15/10/1999 LAS VEGAS -UNLV Jazz Ensemble I, fresh from a concert tour of Australia, will perform at 7:30 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 24, 1999, in Judy Bayley Theatre at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. The evening's agenda, under the direction of Rocky Winslow, calls for standard and progressive big band music along with new works by students, including music composed by Rachel Eckroth. Eckroth, a recent graduate of UNLV, has been selected as a member of Sisters in Jazz by the International Association of Jazz Educators. Tickets are on sale in the UNLV Performing Arts Center Box Office, 702-895-ARTS. The box office is open 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Monday through Friday and 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday. (TDD 895-4717).
At 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 26, the UNLV Jazz II, directed by Stefan Karlsson, will perform a free concert featuring a variety of standards and big band compositions in the Black Box Theater on campus. As a special treat, the UNLV Jazz Faculty Combo featuring Stefan Karlsson, Rocky Winslow, Joe Lano, Marc Solis, Tom Warrington, and John Abraham will also perform. |