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BRAND SUMMER
MUSIC SERIES

The Brand Summer Music Series is an outdoor concert series located at Brand Library & Art Center. Concert attendees often bring their own chairs and picnic amenities and sit on the grassy hill. Please note that alcohol is prohibited. Performances may be experienced by children and families. The Brand Summer Music Series began in 2014 and is supported by the Glendale Arts and Culture Commission, through funding from the Urban Art Program, with support from Glendale Library, Arts & Culture, Glendale Community Services and Parks, and the Brand Associates.

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2026 PERFORMANCE SERIES

Applications are now open!

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The application to the 2026 Performance Series is now open! Performance groups based in the Southern California region and made up of trios or larger are invited to apply for two exciting performance series: the Brand Summer Music Series and the Jewel City Concert Series.
 
Performance groups must be trios or larger and based in Southern California to be eligible to apply. Participants selected for the Brand Summer Music Series will receive a stipend of $2,000, and participants selected for the Jewel City Concert Series will receive a stipend of $1,500.
 
The deadline to apply is Friday, January 30, 2026 at 5:00 PM PST.

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2025 SERIES SCHEDULE

All concerts are Friday nights at 7:00 PM. Admission is free. 

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Join us for eclectic live music outside on the lawn behind Brand Library & Art Center. Visitors are welcome to bring a chair or blanket and picnic on the grassy hillsides in Brand Park. Seats are not provided.
Performances run 60 - 90 minutes without intermission. Free parking is limited; ride-share is encouraged.

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Katja Rieckermann Group

Date: Friday July 11, 2025

Time: 7:00 PM

Jazz Fusion

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Ara Dabandjian Quartet

Date: Friday July 18, 2025

Time: 7:00 PM

World Music

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Ted Falcon and the Forrozeiros

Date: Friday July 25, 2025

Time: 7:00 PM

Brazilian Music

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ZOS!MO

Date: Friday August 1, 2025

Time: 7:00 PM

Indie Pop/Rock

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Rose's Pawn Shop

Date: Friday August 8, 2025

Time: 7:00 PM

Americana Folk Rock

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Jessica Fichot

Date: Friday August 15, 2025

Time: 7:00 PM

French Chanson

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Citizen Kitten

Date: Friday August 22, 2025

Time: 7:00 PM

Jazz

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Quarteto Nuevo

Date: Friday August 29, 2025

Time: 7:00 PM

World Chamber Jazz

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