The concert will feature the sounds of drummer and vibraphone player Chuck Redd; trumpeter Randy Sandke; trombonist Wycliffe Gordon; jazz tenor saxophonist and record producer Houston Person; pianist Rossano Sportiello; bassist Nicki Parrot; drummer Eddie Locke; St. Louis very own Clark Terry, trumpeter and flugelhornist; bassist Jim Widner and songstress Denise Thimes. This outstanding lineup has never before been seen together, and Harris-Stowe is proud to have such a diverse group of jazz legends perform on its campus.
Tickets can be purchased through Metrotix. Prices are as follows: main floor seats, $30; balcony seats, $20 and students pay $10 with a valid student ID. All proceeds will go toward expanding the Wolff Jazz Institute.
The Wolff Jazz Institute on Harris-Stowes campus is comprised of a portion of Don Wolffs multi-million dollar jazz collection of records and CDs, as well as other memorabilia. Wolff, a former member of the Universitys Board of Regents, is a well-known jazz enthusiast and host of I Love Jazz, which is featured on HEC-TV, Live365.com and Classic 99 KFUO FM.
Harris-Stowe State University, located in midtown St. Louis, is a four-year institution that offers 12 degree programs in the areas of early childhood education, elementary education, middle school/junior high education, secondary education, business administration, information sciences and computer technology, health care management, hospitality and tourism, accounting, criminal justice, professional interdisciplinary studies and urban education. Ranked by U.S. News as one of Americas Best Colleges in the Midwest, the university, which has been in existence for more than 150 years, offers the most affordable baccalaureate degree in the metropolitan area.
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