Odessa Arts and Downtown Odessa Inc. held the first of 8 concerts that make up the Hot Summer Nights summer concert series on Friday evening at the Ector Theatre. The concert featured the West Texas Jazz Party and took place in the newly reopened historic Ector Theatre. Each Hot Summer Nights concert will take place on every Friday in the months of June and July and admission is free but does require a ticket that can be found online at hotsummernightsodessa.com.
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City Council at Large Denise Swanner helps check in guests at the main entrance to the Ector Theatre before the start of Hot Summer Nights’ West Texas Jazz Party Friday evening in Odessa. Hot Summer Nights is a summer concert series presented by Odessa Arts and Downtown Odessa Inc. that will be occurring every Friday night in June and July. Each concert will be held at the Ector Theatre and is free to the public but tickets are required and can be found at hotsummernightsodessa.com. (Eli Hartman|Odessa American)
Erika Tarin, left, and Jeff Birkes prepare to enter the Ector Theatre for Hot Summer Nights’ West Texas Jazz Party Friday, June 4, 2021, in Odessa. (Eli Hartman|Odessa American)
Guests find their seats before the start of the West Texas Jazz Party concert Friday evening at the Ector Theatre. The West Texas Jazz Party is the first in a series of free Hot Summer Nights concerts put on by Odessa Arts and Downtown Odessa Inc. that will occur every Friday in the months of June and July. (Eli Hartman|Odessa American)
Hot Summer Nights guests have their photo taken in front of a backdrop before the start of the West Texas Jazz Party concert Friday evening at the Ector Theatre. The West Texas Jazz Party is the first in a series of free Hot Summer Nights concerts put on by Odessa Arts and Downtown Odessa Inc. that will occur every Friday in the months of June and July. (Eli Hartman|Odessa American)
West Texas Jazz Party musicians Dan Barrett, left, and Russ Phillips walk to the backstage entrance of the Ector Theatre before the start of their Hot Summer Nights concert Friday evening at the Odessa Marriott Hotel and Convention Center. (Eli Hartman|Odessa American)
West Texas Jazz Party musicians play a set in the first 2021 Hot Summer Nights concert put on by Odessa Arts and Downtown Odessa Inc. Friday evening at the Ector Theatre. (Eli Hartman|Odessa American)
A West Texas Jazz Party pianist plays a set in the first 2021 Hot Summer Nights concert put on by Odessa Arts and Downtown Odessa Inc. Friday evening at the Ector Theatre. (Eli Hartman|Odessa American)
A West Texas Jazz Party saxophonist plays a set in the first 2021 Hot Summer Nights concert put on by Odessa Arts and Downtown Odessa Inc. Friday evening at the Ector Theatre. (Eli Hartman|Odessa American)
A West Texas Jazz Party drummer plays a set in the first 2021 Hot Summer Nights concert put on by Odessa Arts and Downtown Odessa Inc. Friday evening at the Ector Theatre. (Eli Hartman|Odessa American)
A West Texas Jazz Party trumpeter watches a bandmate’s solo as they play a set in the first 2021 Hot Summer Nights concert put on by Odessa Arts and Downtown Odessa Inc. Friday evening at the Ector Theatre. (Eli Hartman|Odessa American)
West Texas Jazz Society board president Eric Baker introduces the second set of jazz musicians to take the stage during Hot Summer Nights’ West Texas Jazz Party concert Friday evening at the Ector Theatre. (Eli Hartman|Odessa American)
West Texas Jazz Party trombonist Dan Barrett plays a set in the first 2021 Hot Summer Nights concert put on by Odessa Arts and Downtown Odessa Inc. Friday, June 4, 2021, at the Ector Theatre. (Eli Hartman|Odessa American)
West Texas Jazz Party trombonist Russ Phillips plays a set in the first 2021 Hot Summer Nights concert put on by Odessa Arts and Downtown Odessa Inc. Friday evening, June 4, 2021, at the Ector Theatre. (Eli Hartman|Odessa American)
A guest at the Ector Theatre films a facebook live video on his phone while watching Hot Summer Nights’ West Texas Jazz Party Friday evening in Odessa. (Eli Hartman|Odessa American)
West Texas Jazz Party musicians play a set in the first 2021 Hot Summer Nights concert put on by Odessa Arts and Downtown Odessa Inc. Friday evening at the Ector Theatre. (Eli Hartman|Odessa American)
