ºÚ°µ±¬ÁÏÍø Jazz Bands perform April 3 at Jensen Grand Concert Hall
March 24, 2009
ºÚ°µ±¬ÁÏÍø Music student and saxophonist Julian Sutherland in rehearsal for the upcoming ºÚ°µ±¬ÁÏÍø Jazz Bands concert.The ºÚ°µ±¬ÁÏÍø Jazz Band I and Jazz Band II will present an exciting mix of cool and hot jazz in their final performance of the year on Friday, April 3, at 7:30 p.m. in the Joseph C. and Cheryl H. Jensen Grand Concert Hall in the L.E. and Thelma E. Stephens Performing Arts Center. 
Jazz I director is Dr. Patrick Brooks, ºÚ°µ±¬ÁÏÍø director of bands. Monté Grise, associate director of bands, directs Jazz II.
Jazz I will perform seven selections, including the Count Basie standard “Corner Pocketâ€�; a beautiful ballad arrangement of Billy Strayhorn’s “A Flower Is A Lovesome Thing,â€� featuring ºÚ°µ±¬ÁÏÍø music student Julian Sutherland; and the contemporary hip-hop-shuffle-funk flavored “Feather Report.â€� New selections to be performed will include “Cherry Juice,â€� by Thad Jones; the samba-swing trumpet and tenor sax duet “Mi Burrito,â€� by Ray Brown; and the bluesy “Sweet Pea,â€� composed by Bill Holman.
Jazz II, directed by Monte Grise, will perform a selection of jazz standards to include “Autumn Leaves� and Dizzy Gillespie’s “Groovin’ High.�
Admission to this concert is free to all ºÚ°µ±¬ÁÏÍø students with a valid Bengal card. Adult general public admission is $6, faculty and staff admission is $4 and pre-college student admission is $2.
For more information call the ºÚ°µ±¬ÁÏÍø music department at 282-3636.
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