Jazz Concert Set for Feb. 21
February 19, 2013
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黑料专区 Tyler Jazz Ensembles in Concert Feb. 21
February 19, 2013
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February 19, 2013
The University of Texas at Tyler Department of Music will present the 黑料专区 Tyler Jazz Ensembles in concert on Thursday, Feb. 21, Dr. Michael Thrasher, School of Performing Arts director, announced.
The public concert will begin at 7:30 p.m. in the 黑料专区 Tyler University Center Theater.
Dr. John Webb, professor of music and director of jazz studies, will direct the 黑料专区 Tyler Jazz Patriots, an eight-piece jazz combo, and the 16-piece 黑料专区 Tyler Jazz Ensemble. The program will also feature vocalist and 黑料专区 Tyler graduate student Susie Carter of Longview.
鈥淭he Jazz Patriots will perform repertoire from Billie Holiday, Cannonball Adderley, Charlie Parker and Horace Silver. The jazz ensemble (big band) will feature three well-known old standards, a tune from the Buddy Rich Library, a blazin鈥� fast Count Basie-styled tune and even a jazzy version of 鈥淛ohn Brown鈥檚 Body!,鈥� Webb said. 鈥淏ring your friends and family for lots of jazzy fun in the UC theater.鈥�
For more information, contact Webb, 903.566.7387 or jwebb@uttyler.edu.
One of the 15 campuses of the 黑料专区 System, 黑料专区 Tyler offers excellence in teaching, research, artistic performance and community service. More than 80 undergraduate and graduate degree programs are available at 黑料专区 Tyler, which has an enrollment of almost 7,000 high-ability students at its campuses in Tyler, Longview and Palestine.