January Jazz Jam Sunday
Blowing Rock Jazz Society benefit show at Meadowbrook Inn

By Jeff Eason

Strangely, you can find some of the hottest music around during the coldest part of the year. That’s when the Blowing Rock Jazz Society holds its annual January Jam at the Meadowbrook Inn. The event attracts some of the best jazz performers in western North Carolina. It also raises needed funds for the Appalachian State Jazz Studies Program.

This year’s January Jam is set for Sunday, January 11. The show takes place at Meadowbrook Inn in Blowing Rock from 7 to 9 p.m.

Tickets are $15 for the general public and $5 for students and seating is on a first come-first serve basis. Reservations are recommended.

Meadowbrook Inn will be serving items from its dinner and bar menu during the performance.

The January Jam will feature award-winning saxophone player Todd Wright and a host of other musicians. The band will perform a mix of jazz standards, Latin-infused tunes and modern pieces. Dancing is encouraged.

This special Blowing Rock Jazz Society show is sponsored by McDonalds of Boone and Blowing Rock, Blackberry Creek Mattress Outlet, Ray’s Weather Center, Blowing Rock Realty, Gems by Gemini and Mountain Times Publications.

For more information, or to make reservations, call Meadowbrook Inn at (828) 295-4300.