First Annual Sweet Jazz & Wine Festival October 6th in Leesburg

The first annual Sweet Jazz & Wine Festival is preparing for a full day of dynamite jazz music, delicious wine samples, delectable food from area food trucks, and a gorgeous fall day in Virginia’s wine country. The inaugural festival will take place October 6, 2018 at Tarara Winery in Leesburg from 2pm – 8pm. Gates open at 1pm.

Local jazz band agmité has been chosen to perform at the opening of the festival. Two of the three musicians in agmité hail from Loudoun county: Aggie Brown III (drummer) from Severn MD, Michael Preston (bass) from Lovettsville VA; and Ted Gallegos (keys) from Middleburg VA. They will be sharing the stage with internationally renowned saxophonist Gerald Albright, pianist Alex Bugnon, trumpeter Cindy Bradley and vocalist Tracy Hamlin. Ticket information can be found at www.sweetjazzfest.com.

“agmité is an exciting new group on the jazz scene and we are thrilled to be providing them with the opportunity of a lifetime to perform at the Sweet Jazz & Wine Festival,” said event producer Hamlin, an accomplished and internationally known performer. “Visitors are going to be blown away with the level of talent in such a beautiful setting - Virginia’s wine country. Jazz lovers are not going to want to miss this!”

The festival will run from 2pm-8pm, rain or shine. Food and drinks will be available for purchase from local food trucks along with wine tastings from Tarara Winery. Partial proceeds from the festival will support private music instruction for students from low-income families in the area.

General Admission tickets for the Sweet Jazz Festival are $75 and are available online at www.sweetjazzfest.com. VIP tickets are available for $150 and include covered seating, food, beverages and four wine tastings. Tarara Winery is located at 13640 Tarara Lane, Leesburg, VA.

For more info on the festival, please visit www.sweetjazzfestival.com.