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(Vail, CO) –This Saturday, June 20, marks the beginning of the Vail Jazz Festival’s summer long celebration of jazz icon Dave Brubeck with the opening of The Times of Dave Brubeck. The free exhibit is open to the public and is hosted by The Vail Jazz Foundation and the Town of Vail. Best known as a jazz pianist and a prolific composer, Brubeck has expanded the boundaries of jazz and integrated it into classical music, all the while inspiring generations of performers and audiences with his prodigious talent. The 91-year-old jazz master has been designated a “Living Legend” by the Library of Congress. According to Vail Jazz Foundation Executive Director, Robin Litt, “The Vail Jazz Foundation feels extremely honored to have the opportunity to pay homage to this great American artist.”

Through the end of August, The Times of Dave Brubeck exhibit will be on display from 10am – 8pm daily at the Visitor’s Center in Vail Village, chronicling the outsized impact of this jazz legend. This tribute focuses on Brubeck’s musical and cultural accomplishments, through documents, photographs and audio clips. The Town of Vail’s Wednesday Art Walks will begin at the Brubeck exhibit each week throughout the summer. The exhibit, on loan from the University of the Pacific, will also be on display over Labor Day Weekend outside the Vail Marriott’s Grand Ballroom.

Continuing The Vail Jazz Foundation’s Brubeck celebration, the Brubeck Brothers Quartet (featuring two of Dave’s sons) will kick off the Jazz @ Vail Square summer series at 6pm on Thursday, July 5. Additionally, as an element of the Jazz Festival’s Labor Day Weekend Party, August 31 will feature Grammy awarding-winning arranger, composer and pianist Bill Cunliffe’s Multi-Media Tribute to Dave Brubeck, using classic video, narrative and a live performance of Brubeck’s music.

The Vail Jazz Foundation is a 501(c)3 charitable foundation dedicated to the perpetuation of jazz through performances and education, with a focus on young musicians and young audiences. The Vail Jazz Festival is sponsored by Alpine Bank, Colorado Creative Industries, Colorado Mountain Express – Official Transportation Provider, Ella Fitzgerald Charitable Fund, Lionshead Summer, National Endowment for the Arts, New Amsterdam Vodka, Ravenscroft Pianos, The Jazz Cruise, Town of Vail, William Hill Vineyards and Woods & Son/Yamaha Pianos.