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Jazz Ensembles Present a Music Scholarship Concert Series Performance

The Bradley Jazz Ensemble and Jazz Lab Band will present an Afternoon of Jazz on Sunday, October 19.

10/09/2014 5:18 PM

The Bradley University Jazz Ensemble and Jazz Lab Band, under the direction of Dr. Todd Kelly, will present an Afternoon of Jazz on Sunday, October 19, at 3 p.m. in the Dingeldine Music Center, located at 1417 W. Barker Avenue.

The Jazz Lab Band will open the concert with several selections, including “Soul Man,” “Mambo No. 5,” “Flip Flop and Fly,” and “In the Mood.”

The 20-member Jazz Ensemble will perform the music of Robert Curnow, Matt Harris, Chick Corea, and others. 

The Jazz program has brought many world renowned jazz clinicians and soloists to the Bradley campus, and each spring, the Bradley Jazz Festival is held on campus. Their annual tribute concert will be “A Tribute to Duke Ellington.”

Dr. Todd Kelly, Professor of Music, directs the Bradley Jazz Bands and Jazz Combo, teaches studio trumpet, and serves as the advisor for the Music Business program. He is in demand throughout the Midwest as a soloist and clinician.

Tickets are $10 and admission is free for students. Call 309.677.2597 for more information.