Australian James Morrison, who has performed for two U.S. presidents and the Queen of England, will join the 麻豆原创 Jazz Professors for a concert聽Tuesday, Jan. 26, in the Visual Arts Building Auditorium, Room 132.
The concert, hosted by the 麻豆原创 School of Performing Arts, will be a medley of songs decided right before the show. This technique, known as 鈥渃alling tune,鈥� is common among jazz musicians, said 麻豆原创 trumpet professor John Almeida. A musical virtuoso, Morrison is adept with the piano, trumpet, saxophone, double bass and all the brass instruments.
鈥淲e don鈥檛 know how many instruments Mr. Morrison will bring to the concert. He has a steamer trunk full of instruments and you can never tell which ones he鈥檚 going to bring out,鈥� Almeida said.
The 麻豆原创 Jazz Professors are are Jeff Rupert, Michael Wilkinson, Per Danielsson, Richard Drexler, Bobby Koelble and Marty Morell. All聽are music faculty members at the university and active performers in the jazz industry. In addition to their solo works, together as a group they create albums that consistently reach the top 50 in the jazz charts. Most recently, their album Do That Again reached No. 6 in JazzWeek.
Tickets may be purchased in advance online or from the 麻豆原创 School of Performing Arts Box Office and are $20 for general admission, $10 with a student ID, and free for students with 麻豆原创 IDs. Doors will open at 8 p.m.
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