The 26th Annual Elkhart Jazz Festival runs for three days, beginning on June 21st in downtown Elkhart, Indiana. Over 100 top jazz musicians from around the country will be performing, including Wynton Marsalis and The Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra, guitarist John Pizzarelli, clarinetist Dave Bennett and Ludwig’s percussionist Jim Catalano, an Elkhart local.
[Jim Catalano] Ludwig-Musser has been a supporter of The Annual Elkhart Jazz Festival since the beginning. This year, “there are six stages with simultaneous performances and all are equipped again with Ludwig Drums,” said Jim Catalano, Ludwig-Musser product manager. “We are also providing a Musser Vibraphone for this event to showcase the instruments that will soon be manufactured in Elkhart.”
Catalano has played an integral part in all 26 years of The Elkhart Jazz Festival providing Ludwig-Musser drums/vibes equipment, serving on the planning committee and assisting with the talent selection.
Jim will also be performing this year during the festival. He is a jazz drummer and vibes player with Truth in Jazz Big Band, VibeNation, Jazz Assemblage Big Band and The Elkhart Municipal Band. He says, “this is a labor of love. Elkhart is so blessed to be able to present a BIG CITY jazz festival with top talent. The Elkhart Jazz Fest has grown to be recognized as one of the premier summer jazz festivals in the nation.”
