Allen Neighborhood Center Introduces Eastside Summer Jazz Series

Get ready to jam on Lansing’s Eastside.

The Allen Neighborhood Center has received a $2,500 grant from the Michigan Council for Arts and Cultural Affairs to host a summer jazz series called, “JAM: Jazz on the Avenue and at the Market.”

The jazz series will feature young musicians from the area and provide performance opportunities for students in the jazz programs at Lansing Community College and Michigan State University.

But the broader mission of the program is to use music and the arts to spur further revitalization of Lansing’s Eastside neighborhood, according to Joan Nelson, center director.

“The Eastside is one of the truly walkable communities in our area,” Nelson said. “Michigan Avenue has more live music than any other street in town, but we were missing jazz.”

Upcoming performances include:
•    The Peter Nelson Band – 7 p.m. to 10 p.m., July 16, Gone Wired Café, 2021 E. Michigan Ave.
•    Jon Beshay and Ralph Tope – 4:30 p.m. to 6 p.m., July 21, Allen Street Farmers Market
•    Royce Phillips and Louis Rudnor – 4:30 p.m. to 6 p.m., Aug. 4, Allen Street Farmers Market
•    The Marcus Miller Band – 7 p.m. to 10 p.m., Gone Wired Café

Source: Joan Nelson

Writer: Louise Knott Ahern