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A performance by the student jazz ensemble

University of Saskatchewan Jazz Ensemble concert

Students perform works by Radiohead, Maria Schneider, Pat Metheny, Tommy Banks, Patrick Williams, Astor Piazzolla and others

Event

This concert will feature Bachelor of Music and Master of Music students with repertoire composed by Radiohead, Maria Schneider, Pat Metheny, Tommy Banks, Patrick Williams, Astor Piazzolla and many others.

Thursday, Nov. 29
3 pm 7:30 pm (please note corrected time)
Quance Theatre, Education Building, 28 Campus Dr.

Tickets: $20 general; $10 students; sold at the door

Under the direction of Dean McNeill, the U of S Jazz Ensemble has toured western Canada, northern U.S.A. and Quebec, and has commissioned and premiered many new works for the contemporary large jazz ensemble idiom.

The U of S Jazz Ensemble has released six CDs in its Bumper Crop series and has performed with many acclaimed guest artists including Slide Hampton, Wycliffe Gordon, Al Kay, Jens Lindemann, Allen Vizzutti, Hugh Fraser, Jon Ballantyne, Brad Turner and Campbell Ryga.

Info: dean.mcneill@usask.ca


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