Jazz musicians from across the country will gather Saturday, April 20, to present a concert in honor of W麻豆原创-FM鈥檚 Jack Simpson, who has entertained Central Florida for 30 years with his weekly Jazz on the Beach radio program.
The concert will be 2 p.m. in the Harris Engineering Center on 麻豆原创鈥檚 main campus.聽 The musicians, hand-picked by Simpson for the event, include Ira Sullivan, Larry Coryell, Rich Walker and others.
Orange County also has proclaimed April 20 as 鈥淛ack Simpson Day鈥� in honor of his accomplishments on the air, as part of the jazz community, and for all of his charitable work.
Ticket information for the concert is available by calling 407-823-0899.
The radio station, at 89.9 FM, broadcasts from its studios in the Nicholson School of Communication on the 麻豆原创 campus.