Jazz Ensemble concert features Fox Valley duo playing Dylan May 10
4/27/2016
 
Popular jazz duo Janet Planet and Tom Washatka will join the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point Jazz Ensemble for a concert Tuesday, May 10.
The pair will present music from volume 2 of their Bob Dylan songbook. “Just Like a Woman: The Music of Bob Dylan (vol. 2)” was released in December 2015.
The performance will begin at 7:30 p.m. in Michelsen Hall in the Noel Fine Arts Center.
Among Dylan selections the Jazz Ensemble will perform are “Leopard-Skin Pill-Box Hat,” “I Shall Be Released,” “Boots of Spanish Leather” and “Song to Woody.” It will be directed by Music Professor Mathew Buchman.
Janet Planet is a spirited and vivacious jazz vocalist who records and performs across the United States and internationally. Tom Washatka, an accomplished saxophone and keyboard player, is part of the Janet Planet ensemble. They released “Janet Planet Sings the Bob Dylan Songbook Vol. 1” in 2010, interpreting the poetic poignancy of Dylan’s work set to an eclectic mix of jazz-minded arrangements. Planet and Washatka will also conduct a master class with UW-Stevens Point music students on May 9.

A part of the Great Artist Great Speakers Series, the concert is $8.25 for the public, $5.25 for senior citizens, $4.25 for youth and students. Tickets are free the day of the concert for UW-Stevens Point students with ID. 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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