ADVISORY
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
DATE: June 19, 2013
CONTACT: Megan Ketterer, megan.ketterer@ttu.edu
(806) 742-2136
Texas Tech Summer Jazz Festival Concert Brings Array of Talent
WHAT: 30th Annual Lubbock Summer Jazz Festival Concert
WHEN: 7:30 p.m. June 25
WHERE: Texas Tech University Student Union Allen Theatre
EVENT: This year’s concert is the final year Alan Shinn, professor of percussion and associate director for undergraduate students, will lead the Texas Tech Summer Big Band for the festival concert. The theme is “Keep the Customer Satisfied.”
The 23-person ensemble consists of local professional players, Texas Tech students and faculty. Kari Peterson is featured four times, including in renditions of “Summertime” and Billie Holiday’s “Mean to Me.” Steve Jones, director of jazz studies, is also featured on piano in numbers such as Ed Calle’s Latin cha cha, “Rum and Coke.” Music from Snarky Puppy will also be featured. The band’s final set focuses on midnight and includes Maria Muldaur’s “Midnight at the Oasis” and Thelonius Monk’s “Round Midnight,” featuring vocalist Rachel Boyd.
The event is sponsored by the School of Music and the College of Visual and Performing Arts. It is free and open to the public.
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CONTACT: Liza Muse, senior specialist, School of Music, College of Visual and Performing Arts, Texas Tech University, (806)742-2270, or liza.muse@ttu.edu.
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