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| Arts & Issues and the SIUE Jazz Festival present The Legendary
Count Basie Orchestra
Directed by Bill Hughes
Saturday, May 1, 2010, 7:30 p.m.
Meridian Ballroom, Morris University Center
The legendary big band jazz of the Count Basie Orchestra takes center stage for the Arts & Issues series as part of the Annual SIUE Jazz Festival. Widely regarded as one of the most important jazz bandleaders of his day, William “Count” Basie came out of the Kansas City Swing scene in the mid-1930s and assembled a sound that became an anthem for a generation. The group has won every musical award imaginable, including 17 Grammys, and has been named to every respected jazz poll in the world at least once. Some members are new, yet the majority of sound still swings from musicians handpicked by Count Basie himself.
The SIUE Jazz Festival, presented by the SIUE Jazz Studies program in the Department of Music, is a non-competitive, educational event that celebrates jazz innovators. This season’s festival features the music of Count Basie. In addition to jam sessions and clinics, performances will include high school and middle school bands plus an appearance by the SIUE Concert Jazz Band.
Tickets available at the Fine Arts Box Office in Dunham Hall or by calling 650-5774.
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