UNL Jazz Studies presents three straight nights of Jazz music

UNL Jazz Studies presents three straight nights of Jazz music

calendar icon15 Apr 2016    

LINCOLN, Neb.— Three straight nights of Jazz music are on the horizon at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln Glenn Korff School of Music and UNL Jazz Studies.

The four UNL undergrad combos will be performing a wide variety of American Songbook and jazz standards on their upcoming concert on Monday, April 25 at 7:30 p.m. in the Westbrook Recital Hall. Composers such as Kurt Weil and Sonny Rollins are among the many that will be represented. This performance is free and open to the public. This performance will be live webcast: https://arts.unl.edu/music/webcasts.

On Tuesday, April 26 at 7:30 p.m. in Kimball Recital Hall, the UNL Jazz Orchestra and the UNL Big Band will be performing ‘The Music of George Stone’. The UNL Jazz Orchestra, directed by Paul Haar, is the university’s showcase jazz group and one of the Glenn Korff School of Music’s most visible performing groups. The UNL Big Band, directed by Patrick Brown, is a vital component of the UNL jazz curriculum. Tickets are General Admission $5; Students/Seniors $3.

The graduate septet and the graduate quintet will be performing some exciting new music written by members of the ensemble as part of the Graduate Jazz Combos performance on Wednesday, April 27 at 7:30 p.m. in the Westbrook Recital Hall. In addition, both ensembles will present some fresh new arrangements of some jazz classics such as Too Marvelous for Words and Love for Sale. This performance is free and open to the public. This performance will be live webcast: https://arts.unl.edu/music/webcasts