Music is a central part of this year's festival. The Sounds of Swing. The 17-piece band is lead by musical director Wally Read, former Kilgore College Ranger Band director and recent inductee into the Texas Bandmaster's Hall of Fame. Featured vocalist for the concert is Miss Bethany Johnson of White Oak, a student at Stephen F. Austin State University. Also performing in the same concert is the hot East Texas jazz ensemble, The Larry Greer Jazz Quartet.
Admission is free.
This concert is a partnership with the East Texas Enrichment Series at Kilgore College. The Larry Greer Quartet will also be featured at another festival event, as KTPB partners with the Longview Museum of Fine Arts for An Evening of Art and Jazz. A similar event was held at the museum during last year's festival and proved to be such a success that it is being offered again. The event gives visitors an opportunity to view the museum's Invitational Winners' Exhibition, while listening to some great jazz music. Admission is free.