The Levi Platero Band performs Tuesday night in the Studio 116 pocket park in downtown Farmington as part of the San Juan Jazz Society concert series. Mike Easterling/The Daily Times
Levi Platero, left, and bass player Bronson Begay work their way through a song Tuesday night in the Studio 116 pocket park in downtown Farmington. Mike Easterling/The Daily Times
Levi Platero, left, and drummer Douglas Platero perform Tuesday night in the Studio 116 pocket park in downtown Farmington. Mike Easterling/The Daily Times
Jacob Shije strums his guitar during a performance by the Levi Platero Band Tuesday night in the Studio 116 pocket park in downtown Farmington. Mike Easterling/The Daily Times
Drummer Douglas Platero and bass player Bronson Begay perform with the Levi Platero Band Tuesday night in downtown Farmington. Mike Easterling/The Daily Times
Drummer Douglas Platero's kick drum bears the Levi Platero Band logo during a concert Tuesday night in downtown Farmington. Mike Easterling/The Daily Times
Tuesday night's performance by the Levi Platero Band in downtown Farmington was a production of the San Juan Jazz Society. Mike Easterling/The Daily Times
Jacob Shije, left, watches, as Levi Platero works his way through a lead guitar part during Tuesday night's concert in downtown Farmington. Mike Easterling/The Daily Times
Jacob Shije, left, and Levi Platero share the stage during Tuesday night's concert in the Studio 116 pocket park in downtown Farmington. Mike Easterling/The Daily Times
Drummer Douglas Platero performs with the Levi Platero Band Tuesday night in the Studio 116 pocket park in downtown Farmington. Mike Easterling/The Daily Times
Blues guitarist Levi Platero picks out a lead during a concert with his band Tuesday night in the pocket park behind Studio 116 in downtown Farmington. Mike Easterling/The Daily Times
Rhythm guitarist Jacob Shije and lead guitarist Levi Platero jam during a concert Tuesday night in the Studio 116 pocket park in downtown Farmington. Mike Easterling/The Daily Times
Dozens of blues lovers gathered in the pocket park behind the Studio 116 art gallery in downtown Farmington Tuesday night for a performance by the Levi Platero Band.
The group is fronted by To'Hajiilee native Levi Platero, a longtime Four Corners favorite. The group performed several songs from a new album it will release this summer, as well as some older material. Platero even delighted the crowd with an impromptu medley that featured Johnny Cash's "Folsom Prison Blues" and Arthur Crudup's "That's All Right," made famous by Elvis Presley.
The performance was presented by the San Juan Jazz Society, a new organization dedicated to growing the live music scene in Farmington, and promoting music education and performance opportunities. The group has mounted a months-long fundraising campaign, and donations are welcome at https://sanjuanjazzsociety.com.
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