Hundreds of locals and tourists descended on Georgetown for the community's festivities during Labor Day holiday weekend.

Jazz legend Hazel Miller took center stage on Saturday, Sept. 2  at Library Park stage downtown to perform a free concert.

That was music for the ears of Sarah Porter, from Idaho Springs, who said she’s seen Miller perform several times before.

"Last time I saw her I actually got up and danced," she said. 

Her friend sitting next to her, Karen Kalabany, only had to walk one block from her home in Georgetown to enjoy Miller's performance.

"I didn’t even have to park," Kalabany said, laughing. 

The free event was sponsored by Mountain Jams, an organization made up of more than a dozen Georgetown merchants, including the Georgetown railroad loop, the Cultural Arts program and the Business Promotions Group.

Jazz by Hazel Miller

Miller opened her hour-and-a-half set with a familiar favorite, fans said, "Do Wrong Shoes.”

Before long there was dancing in the park as fans got into the act.

Miller said she’s enjoyed living in Colorado for decades and reflected on her successful career. She was 16 years old and in high school when she got her first professional singing job.

That first job, she smiled, was opening for jazz ledged James Brown in Louisville, Kentucky. She was paid $50.

She’s been singing ever since.

“I haven’t had a day job since 1986,” she added.

It’s been a few years since she’s played Georgetown but she said she always enjoys it. It just has a local feel, Miller added.

The Georgetown Mountain Jams Series routinely holds free concerts in Georgetown through Sept. 16.