Hear a
collection of jazz favorites by two student jazz groups in a concert at the
University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point.
The
Jazz Band and Jazz Ensemble will perform at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, March 17, in
Michelsen Hall in the Noel Fine Arts Center.
The
Jazz Band repertoire will include “Granada Smoothie” by Mark Taylor, “’Round
Midnight” by Thelonious Monk, “Big Mama Cass” by Don Sebesky and “Shiny
Stockings” by Frank Foster. The band is conducted by Brent Turney, associate
professor of trumpet.
The
Jazz Ensemble will perform a folk song from Senegal, “Vortex” by Wisconsin
native Patty Darling, “Nose Cone” by the Terry Gibbs Dream Band with direction
by senior music major Matt Schiessl, and “Dizzyland,” which will feature the
group’s entire trumpet section. The ensemble is conducted by Matt Buchman, professor
and director of jazz studies.
The
event is part of the Music Department Scholarship Series. Tickets are $8.25 for
adults, $5.25 for senior citizens, $4.25 for students and free the day of the
concert for students with a UW-Stevens Point I.D. Tickets are available at the
University Information and Tickets Office in the Dreyfus University Center, by
calling 715-346-4100 or 800-838-3378 or at http://tickets.uwsp.edu.
Tickets may also be purchased at the door if available.
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