The 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ jazz studies program celebrates the 40th anniversary of the DownBeat Magazine award-winning 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ Jazz Ensemble with a concert at 7:30p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 17. The concert will feature the 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ Jazz Alumni Band and 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ Jazz Ensemble I. It is also the release event for the 2013 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ jazz studies program CD, "The Four of Us."
The concert is in Artemus Ham Concert Hall, with general admission tickets priced at $10 and available through the 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ Performing Arts Center Box Office at or 702-895-ARTS (2787).
It will feature the 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ Alumni Jazz Band, conducted by Nathan Tanouye, and 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ Jazz Ensemble I, conducted by Dave Loeb and Nathan Tanouye, with special guest Dennis Mackrel, in celebration of the 40th anniversary of the 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ Jazz Ensemble.
Mackrel is returning to perform with the 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ Jazz Alumni Band and 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ Jazz Ensemble I after directing the Count Basie Orchestra for many years. Mackrel played drums with the 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ Jazz Ensemble under the direction of Frank Gagliardi before moving to New York City and enjoying a highly successful career as a widely recognized jazz artist.
The 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ Department of Music Jazz Studies Program has received prestigious 5 DownBeat Magazine Student Music Awards since 2010, competing among the some of the finest university music programs worldwide.
