Jazz Up the Season With Cal Poly's Annual Fall Concert Nov. 30

SAN LUIS OBISPO -- A young, fresh approach to one of America's great art forms – jazz – will be presented by the Cal Poly jazz ensembles at 8 p.m. Friday, Nov. 30, in the Spanos Theatre at Cal Poly.

The ensembles, two big bands and a combo, will show how jazz is reinvigorated by the next generation, according to Paul Rinzler, director of jazz studies.

Cal Poly student-musicians will perform “Bugle Call Ra,” written by Bill Holman for Doc Severinsen, former trumpeter and leader of the “Tonight Show” band, and “I'm Gonna Live Until I Die,” made popular by jazz vocalist Sarah Vaughan.

The groups will also perform “What a Wonderful World,” made famous by Louis Armstrong, and additional jazz bests by contemporary composers.

Tickets for the concert are $10 for the public, $8 for senior citizens and Jazz Federation members, and $6 for students. They are on sale at the Performing Arts Ticket Office from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays and 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturdays. To order by phone, call SLO- ARTS (756-2787).

Patrons who buy season tickets to four Music Department events through the Performing Arts Ticket office will receive a 10 percent discount; a 15 percent discount is given to those who buy tickets to five or more events.

The concert is sponsored by Cal Poly's Music Department, College of Liberal Arts and Instructionally Related Activities program. For more information, call the Music Department at 756-2406.

# # #