Enjoy a diversity of jazz styles and a guest artist performance at a concert of the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point Jazz Band Tuesday, April 23.
The concert will be held at 7:30 p.m. in Michelsen Hall in the Noel Fine Arts Center, 1800 Portage St., Stevens Point. Director Myles Boothroyd, assistant professor of saxophone, will lead the band in jazz works that cover a lot of musical ground, including swing, Latin, blues, rock and ballad. Guest artist Robert Brooks, a tenor saxophonist and director of jazz at Friends University, will perform solos and group pieces as well as work with students as they rehearse.
The program will include "Haitian Fight Song" by Charles Mingus, "I'm Beginning to See the Light" by Rory Bourke, "Breakthrough" by John Fedchock, "Skylark" by Hoagy Carmichael, "North Beach Breakdown" by John Oddo and "Latin Dance" by Bob Mintzer.
Tickets are $12 for adults, $10 for senior citizens, $5 for UW-Stevens Point students, faculty and youth and free the day of the concert for students with a UW-Stevens Point I.D. if not sold out. 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 be purchased at the door if available. Proceeds benefit student scholarships.
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