PA Jazz Collective

The Pennsylvania Jazz Collective and Minsi Ridge Records present the inaugural Christmas City Summer Jazz Festival, noon-10 p.m. July 16, Bethlehem Municipal Ice Rink, 345 Illick’s Mill Road, Bethlehem.

The event is free and open to the public.

The program features 12 jazz bands. The headliner is Expansions led by the National Endowment on the Arts Jazz Master Dave Liebman.

Minsi Ridge Records produces seasoned jazz musicians and young talent of the Lehigh Valley and Pocono regions.

The Pennsylvania Jazz Collective is a non-profit educational organization dedicated to promoting jazz through concerts, community initiatives, educational outreach programs and by showcasing jazz artists in venues throughout the area.