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Hot Music and Cool Jazz during the 2005 5th Annual Salt Lake City International Jazz FestivalEdited by Madelyn Miller, the TravelLady
Hot Nights Cool Jazz events at Grand and Little America include: Friday, July 8th
Saturday, July 9th
Sunday, July 10th
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This summer the Grand & Little America Hotels will host
some of the most acclaimed jazz musicians during the Fifth Annual Salt Lake City
International Jazz Festival, July 8-10, 2005. For three hot days and nights, the
hotels will feature cool jazz performances including late night jazz acts by
renowned artists Barbara Morrison, Spanky Wilson, Jack Wood and Kathy Kosins, as
well as an Outdoor Pool Party featuring headliner Cold Blood. 
The Grand and Little America Hotels are conveniently
located just one block away from the festivals two main stages at Washington
Square. More than 20 acts will take the stage with a unique collaboration of
music from blues to swing. This year’s headliners include the rhythm and blues
sounds by Cold Blood and Lydia Pense, and one of the most popular swing bands on
the road today, Big Bad Voodoo Daddy. Other bands performing include: Gary Bartz,
Eddie Daniels, Freddie Hubbard Octet, Peter Erskine Trio, Barbara Morrison,
Spanky Wilson, Kathy Kuzins, The Clayton Brothers and The Horn Heads.
You won’t want to miss headliner Cold Blood and Lydia
Pense performing live at Grand America’s Outdoor Pool Party. Guests can
enjoy a specialty island drink menu and appetizers while savoring the
ambience of Grand America’s luxurious Outdoor Pool terrace from 5:00 p.m. to
8:00 p.m. 
For the perfect jazz weekend getaway, guests can enjoy
five-diamond accommodations at the Grand America, breath-taking mountain views
and sounds of jazz echoing through downtown with the Jazz Festival Package. The
package includes accommodations in a luxurious suite, breakfast buffet,
admission to jazz events at The Grand America Hotel, Little America Hotel, and
Washington Square. *Rate is $247 based on single occupancy and $295 for
double occupancy per night. Package is available Thursday, July 7th – Sunday,
July 10th. To make reservations, please call the Grand America at (800)
621-6505. 
Little America Hotel will offer special jazz festival
weekend rates including $119 for a Tower Room, $99 for a Garden Room and $85 for
a Courtside Room.