Odessa Arts and Downtown Odessa Inc. held the first of 8 concerts that make up the Hot Summer Nights summer concert series on Friday evening at the Ector Theatre. The concert featured the West Texas Jazz Party and took place in the newly reopened historic Ector Theatre. Each Hot Summer Nights concert will take place on every Friday in the months of June and July and admission is free but does require a ticket that can be found online at hotsummernightsodessa.com.