March 9, 2010
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Contact: Michele Abba
Cal Poly Music Department
805-756-2406; music@calpoly.edu

University Jazz Band Swing Dance Concert on April 3
Free Dance Lessons Before the Concert

SAN LUIS OBISPO - The public is invited to a dance concert Saturday, April 3, featuring original swing-era tunes played by Cal Poly's University Jazz Band No. 1.

The concert will be from 8 to 10:30 p.m. in Chumash Auditorium in the University Union at Cal Poly. Free swing dance lessons will be given at 7 p.m.

The University Jazz Band will perform authentic big-band classics suitable for dancing or listening, including original arrangements by Duke Ellington, Glen Miller, Count Basie and others.

Admission to the dance is $10 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, contact band director Paul Rinzler at 805-756-5792 or prinzler@calpoly.edu.

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