Pioneer Mill to hold first ever Jazzin' Tiffin Nights

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Image removed.As part of this year's Jazzin' Tiffin festival, The Pioneer Mill of Tiffin will feature jazz acts on the three Thursday evenings leading up to the festival on Sept. 12. Each band will begin at 7 p.m. at Tinker's Dam in the Pioneer Mill, located at 255 Riverside Drive in Tiffin. The schedule is as follows:
  • Aug. 27: Trio NOT - This three-piece band, composed of Douglas Neel (guitar/trombone/vox), Nelson Overton (drums) and Kyle Turner (organ/keys) focuses on funk/soul/rock fusion and also explores reggae/country/pop music. Trio NOT ties together their unique voice and arranging ideas with recognizable covers, dance heavy material, and original work.
  • Sept. 3: Pete Ford Jazz Trio - Pete Ford is a jazz pianist, composer and assistant professor of music at Adrian College. The Pete Ford Trio consists of Pete Ford on piano, Scott Kretzer on drums and Kurt Kranke on bass.
  • Sept. 10: B3 Jazz Trio - Made up of Chuck Summers (sax/vocals), Bob Essex (bass/vocals) and Frank Harnishfeger (piano/vocals), B3 has been performing in Northwest Ohio for the last 7 years. Their music genres include jazz, R&B, Motown, ballads and pop, and their jazz performances are covers from groups such as The Crusaders, George Benson, Larry Carlton and Jimmy Smith, among others.
The Pioneer Mill of Tiffin stands on the same site as the original Tiffin dam built by Tiffin founder Josiah Hedges in 1822. The current building was constructed on the same foundation walls after a fire in 1875 destroyed the original wooden building. After much planning and development, The Pioneer Mill of Tiffin restaurant opened for business on October 3, 1974 and was placed on the national register of historic places in recognition of its background. [gallery size="medium" columns="4" ids="https://tiffinseneca.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/trio-not.jpg|Trio NOT,https://tiffinseneca.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/pete-ford.jpg|Pete Ford,https://tiffinseneca.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/b3-12.jpg|B3 Jazz Trio,https://tiffinseneca.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/tinkers-dam.jpg|Tinker's Dam"]
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