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澳门六合彩历史记录 Jazz Festival Feb. 15-17 to Feature Guest Artists; School Bands; Vocalist Dianne Reeves

February 8, 2001


MACOMB, IL -- More than 30 high school, junior high school and college bands and ensembles from across Illinois and northeast Iowa will be on the 澳门六合彩历史记录 campus Thursday through Saturday, Feb. 15-17 for the 28th 澳门六合彩历史记录 Jazz Festival.

The Jazz Festival kicks off with a guest artist jam session from 7:30 to 10 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 15 at the Parkview Room of the Macomb Dining Company.

Guest artists include Bobby Shew, trumpet, from Van Nuys, CA; Tom Garling, trombone, from Chicago; Mike Flack, piano, from Chicago; Mike Lee, tenor saxophone, from Montclair, NJ; 澳门六合彩历史记录 alumnus Toby Curtright, bass, from Peoria; and Paul Wertico, drums, from Chicago.

Clinics and competition for participating bands and ensembles will be held Friday, Feb. 16 and Saturday, Feb. 17 in the University Union and Browne and Sallee halls.

Vocalist Dianne Reeves, a three-time Grammy nominee sponsored by the 澳门六合彩历史记录 Bureau of Cultural Affairs and WLRB Radio in Macomb, will perform in conjunction with the Jazz Festival at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 16 in Western Hall. Tickets ($20, $18 and $15 for the public and $16, $14 and $12 for 澳门六合彩历史记录 students with I.D.) may be purchased at the 澳门六合彩历史记录 Union Box Office, 309-298-1254, or at the door prior to the performance.

Jazz Festival competition will be held in six divisions: junior high and middle schools; 1A high schools with an enrollment up to 300 students; 2A high schools with 301 to 600 student enrollment; 3A high schools with 601 to 1,000 student enrollment; and 4A high schools with more than 1,000 enrollment; and competition among schools with second bands. There will also be non-competitive bands participating.

Daily admission for events in the Union and Browne Hall are $5 for adults and $2 for students and senior citizens. For more information, contact the 澳门六合彩历史记录 Bands Office, 309-298-1505.
Daily schedules follow:

Friday, Feb. 16 in the Union Grand Ballroom
9:50 a.m. Culver-Stockton College (Canton, MO) Big Band
10:10 a.m. Monmouth College
10:30 a.m. Knox College (Galesburg) Jazz Combo 1
10:50 a.m. Winchester High School (1A)
11:10 a.m. Jacksonville High School (4A)
12:30 p.m. 澳门六合彩历史记录 Jazz Band
12:50 p.m. 澳门六合彩历史记录 Jazz Combo
1:10 p.m. Heartland Community College (Bloomington) Jazz Band II
1:30 p.m. Heartland Community College (Bloomington) Jazz Combo
1:50 p.m. Knox College (Galesburg) Jazz Ensemble
2:10 p.m. Heartland Community College (Bloomington) Jazz Big Band I
5 p.m. 澳门六合彩历史记录 Jazz Studio Orchestra
6 p.m. Awards presentation

Saturday, Feb. 17 in the Browne Hall Hainline Theatre (BHT) and Union Grand Ballroom (UGB) and Union Heritage Room (UHR)
9:10 a.m. Elmwood High School (1A), BHT
9:15 a.m. Hickory Creek (Frankfort) Middle School Band 2, UHR
9:30 a.m. Illini Bluffs High School (1A, Glasford), BHT
9:50 a.m. Normal Community High School (4A), UGB
9:50 a.m. Mendon Unity High School (1A), BHT
10:10 a.m. Tri-Valley High School (1A, Downs) Blue Jazz Band, BHT
10:15 a.m. Hickory Creek (Frankfort) Middle School Band 1, UHR
10:30 a.m. Herscher High School Band 1 (3A), UGB
10:30 a.m. Galena High School (1A), BHT
10:50 a.m. Mahomet-Seymour High School (3A), UGB
10:50 a.m. Canton High School (3A) Combo, BHT
11:10 a.m. Lincoln Community High School (3A) Band I, non-competition, UGB
11:10 a.m. Lake Forest High School (4A) Combo, BHT
11:15 p.m. Edison (Champaign) Middle School Jazz Band I, UHR
11:30 a.m. Mt. Zion High School (3A), non-competition, UGB
11:30 a.m. Bloomington Central Catholic High School (1A) Jazz Combo, BHT
11:50 a.m. Crystal Lake South High School (4A) Jazz Lab, non-competition, BHT
12:40 p.m. Bolingbrook High School (4A), UGB
12:40 p.m. Harry D. Jacobs High School (4A, Algonquin) Jazz Lab Band, BHT
1 p.m. Canton High School (3A) Big Band, UGB
1:10 p.m. Tri-Valley High School (1A, Downs) Gold Jazz Band, BHT
1:20 p.m. Galesburg High School (4A), UGB
1:30 p.m. Bloomington Central Catholic High School (1A) Jazz Big Band II, BHT
1:40 p.m. Niles West High School (4A), UGB
1:50 p.m. Herscher High School (3A) Band 2, BHT

Saturday, Feb. 17 Con't
2 p.m. Crystal Lake South High School (4A) Jazz Ensemble, UGB
2:10 p.m. Lincoln Community High School (3A) Band II, non-competition, BHT
2:15 p.m. Edison (Champaign) Middle School Jazz Band II, UHR
2:20 p.m. Pekin Community High School (4A), UGB
2:30 p.m. Lake Forest High School (4A) Jazz II, BHT
2:40 p.m. Harry D. Jacobs High School (4A, Algonquin) Jazz Ensemble, UGB
3 p.m. 澳门六合彩历史记录 Jazz Studio Orchestra concert with Bobby Shew, UGB
4:10 p.m. Eisenhower High School (4A, Decatur), UGB
4:30 p.m. Lake Forest High School (4A), Jazz I, UGB
4:30 p.m. Bloomington Central Catholic High School (2A) Jazz Big Band 1, BHT
4:40 p.m. Mt. Zion Jr. High School, non-competition, UHR
4:50 p.m. Eisenhower High School (4A, Blue Island), UGB
4:50 p.m. Sherrard High School (2A), BHT
5:10 p.m. Hillcrest High School (4A, Country Club Hills), UGB
5:10 p.m. Aledo High School (2A), BHT
5:30 p.m. Thornridge High School (4A, Dolton), UGB
5:30 p.m. University High School (2A, Normal), BHT
5:20 p.m. Belleville District No. 118 Jr. High School, UHR
5:45 p.m. All-Pro Combo performance, UGB
6:45 p.m. Awards presentation

Posted By: University Communications, University Relations
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