Family Concert with Dan Zanes Held at River To River Festival 7/4

Grammy® Award-winning artist Dan Zanes and The River To River Festival are inviting musicians of all ages to dust off their trombones, tubas, and trumpets and be a part of one of the biggest Fourth of July celebrations in the city. Named "one of the city's most compelling summer series" by the New York Times, the River To River Festival is New York's largest free summer arts festival.

For the first time this year, the River To River Festival is expanding its annual 4th of July concert in Battery Park to offer a day of free music for all ages. The show's grand finale will feature Zanes leading a marching band made up of members of the public playing "76 Trombones" on their own brass instruments. Participants will be able to practice beforehand using sheet music and audio clips posted on the River to River Festival website at RiverToRiverNYC.com.

Presented by the Alliance for Downtown New York, the Dan Zanes Jam and Jubilee will also feature Dan Zanes and Friends performing Broadway classics from their new album "76 Trombones," as well as performances by Stew, creator of the Tony Award-winning musical "Passing Strange," acclaimed Colombian band La Cumbiamba eNeYé!, jugglers, stilt walkers, and a walk-around cast of larger than life characters.

"The Dan Zanes Jam and Jubilee offers New York families a great opportunity to enjoy the Fourth of July holiday right here in the city and forgo the hassle of leaving town," said Robin Schatell, Executive Director of The River To River Festival. "We're proud to celebrate the summer's biggest holiday with one of the most talented family-friendly artists in the country."

Named "one of the city's most compelling summer series" by the New York Times, the River To River Festival is New York's largest free summer arts festival. Founded in 2002 with funding by American Express to help revitalize Lower Manhattan after September 11th, the festival draws hundreds of thousands of people each year to Downtown's spectacular waterfront. The events span venues from the World Financial Center and Rockefeller Park on the Hudson River to Castle Clinton National Monument, Wagner Park, and Battery Park at Manhattan's tip to The Elevated Acre and The Seaport on the East River.

About The River To River Festival
The River To River Festival is presented by a collaboration of Lower Manhattan's major cultural event producers including the Alliance for Downtown New York, Arts World Financial Center, Battery Park City Authority, Lower Manhattan Cultural Council, Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, and The Seaport. Co-presenters for the 2010 season are The Joyce Theater and IMG Artists. All partners are firmly committed to using the arts as a tool for economic revitalization and the development of new audiences for the arts.

Free admission to River To River® events is underwritten by a wide range of funders led by the Festival's Founding Sponsor, American Express.

Major support is provided by the Festival's Producing Partners, including NBC Local Media New York and WNYC New York Public Radio. Vital support comes from our Supporting Funders, including Century 21 Department Stores, EmblemHealth, JetBlue Airways, New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council, Target, and The Village Voice. Participating Funders are CB Richard Ellis, The Moody's Foundation, National Endowment for the Arts, New York Marriott Downtown, New York State Council on the Arts, New York Stock Exchange Foundation, Pace University, and TKTS Seaport.

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