BandWagon Magazine, April 2015: UNC Jazz Festival

UNC Jazz Festival, UNC JAZZ FESTIVAL, DEBORAH BROWN, CHRIS POTTER, THE VANGUARD JAZZ ORCHESTRA, FOCOMX, J LIVE, TRIBAL SEEDS, IN THE WHALE, RACING ON THE SUN, THE PANORAMIC, IVORY CIRCLE, WILL BUTLER, JOE LEE PARKER. 10,000 copies on the street from Cheyenne to Fort Collins.

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