PAJAZZ, the Pennsylvania Jazz Collective, a non-profit educational organization, will host the third Christmas City Summer Jazz Festival from on July 21, rain or shine, in the Bethlehem Municipal Ice Rink, 345 Illick’s Mill Road. The doors open at noon with music from 1 to 10 p.m.

The headliner is Jeff “Tain” Watts, a six time Grammy award winner and twelve time industry magazine poll winning drummer, of Easton. He performed with the Wynton Marsalis Quintet and was a regular on NBC’s tonight show. He currently plays with Ravi Coltrane and Joey Calderazzo. Group members include Craig Kastelnik, Pat Flaherty and Bill Smith, and special guest, Jerry Weldon, tenor saxophonist with the Harry Connick, Jr.

Other performers include Dan Danish & friends, the PAJAZZ IDOL youth winning group, Nick Krolak Trio, Nancy Colleti Quartet, Rob Stoneback and the Dixieland experience, Last Thursday Band,Vaughn Stoffey Quatrtet and La Cuchina Latin Jazz.

The festival is open to the public; there is a cost which will help support additional programming. Food and drinks will be available for purchase. The Ice Rink is an all-weather facility. For information, visit https://pajazzcollective.org/.