Riverside Presbyterian Church in Cocoa Beach Swings in New Year With ‘Jazz in Our Time’

By  //  January 5, 2023

pair of free concerts at 3:30 and 7 P.M. Sunday

If it’s January in Cocoa Beach, it can mean only one thing: Big Band music at Riverside Presbyterian Church! The church will swing in 2023 with Jazz in Our Time, a pair of free concerts at 3:30 p.m. and 7 p.m. on Sunday, January 15, at 3400 N. Atlantic Avenue (A1A)

BREVARD COUNTY • COCOA BEACH, FLORIDA – If it’s January in Cocoa Beach, it can mean only one thing: Big Band music at Riverside Presbyterian Church!

The church will swing in 2023 with Jazz in Our Time, a pair of free concerts at 3:30 p.m. and 7 p.m. on Sunday, January 15, at 3400 N. Atlantic Avenue (A1A).

Jazz in Our Time will feature the Swingtime Band under the direction of Kurt Schulenburg, a well-known Central Florida conductor with a musical background on saxophone, trumpet and piano.

Popular vocalist Len Fallen will be singing jazz standards of yesteryear during Jazz in Our Time.

Adding to the authentic sound will be The Swingtimers Vocal Trio with Connie Maltby, Diana Sageser and Dave Hutson, performing “Tuxedo Junction,” “Stepping Out with my Baby,” “Been a Long, Long Time” and more in the tight harmony style reminiscent of Manhattan Transfer.

Riverside Presbyterian Church in Cocoa Beach presents free Sunday concerts as part of the Dr. Vernon Boushell concert series, a musical legacy dedicated to uplifting the people of Brevard.

A free ticket for the concert can be reserved online at RiversidePresbyterianChurch.org or by calling 386-320-6112.

Riverside Presbyterian Church concert series executive producer Stephen Hoagland knows Jazz in Our Time will be a huge crowd-pleaser.

“The free tickets go very quickly for our January concerts,” said Hoagland. “Audiences just love the energetic Big Band sound of Swingtime. With two free shows, even more, people can have a chance to swing in the New Year!”

Kurt Schulenburg is the conductor of the Swingtime Band and a jazz enthusiast par excellence.

“Jazz music has been part of our lives for more than 100 years,” said Schulenburg. “Swingtime takes a tour of those years, performing dance numbers, commercial tunes, pop favorites and concert standards from all decades of the past century!”

The music of the Dr. Vernon Boushell Concert Series is of an enduring and uplifting nature, performed with affection for the people of Brevard.

To sign up for concert alerts, please visit RiversidePresbyterianChurch.org or call 386-320-6112. For more information, visit the Melbourne Municipal Band website at MelbourneMunicipalBand.org.

If it’s January in Cocoa Beach, it can mean only one thing: Big Band music at Riverside Presbyterian Church! The church will swing in 2023 with Jazz in Our Time, a pair of free concerts at 3:30 p.m. and 7 p.m. on Sunday, January 15, at 3400 N. Atlantic Avenue (A1A)
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