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“As more than 130,000 attendees revel in mid-century modernism during Modernism Week, itโ€™s important to remember that it isnโ€™t just architecture being celebrated.

The Palm Springs International Jazz Festival is part of this yearโ€™s Modernism Weekโ€™s programming, featuring jazz greats and rising stars of the genre. After a VIP reception on Thursday, Feb. 20, the festival will run from Friday, Feb. 21, through Sunday, Feb. 23. All of the concerts will be hosted at the Annenberg Theater at the Palm Springs Art Museum.

During a recent phone interview with PSIJF artistic director Lowell Pickett, he explained how the festival got its start a little more than five years ago…”

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