’s Retro
URL:https://www.buffalobayou.org/event/jazzy-sundays-in-buffalo-bayou-park-2025-3/
LOCATION:THE WATER WORKS\, 105 Sabine Street\, Houston\, TX\, 77007\, United States
CATEGORIES:Events at Buffalo Bayou Park,Free
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