Brian Catell & the Jump City Jazz Band to Kickoff Downtown Bangor Summer Concert Series!

Bangor, Maine - The Downtown Bangor Partnership is pleased to announce the 2013 return of the Cool Sounds Summer Concert Series. On Thursday evenings from June 6th to August 1st, the public is encouraged to come to Pickering Square in Downtown Bangor to hear some great, free music.  The Cool Sounds Summer Concert Series is presented by Bangor Hydro Electric Company. The Bangor Daily News is our media sponsor for this event.

Kicking off this year’s Concert Series on the evening of June 6th, undoubtedly with a bang, will be Brian Catell & the Jump City Jazz Band! Priding themselves on being an extremely versatile group, the band’s musical repertoire consists of various jazz, swing, pop, and rock pieces, while the group itself features an array of instruments, including brass, woodwind, keys, and strings.

Brian Catell & the Jump City Jazz Band has been featured on television, as one segment of the group serves as the house band for the WABI television program, “The Nite Show with Dan Cashman.”

The concert starts at 6pm and runs in conjunction with the Fresh Air Market on Broad Street from 5:00PM-8:00PM.  Up to 50 vendors are expected weekly.  Market items sold are handmade, prepared or raised by the vendor; emphasis is placed on Maine-made, specialty food items and produce.  Available items include artwork, baked goods, produce, specialty foods, handbags, jewelry, photography and much more.  Food vendors are also on site.

Remaining 2013 Cool Sounds Summer Concert Series Lineup:  June 13th Juke Rockets, June 20th Travis Cyr, June 27th Rog and Ray, July 4th Bangor Band, July 11th Dark Hollow Bottling Company, July 18th The Mallett Brothers Band, July 25th Retrorockerz, August 1st Flash! in the Pans Steel Drum Band   For more information on the summer long event, go to www.downtownbangor.com.

The Downtown Bangor Partnership promotes and markets activities that enhance the distinctive identity of Downtown Bangor, encouraging retention and growth of commercial, residential, and cultural life within the downtown district. For more information on the Downtown Bangor Partnership visit the following link: http://www.downtownbangor.com.