The Anacortes Public Library Jazz Committee will soon announce its third annual jazz walk to be held on Friday, May 2, 2025 to include music in five or more venues in the Old Town commercial area on and around Commercial Avenue.
Music venues will have staggered starts with each venue ending by 10:00pm and will consist of two 45-60 minute sets separated by a break at each location. The APLJC will pay the musicians and musicians will set up and run their own sound systems. The breaks between sets will enable groups to play two distinct sets. Group sizes would vary from a duo to a quartet, depending on the size of the stage area at each venue. The APLJC works with each business to create a suitable stage setting and a sound appropriate for the needs of the establishment while providing the musicians with the sound they require.
Like the jazz walk of the former Anacortes Jazz Festival (and Brewgrass) in the past, the APLJC will continue to sell buttons to help offset the cost of musicians. We will provide a volunteer for each venue to sell the buttons and to monitor the capacity inside. Audiences would be free to roam from one venue to another, providing there is space for them inside.
We are very excited about the third annual jazz walk in Anacortes. If you would like to be a part of it, please fill out our contact form.
