Jazz
Festival moves main concert to WSU
This
year’s Wichita Jazz Festival events include WSU musicians involved
in a variety of off- and on-campus events April 14-20.
Events
include judged college and high school jazz ensemble and combo performances,
clinics by top jazz educators and concerts by international recording
artists. The festival’s main event concert April 20 will be
held in Miller Concert Hall this year.
Jazz
Festival events include the following:
Sunday,
April 14 – 1-4 p.m. "Tulip Festival and Jazz" at
Wichita’s Botanica features WSU’s jazz ensembles, MidKansas
Jazz Ensemble, and Tom Luer Quartet. Admission is $4.50; purchase
tickets at Botanica, 807 N. Amidon.
Monday,
April 15 – 7:30 p.m. Wichita Jazz Repertory Orchestra at Cabaret
Old Town, 412 E. Douglas. $5 admission at the door.
Wednesday,
April 17 – 7: 30 p.m. WSU’s Jazz Arts II and Colossal
Jazz Sextet at Miller Concert Hall. Tickets are $4 with discounts;
free to the WSU community. Call 978-3233 for tickets.
Thursday,
April 18 – 7:30 p.m. WSU Jazz Arts I with guest artist saxophonist
David Pietro and MidKansas Jazz Ensemble at Miller Concert Hall.
Tickets are $4 with discounts; free to the WSU community. For tickets,
call 978-3233.
Friday,
April 19 – 9 a.m.-11 p.m., college big band performances, high
school jazz ensembles, combo performances in various rooms inside
Duerksen Fine Arts Center and Rhatigan Student Center. $10 general
admission at the door.
Saturday,
April 20 – 10 a.m.-2 p.m., free special interest clinics by
festival artists/clinicians at Duerksen Fine Arts Center.
The
main event concert at 7:30 p.m. April 20 will feature the University
of North Texas "Zebras," Wichita Jazz Festival adjudicator
All Stars with saxophonist David Pietro, pianist Dan Haerle, bassist/flutist
Jill Allen and drummer, Taro Koyama.
There
also will be a touring jazz band led by "Weather Report"
bassist Victor Bailey that includes Bennie Maupin on woodwinds,
Raford Griffin on drums, and Nick Smith on keyboard. Admission is
$20; call 978-3233 for tickets.
