The Big Band and the Grad Jazz Combo will have a night of jazz music on Thursday, October 17 at 7:30 p.m. in Kimball Recital Hall.
The UNL Big Band will perform the All Sammy Nestico Program to open the 2019-2020 season. Sammy Nestico is a composer/arranger associating the Count Basie Orchestra and the US. Air Force Band for many years. The selection will be including “Switch In Time” and “Strike Up The Band” from Basie’s favorites.
Big Band is a vital component of the jazz curriculum. Through intensive rehearsal and performance, students are encouraged to develop and nurture the fundamental skills necessary to perform a wide variety of repertoire and to engage in the creative process through improvisation.
The Grad Jazz Combo is made up of graduate students in the Glenn Korff School of Music.
Tickets: Adults $5; Students/Seniors $3
More details at: https://events.unl.edu/music/2019/10/17/140786/