Seen around town: Beachfront Big Band brings smooth sound to Detroit Lakes City Park

Seen around town: Beachfront Big Band brings smooth sound to Detroit Lakes City Park

DETROIT LAKES — The Detroit Lakes City Park Bandshell welcomed the familiar sounds of smooth jazz, vocal numbers and jazz-fusion tunes Tuesday evening, performed by Beachfront Big Band — formerly known as Doc and the Scrubs, a longtime Detroit Lakes jazz group founded by WWII veteran Dr. Bob Watson. The roughly 20-member group, made up of musicians of all ages and backgrounds, debuted under the new name as part of the Tuesdays in the Park summer…