‘Christmas… and All That JAZZ!’

Jazz in the Park – Christiansted has been moved up by a week so that the free concert can happen before Christmas Day. “Christmas… and all that JAZZ!” is a free concert that will feature music from the just-released album “Eddie Russell presents Traditional Christmas Melodies” — a collection of popular holiday tunes presented with a quelbe/jazz twist to help fans get in the spirit of the season. For a portion of Friday’s concert, Eddie Russell and his Community Music Band will be joined by celebrated local vocalist Cherise King. “Christmas… and all that JAZZ!” will also include a Youth Showcase Performance by 9-year-old Jayden King Joseph on drums. The Ricardo Richards Elementary student will join the band for a jazz-influenced arrangement of the Christmas classic “Little Drummer Boy.”