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A Jazzy/Bluesy Weekend at Cascades Park

Tom Flanigan

Saturday was a little rainy; Sunday was a bit chilly, but that didn't stop the music fans who enjoyed the weekend's Tallahassee Jazz and Blues Festival at Cascades Park.

There was blues from artists like Lauren Mitchell, Bill Wharton, and "Mr. Sipp." There was also jazz from performers including the Jon Faddis Quartet, Wycliffe Gordon, Carmen Bradford and Scotty Barnhart. Barnhart, the current director of the Count Basie Orchestra, was also the director of this year's Festival. Along with the Unity Music Foundation, the event is contributing scholarship funds to FAMU and FSU students.

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Tom Flanigan has been with WFSU News since 2006, focusing on covering local personalities, issues, and organizations. He began his broadcast career more than 30 years before that and covered news for several radio stations in Florida, Texas, and his home state of Maryland.

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