MONTCO Jazz Festival’s Annual Swing Social with Chelsea Reed and the Fair Weather Nine (MONTCO Jazz Fest)

Food and beverage available for sale.

In the event of rain, the event will move inside. Chelsea Reed is a jazz vocalist, arranger, composer, and bandleader living in Philadelphia. She’s been singing and playing for audiences all over the world and adding band members along the way as the leader of the Fair Weather Band. With four albums and a decade of touring under her belt, Chelsea Reed brings the soul of a dance to any show--whether at a jazz club, backroom blues bar, or festival stage. Reed draws upon the intensity of powerhouse vocalists and the ingenuity of 20th century composers.  She currently teaches jazz history and performance at Temple University

Kate Holden and Mike McDermott and will be teaching a lesson for beginners prior to the start of the show and will perform a choreographed number during the performance.