Cal Poly Fall Jazz Concert on Nov. 21 to Introduce New Director Jamaal Baptiste
Displaying until November 20, 2024
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The Cal Poly Fall Jazz Concert will be on a Thursday this year, at 7:30 p.m. Nov. 21, in Spanos Theatre on campus. The concert is titled “Sounds of Rhythm,” and will introduce new Music Department faculty member and jazz ensembles director Jamaal Baptiste. He will lead the University Jazz Band in big band arrangements by Bob Mintzer, Maria Schneider, Gordon Goodwin and others; and the Vocal Jazz Ensemble will sing “Fly Me to the Moon,” “So Danco Samba,” an R&B and soul-influenced arrangement of the Bee Gees’ “How Deep Is Your Love,” and more. Dylan Johnson will direct four Jazz Combos, which will perform jazz standards and original student works. More information is on the department’s website. Tickets are sold at the Cal Poly Ticket Office, 805-756-4849.
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