Name: Downtown Summer Sounds: Jake Sanders Quintet
Start: 2025-08-21T18:00:00-05:00
End: 2025-08-21T20:00:00-05:00
Location: Evanston's Fountain Square

Downtown Summer Sounds: Jake Sanders Quintet

Join us on August 21 from 6-8PM for a concert by The Jake Sanders Quintet playing swing & classic jazz for your dancing and listening pleasure.
New this year, Traffic Jam Swing will provide free swing dance lessons for the community from 5:30-6PM. When the band starts playing at 6PM, you'll have a chance to try out your new dance moves!
The concert is presented in partnership with Presented in partnership with the Evanston Community Foundation (Leadership Evanston).
During the concert, there will be free children's art activities provided by the Ridgeville Park District. Beer will be available for purchase from Sketchbook Brewing Co., along with wine, cocktails, and soft drinks from Five & Dime. Several food trucks will also be on-site.
THANKS TO OUR 2024 SPONSORS:
City of Evanston
Northwestern | Neighborhood and Community Relations
UL Research Institutes and UL Standards & Engagement
Golub & Company
Core & Rind Hospitality
Rotary International
J. Blanton Plumbing
Smile Suite Orthodontics
Please note that the concert will take place on Sherman and Orrington Avenues, which will both be closed to vehicle traffic between Grove and Davis Street. If you're driving into Downtown Evanston for the concert series, we recommend parking in the Sherman Plaza Self Park garage--it's only a block away from Fountain Square.
For more information, visit DowntownEvanston.org/DowntownSummerSounds or email [email protected].