ASHLAND, Ohio – The award-winning Ashland University Jazz Orchestra (AUJO) will present a free public concert on Tuesday, Oct. 13 in the Hawkins-Conard Student Center’s Eagles’ Nest at 7:30 p.m.
The orchestra is led by Scott Garlock, professor of music.
Audience members are welcome to grab a snack, enjoy a beverage and relax to the live music at this free public concert. The “Monday Night Not Football Combo” will provide pre-concert music beginning at 7 p.m.
The AU Jazz Orchestra’s portion of the program will include pieces selected from Tom Reed’s arrangements of Duke Ellington’s “Don’t Get Around Much Anymore” and Count Basie’s “Boogie Woogie/One O’Clock Jump.” Other favorites include selections from Stan Kenton, Cole Porter, Thelonious Monk, John Coltrane and other big-band legends.
A few contemporary pieces also will be showcased including Justin Haynes’ “Jelly Roll Meets James” and “Mean Mr. Marvin” as well as Garlock’s “Hope.”
For more information about the jazz concert or for a fall schedule of music department events, visit www.ashland.edu/music or contact Tricia Applegate, coordinator of performing arts publicity and events at 419-289-5950 or tapplega@ashland.edu.
