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Updated: 10/23/2012 08:00:14AM

Charlotte County Jazz Society starts
concert season with Johnny Varro

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HERALD PHOTO BY BETSY WILLIAMS
Johnny Varro performed Oct. 8 on stage at the Cultural Center Theatre along with Jeff Lego on trombone, Charlie Bertini on trumpet, Terry Myers on alto saxophone and clarinet, Rodney Rojas on tenor saxophone, Mark Neuenschwander on bass and Eddie Metz Jr. on drums.

HERALD PHOTO BY BETSY WILLIAMS
Terry Myers, on clarinet, plays the alto sax for the jazz band Swing 7.

HERALD PHOTO BY BETSY WILLIAMS
Wally Young joins granddaughter Chantel Young, 19, her great uncle, Sir Corville Norbert Young, Governor-General of Belize, his wife, Norma Young, and Chantel’s grandmother, Marlene Young, for a photo before the Charlotte County Jazz Society concert.

HERALD PHOTO BY BETSY WILLIAMS
John Johnson, Philip Polson and Buz Terry enjoy a visit in the lobby before the concert.

HERALD PHOTO BY BETSY WILLIAMS
The Oct. 8 jazz concert featured Johnny Varro on piano.

HERALD PHOTO BY BETSY WILLIAMS
Volunteers Marilyn Nims, Joan Tirino and Connie Grean sell raffle tickets for the scholarship fund that the Charlotte County Jazz Society sponsors each year.

HERALD PHOTO BY BETSY WILLIAMS
Rodney Rojas, on tenor saxophone, performs a solo that is backed by drummer Eddie Metz Jr.

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Drummer Eddie Metz Jr. has a good time while performing Oct. 8 with Swing 7 at the Cultural Center Theatre.

HERALD PHOTO BY BETSY WILLIAMS
Images by photographer Ken Franckling have been donated to the Charlotte County Jazz Society to help raise scholarship funds. The items are to be given away through various raffles throughout the concert season, with tickets being sold by jazz society members.

By BETSY WILLIAMS

Photojournalist

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The opening concert for the Charlotte County Jazz Society, featuring Johnny Varro and jazz group Swing 7, was held at the Cultural Center of Charlotte County Oct. 8. The Christian Tamburr Quintet will be the guest musicians for the next concert, set for Nov. 12. Visit www.ccjazz.org for more information.

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