The
internationally acclaimed U.S. Army Field Band’s Jazz Ambassadors
will be performing at Derryberry Hall Auditorium on Sunday, Feb.
25, at 1 p.m.
Sponsored by the department of music and art,
the show is free, although tickets are required. They may be picked
up at the information desk of the Roaden University Center or at
the music and art office in the lobby of the Bryan Fine Arts Building.
The Jazz Ambassadors are the U.S. Army’s
premier touring jazz orchestra. This 19-member big band, formed
in 1969, has received great acclaim both at home and abroad for
its performances, which have reached audiences in all 50 states,
Europe and Asia.
The Jazz Ambassadors present a diverse program
of big band swing, Latin music, contemporary jazz, popular tunes,
standards, Dixieland and patriotic selections.
Members are selected by highly competitive audition and represent
some of the finest musical talent in America. More than three decades
of touring has earned the group the title of “Musical Ambassadors
of the Army.”
Past performance venues include Carnegie Hall,
the Montreux, North Sea and Newport Jazz Festivals, World War II
50th anniversary commemorations in the United States and Europe,
and shows in India and Japan.
For more information about the show, call music
professor Chris McCormick at 6182.
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