Festival Roundup October 2017

This is The Festival Roundup as printed in our October 2017 issue, the most recent monthly roundup can be found under "events" in our menu. SOUTHERN OREGON MUSIC FESTIVAL (Medford, OR) – Sept. 29-Oct. 1 Seventeen bands will perform a total of 95 sets of danceable music at five distinct venues, all within seven blocks in downtown Medford, Oregon. Bands include High Street Band, Gator Nation, Dave Bennett & The Memphis Speed Kings, Tom Rigney& Flambeau, Gino & The Lone Gunmen, Bob Draga with Friends, High Sierra Jazz Band, Midiri Brothers, Twice as Good 2xG, The Young Bucs, Cocuzzi Courtet, Dave Bennett Quartet, Oregon Coast Lab Band, Jacob Miller & The Bridge City Crooners, guest artists Brian Casserly and Kacie Garner-Bowers, and (in their West Coast debut) Blair Crimmins & The Hookers. Membership levels (all-event) are $125, $210, or $325; all-event passes cost $85 until Sept. 22, $90 thereafter ($20 for students 12-23); daily ticket prices range from $30 to $50; (866) 448-1948; somusicfest.org; email: info@somusicfest.org. OREGON COAST JAZZ PARTY (Newport, OR) – Oct. 6-8 Oregon Coast Council for the Arts celebrates 14 years with the Oregon Coast Jazz Party October 6-8, 2017 at the Newport Performing Arts Center and at the Shilo Inn Suites Hotel, both in Newport. Music Director Holly Hofmann will perform this year, and has assembled a roster of