JAZZ ROCK ENSEMBLE CONCERT SATURDAY, APRIL 24, FEATURES MUSIC FOR THE BIG BAND

Dr. James F. Payne
UNK music professor, 308.865.8606 or paynej@unk.edu

The University of Nebraska at Kearney Jazz Rock Ensemble 7:30 p.m. concert Saturday, April 24, in the Fine Arts Recital Hall will feature music written for the big band with an emphasis on music from the 1990s.

“The students will perform jazz pieces styled in several types of swing, ballad, a jazz samba, rock fusion, blues, Latin rock and funk rock,” said Dr. James Payne, ensemble director, adding that, “The UNK Jazz Rock Ensemble brings together UNK students from all over the region and Japan to play great jazz and rock music from the best professional big bands in the nation.”