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Ballard Jazz Combo to perform at Starbucks Reserve Roastery
The Talisman
Originally published March 13, 2018
This Thursday, March 15, students from the Jazz Combo will perform at the Starbucks Reserve Roastery in Capitol Hill.
The students will play for around an hour from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. The performance is part of Starbucks’ “Hot Java Cool Jazz” festival on March 30.
In total, combos from five Seattle area high schools; Ballard, Garfield, Roosevelt, Mt. Si and Mountlake Terrace, will perform at Starbucks locations.
You can purchase tickets to the festival here , but the combo’s Roastery performance will be free.
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