2026 Wilkes-Barre Cavalcade of Jazz; Bill Frisell; George Graham; June 03 2026

About this episode

Bill Frisell discusses his musical journey and upcoming performance at the 2026 Wilkes-Barre Cavalcade of Jazz.

Award-winning guitarist Bill Frisell speaking with WVIA's George Graham about his life in musicin anticipation of his visit to NEPA to headlinethe 2026 Wilkes-Barre Cavalcade of Jazz with aperformance by the Bill Frisell Trio on Saturday,June 6th at 6:30 pm at the FM Kirby Center onPublic Square in downtown Wilkes-Barre.The festival runs from June 5th through 7thwith an opening ceremony on Fridayat 5:00 with a performance by the IndigoMoon Brass Band and a tribute to GeorgeGraham as "Champion of Jazz."A Jazz Walk follows with many venueshosting music. Saturday opens withJava & Jazz at the Abide Coffee House,with much music to follow, leading up to theBill Frisell Trio at 6:30. On Sunday, therewill be a Jazz Brunch at the Stegmaier Mansion.All the musical performances are free exceptfor the Frisell concert.www.wilkesbarrecavalcadeofjazz.org/

People in this episode

Host: George Graham

Guest: Bill Frisell

Topics covered

• jazz
• music festival
• guitarist
• interview
• live performance

Keywords

• Bill Frisell
• George Graham
• Wilkes-Barre
• Cavalcade of Jazz
• live music
• jazz festival
• FM Kirby Center

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: FM Kirby Center, Indigo Moon Brass Band, Wilkes-Barre Cavalcade of Jazz

Places: Wilkes-Barre

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