Durango Ragtime and Early Jazz Festival
Historic Strater Hotel and Durango Arts Center
April 3-6, 2025
CONCERT TICKETS AND FULL FESTIVAL PASSES NOW AVAILABLE
Contact the Durango Arts Center or visit the Ragtime Festival Page
HOTEL ROOM FESTIVAL PACKAGES NOW AVAILABLE
Contact the Strater Hotel and use codeword “ragtime”
TO PICK UP FULL FESTIVAL PASSES
See the TICKET TABLE in the lobby of the Strater Hotel.
Ticket Table Hours:
Thursday, April 3rd: 2:00-7:00 PM
Friday, April 4th: 9:30 AM-12:30 PM
Saturday, April 5th: 9:30 AM-12:30 PM
For admission to individual concerts, see Will Call at the Durango Arts Center.
FULL SCHEDULE
Thursday, April 3
Strater Hotel
Ragtime Pianists’ Hotel Room Dedication
Reception Begins in Oak Room (no tickets required)
2:30-3:30 PM
Durango Arts Center
FESTIVAL SAMPLER CONCERT (all musicians)
7:30-9:30 PM
Friday, April 4
Strater Hotel (Pullman Room)
10:00-11:00 AM SEMINAR
Frederick Hodges Presents “The History of Tin Pan Alley”
DAYTIME MUSIC SETS*
11:00-11:30 AM Jeff Barnhart
11:30-12:00 PM Donald Neely
12:00-12:30 PM Martin Spitznagel
*Danny Coots, drums will join other musicians
LUNCH ON YOUR OWN
Durango Arts Center
CLASSIC RAGTIME CONCERT (all musicians)
2:30-4:30 PM
Strater Hotel (Pullman Room)
Banquet with Live Music (all musicians)
5:00-7:00 PM
*Note dinner tickets must be purchased separately from the Full Festival Pass
Durango Arts Center
EARLY JAZZ CONCERT (all musicians)
7:30-9:30 PM
Strater Hotel (Diamond Belle Saloon)
AFTER HOURS PARTY (no tickets required)
9:30-1:30 AM
Saturday, April 5
Strater Hotel (Pullman Room)
10:00-11:00 AM SEMINAR
Adam Swanson Presents “Ragtime Composers on Film”
DAYTIME MUSIC SETS*
11:00-11:30 AM Domingo Mancuello
11:30-12:00 PM Donald Neely
12:00-12:30 PM Adam Swanson and Surprise Guests!
*Danny Coots, drums will join other musicians
LUNCH ON YOUR OWN
Durango Arts Center
SILENT MOVIES WITH LIVE MUSIC
SPEEDY (Starring Harold Lloyd, 1928)
Frederick Hodges
2:30-4:00 PM
Strater Hotel (Pullman Room)
Banquet with Live Music (all musicians)
5:00-7:00 PM
*Note dinner tickets must be purchased separately from the Full Festival Pass
Durango Arts Center
GRAND FINALE CONCERT (all musicians)
7:30-9:30 PM
Strater Hotel (Diamond Belle Saloon)
AFTER HOURS PARTY (no tickets required)
9:30-1:30 AM
Sunday, April 6
Strater Hotel (Diamond Belle Saloon)
FAREWELL BRUNCH (no tickets required)
10:00 AM-12:00 PM