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How the Winter Park Jazz Festival became a multi-generational summertime tradition

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Winter Park Jazz Festival Becky Taylor
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Becky Taylor is the long-time host and emcee of the Winter Park Jazz Festival.

It's become a summer ritual for many Coloradans. More than four decades of music, emanating through the crisp mountain air. The 41st Annual Winter Park Jazz Festival returns this weekend, featuring artists Anthony Hamilton, Stokely, Average White Band and Lalah Hathaway, to name a few. Becky Taylor is the longtime emcee and arguably the face of the fest. Tracy and Stephanie Williams, sisters who live in Aurora, have been faithful attendees for years. Here are some of their reflections they shared last July as the festival celebrated its big 40th anniversary.