From classic to swing, find it at UW-Stevens Point's Jazz Band concert
11/14/2019

With music that ranges from composed, classically inspired works to swing jazz from the 1920s, the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point Jazz Band will perform in concert Tuesday, Nov. 19.

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.

The program includes "Bemsha Swing" by Thelonious Monk, "Children's Hour of Dream" by Charles Mingus, "Bingo!" by Matt Wilson, "The Art of Darkness" by James Miley, "The Goombay Smash" by Steven Owen and "Jump" by Wynton Marsalis. 

Tickets are $15 for adults and $10 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 also may be purchased at the door if available. Proceeds benefit student scholarships.


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