DPU Jazz Ensemble swings into spring in Kresge Auditorium

Sunday, March 16, 2014
DePauw Jazz Ensemble, directed by Mark McCoy, polishes a few licks for the concert in Kresge Auditorium at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 18.

Before students head south for spring break, the DePauw Jazz Ensemble, lead by Mark McCoy, will get in a few hot licks in a superb mix of settings and styles on concert at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday in the Green Center's Kresge Auditorium.

After featuring guest artists on the past few programs, the band gets to shine on its own this week with a variety of music for big band. Favorites such as "I Can't Stop Lovin' You" and "Mack the Knife" will be performed on the Tuesday night concert, alongside jazz standards such as "Sister Sadie" and "Quiet Nights of Quiet Stars."

School of Music student soloists are junior trombonist Will Johnson, featured on the classic jazz ballad "A Time for Love," and senior Annelise Delcambre, vocalist on the Diane Schuur and Count Basie Orchestra's rendition of "Every Day I Have the Blues," as well as Jack Keller's sultry "Caught a Touch of Your Love."

The band also breaks down into a small group setting for Gordon Goodwin's Latin groove, a tribute to his cat "Garaje Gato."

General admission tickets to jazz ensemble concerts at the Green Center are $3; tickets are free for all students, children and seniors over 65.

Anyone wanting to attend a music event, who cannot afford to pay full ticket price, can also take advantage of the school's pay-what-you-can option.

For additional information, including a fully loaded calendar of upcoming events, visit www.depauw.edu/music/tickets or drop by the box office (605 S. College Ave., 658-4827) to purchase tickets in person.

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