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The Longmont Museum’s holiday tradition is back for its 7th year! Join us for songs of the season and holiday cheer from some of the finest musicians and performers in the region, including the Boulder Klezmer Consort, The Mestas-Abbott Latin Jazz Quartet, and Hazel Miller & The Collective. Hosted by Justin Veach, Manager of the Stewart Auditorium.

There are two showtimes at 3:00 PM and 7:00 PM on Saturday, December 3.

Wear your holiday best and enjoy a signature holiday cocktail at our cash bar before the show.

Hazel Miller & The Collective
Hazel Miller is not just a great singer; “She is a force of nature!” quotes the Rocky Mountain News. Her voice has been called “stunning, moving, and powerful.” Hazel has been a sought after performer in Colorado for more than three decades. The Hazel Miller Band was formed more than 2 decades ago. Hazel Miller and the Collective renamed themselves in 2020. The band performs an eclectic blend of Jazz, R&B, Blues, and original music. The band’s music is designed to make the audience dance and sing along. They play the music that excites and involves the listener.

A great highlight on January 13, 2015, was Ms. Miller’s singing of the national anthem at the inauguration of Colorado Governor John Hickenlooper. Later on that night, the Governor’s Inaugural Concert featured the Lumineers, String Cheese Incident, and Big Head Todd and the Monsters with Ms. Miller. Ms. Miller performed at the FIS Alpine Ski Championships in Beaver Creek, Colorado on February 15, 2015, with an estimated international television audience of 180,000,000 viewers. Ms. Miller has been chosen to record a welcome greeting for visitors taking the trains to the main terminal at Denver International Airport.

The winter of 2014 marked the last full tour with Big Head Todd and the Monsters. They toured the entire country with great responses from audiences. Ms. Miller has appeared as a special guest of Big Head Todd and the Monsters for more than 19 years. The band had a great summer, in 2021 including opening two nights at Red Rocks. Headlining festivals all over Colorado; 2021 marked the 25th year performing at Boulder’s Band on the Bricks. They have opened for Al Green, James Brown, Michael McDonald, and many others. The band has appeared at major local festivals: Jazz in City Park, Lakewood Amphitheater’s Summer of Music, the Botanic Gardens in Denver and so many more.

Ms. Miller’s music can be heard on many local radio stations KOA, KBCO, KUVO, KRFC, KOTO, and KCNU. Nationally, Sirius Radio and XM Radio are playing her music on the “Real Jazz” and “B. B. King’s” Blues stations. Mark Ruffin, on “Real Jazz” XM Radio added Ms. Miller to the lineup fall of 2010 and she continues to be a requested performer on radio stations nationally, for example, Martha’s Vineyard, Charlotte, Miami, and Chicago. Ms. Miller sang on 6 tracks of the hit 2014 CD Blues Masters 3. This CD featured Mickey Thomas from Jefferson Starship and Tim Tucker, executive producer and lead guitarist on the CD. The reviews said this about Ms. Miller’s vocal performance: “Miller’s vocals would rival Koko Taylor”.

The Mestas-Abbott Quartet
Mike Abbott has performed and recorded with a number of musical legends including: Randy Brecker, Maria Schneider, Jeff Hamilton, John Clayton, Chie Imaizumi, Sammy Davis Jr., Burt Bacharach, Paul Shaffer and others. After earning his Music Degree in 1988 at the University of Miami in Florida, he moved to New York City and started playing clubs, touring the US and Europe, and recording. In 2003, Abbott and his family moved from New Jersey to Denver. He teaches at the University of Denver, Colorado Conservatory for The Jazz Arts, and privately in Denver.

Victor Mestas is from Caracas, Venezuela. Mestas has performed with renowned bands, including Guaco and Trabuco Venezolano, and he has also accompanied renowned singers, including: Soledad Bravo, Cheo Feliciano, and Julio Iglesias. Since moving to Boulder with his wife and two daughters in 2012 he’s been performing on the Brazilian-Latin Jazz-Salsa scene as a first call player. In 2016 he started to teach Latin Jazz Ensemble/Latin Piano at Thompson Jazz Studies Program, CU Boulder. Mestas is a YAMAHA endorsed artist in Venezuela.

The Boulder Klezmer Consort
This dynamic ensemble brings to audiences the infectious spirit of the Eastern European Klezmerim, combining instrumental virtuosity, great humor and improvisation with deep respect and knowledge of Jewish musical traditions. Lead by Shmelkie Shmueli (Sheldon Sands) on keys, the original band line up consists of Eat-Sock Manischewitz (Jesse Manno) on drums, Shlep Cellowitz (James Hoskins) on cello, Slow-Mo Fiddleman (Anthony Salvo) on violin and sax, and Doveed Barkowitz (Dave Willey) on accordion and drums. A Boulder Klezmer Consort show never ceases to delight, enrich and entertain! 

Other Events and Performances

This fall the Longmont Museum continues variety for all audiences: exhibits, concerts, performances, films, talks and classes.

• Attend another Holiday Program 
• See other Longmont Museum Presents performances, Climate Action Sundays, and Native American Film Series
• View our current exhibit, Tipi to Tiny House: Hands-on Homebuilding.
• Come to Thursday Nights at the Museum – we’re open until 9pm, with a 7 PM talk, film or performance
• Take an Art & Sip class for adults, at 6:30 PM on Thursday Nights at the Museum
• See a Friday Afternoon Concert on the second Friday of each month at 2:30 PM