Dec. 20, 2005
Contact: Michele Abba
Cal Poly Music Department
(805) 756-2406
Cal Poly University Jazz Band to Play Swing Era Music To Dance To Jan. 20
SAN LUIS OBISPO – The Cal Poly University Jazz Band No. 1 invites the public to a dance concert Friday, Jan. 20, featuring original swing-era tunes and authentic big-band classics.
The dance will be from 8 to 11 p.m. in Chumash Auditorium in the University Union on campus. Free swing dance lessons will be given at 7 p.m.
The University Jazz Band will play music suitable for dancing or listening, according to band director Paul Rinzler. The University Jazz Band has been performing swing dance concerts for years, including a series at the Sacramento Jazz Jubilee, one of the biggest traditional jazz and big-band festivals in the world.
The band is also planning additional swing dance concerts on April. 7 and May 19.
Admission to the dance is $9 for the public and $6 for students. The event is sponsored by the Cal Poly Music Department, College of Liberal Arts and the Instructionally Related Activities program.
For more information, call Rinzler at 756-5792 or go online to
http://music.calpoly.edu or
http://jazzbands.calpoly.edu.
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