By Carley Conrad
College of Fine Arts and Communication Media Office
CONWAY — The University of Central Arkansas Department of Music will host its final jazz ensemble concert of the fall semester on Sunday, Nov. 22, in the Snow Fine Arts Center Recital Hall.
The 4:30 p.m. performance, free and open to the public, will feature Jazz Ensemble I and II and the UCA Dixieland Band.
Larry Jones directs Jazz Ensemble I. Dr. Gail Robertson directs Jazz Ensemble II. Dr. Jackie Lamar directs the UCA Dixieland Band.
The UCA Dixieland Band will perform some standard tunes such as “Ain’t She Sweet,” “Bill Bailey,” “Hello Dolly,” and “St. James Infirmary.” In addition, the group will feature pianist Anna Laua McAfee on “Little Rock Getaway” by Jo Sullivan.
The program for Jazz Ensemble II includes “Gospel John” (featuring Taylor Brandon), “Killer Joe,” “The Summer of ’42,” (featuring Carlos Udave), “September Song,” “I’m Getting Sentimental Over You,” “Funkythustra,” and “Oblivion,” (featuring Brandon Lugo, flugelhorn).
The program for Jazz Ensemble I includes “Con Alma” by Dizzy Gillespie, “A Lift of the Foot” by Alan Baylock,” Cotton Tail” by Duke Ellington, and “March of the Tadpoles” by Toshiko Akiyoshi.
“Cool jazz is in the air… grab your jacket and mittens and join us,” said Robertson, visiting assistant professor of Tuba and Euphonium/Jazz.
For more information, contact Lamar (501) 450-5759 or jackiel@uca.edu.
The UCA College of Fine Arts and Communication includes the Departments of Art, Communication, Mass Communication and Theatre, Music and Writing. The college’s primary mission is the preparation of the next generation of artists, educators and communicators. For more information about CFAC, visit www.uca.edu/cfac or call (501) 450-3293.
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