New Orleans-based Bee Taylor will headline the 19th annual Party in the Park in Durango’s Buckley Park, sponsored by Sky Ute Casino, Bank of San Juans and Wagon Wheel Liquor.
The Brass Queens will open the show.
Tickets for the Friday, July 26 concert are on sale at KSUTPresents.org and are $20 in advance and $25 at the gate. The gate will open at 5:30pm with live music starting at 6pm. Children 12 and younger are free with a paying adult. Pets are not allowed.
“We invite music fans to celebrate public radio and our diverse blend of music at this New Orleans-style event.” said KSUT Executive Director Tami Graham. “It’s our way of giving back to the Four Corners and thanking our listeners and members for being part of the KSUT family.”
Bee Taylor is an artist and lyricist whose melodies will conjure up all the feelings of a mysterious night in New Orleans. Whether you want to parade down the streets or peek inside a shade drawn window, she is not one to miss the appointment of jazz, funk, roots, and soul. She fell in love with the New Orleans style of piano playing, and on June 6th, 2019 she took her last $100 to buy her first piano. On the way home, she got a call that her new musical hero, Dr. John, had passed away. She vowed that day to teach to herself how to play in the NOLA style and has been touring the U.S. with her band doing just that.
Hailing from Brooklyn, Brass Queens performs as a 9-piece brass band featuring an all-female horn section with a sound that is deeply inspired by the New Orleans tradition. Brass Queens have performed for many notable clients including the 2021 Met Gala, Chanel, Saks Fifth Avenue, Tiffany & Co, Perrier, Governor’s Ball Music Festival, and many more. They are also the recent winners of We Love NYC’s Rider’s Choice Award.
This event marks KSUT’s 19th annual Party in the Park, which typically celebrates world music, jazz, funk and New Orleans genres with acts meant to get the crowd dancing. Past performers have included Ozomatli, The Iguanas, Shinyribs, Lake Street Dive, Crash Test Dummies, The Subdudes, The Greencards, The New Orleans Suspects, Todo Mundo, The Big Takeover, Baracutanga, The Stooges Brass Band, Jarabe Mexicano and others.
The Party in the Park also includes food vendors and the sale of beer, canned cocktails, and wine. Ska Brewing will provide beer, cocktails provided by Curation, and wine provided courtesy of Wagon Wheel Liquors. Customers must be 21 years of age or older with a valid ID showing proof of age to purchase alcoholic beverages.
KSUT is a community-supported public broadcasting organization dedicated to serving the multicultural community of the Four Corners by providing eclectic entertainment, education, in-depth news and community and public information services promoting multicultural awareness and understanding through two signals: Four Corners Public Radio and Southern Ute Tribal Radio.
Four Corners Public Radio can be heard at 90.1 FM in Durango & La Plata County; 89.3 in Central Durango; 88.1 in Pagosa Springs, Farmington & Northwest New Mexico; 106.3 in Cortez, Mancos & Montezuma County; and 91.1 in Silverton.
Tribal Radio can be heard at 91.3 FM in Ignacio, Southern Ute & Jicarilla Apache tribal lands; 89.7 in Farmington, Northwest New Mexico & Navajo tribal lands; and 100.9 in Towaoc & Ute Mountain Ute tribal lands.
KSUT celebrated its 48h anniversary in June and is among the oldest tribal radio stations in the nation. Listeners have picked KSUT as the Durango Herald Readers’ Choice Award winner for Best Radio Station in Durango and La Plata County each of the past 10 years.