Tickets for the Yavapai Community College concert are $15 in advance, $18 at the door, and $20 for priority seating in the first three rows. Tickets are available online at showtix4u.com.
The Community College announced in a press release that there will be a College Jazz Big Bands concert Friday, March 8 at 7 p.m. at the Old Town Center for the Arts in Cottonwood. The concert will “include the ‘Roughriders’ and the ‘Trailblazers,’ who will present a night of big band sounds that will send you back in time. Swing rhythms, soulful saxophones, and punchy brasses combine to make this an evening of classics that define the genre. Greats from across the ages will be performed.”
It also wrote in its press release that “The Roughriders are a music student-oriented big band, with a few of the most talented community members Prescott has to offer anchoring the lineup. With multiple music degree seeking students on the roster, the group is focused on the fundamentals of jazz as well as its historical background. For this upcoming concert, the band is specifically concentrating on the heart of the jazz tradition, the 12-bar blues progression, and its varied use in the jazz language. Selections include some of the most recognizable names in the jazz tradition, as well as some lesser known gems.
“The Trailblazers big band is an elite group of community musicians from all over the region, representing the best jazz for miles around. Among their backgrounds are several military musicians, school band directors, and other musical professionals of the highest caliber. The band was honored several years ago with a 1st place finish at the Reno Jazz Festival in Reno, Nevada. Their performance includes music from across the jazz spectrum, with much of their literature coming from the professional catalog.”
The Old Town Center for the Arts Is located at 5th Street & Main in Old Town Cottonwood. Tickets for The Yavapai College Jazz Band are $15 in advance, $18 at the door, and $20 for priority seating in the first three rows. Tickets are available online at showtix4u.com. Tickets are also available in Cottonwood at: Desert Dancer, and Mount Hope Foods and in Sedona at The Literate Lizard Bookstore. For upcoming events, visit www.oldtowncenter.org. For further information, contact Elena Bullard at 928-634-0940.
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