Oct. 5, 2005
Contact: Michele Abba
Cal Poly Music Department
(805) 756-2406
Cal Poly University Jazz Band to Play Swing Era Music to
Dance To Oct. 21
SAN LUIS OBISPO - The public is invited to a dance concert Friday, Oct. 21, featuring original swing-era tunes played by the Cal Poly University Jazz Band No. 1.
The dance will be from 8 to 11 p.m. in Chumash Auditorium in the University Union on campus. Free swing dance lessons will be given at 7 p.m.
The University Jazz Band will perform authentic big-band classics suitable for dancing or listening, according to band director Paul Rinzler. The University Jazz Band has been performing swing dance concerts for years, including a series at the Sacramento Jazz Jubilee, one of the biggest traditional jazz and big-band festivals in the world.
The band is planning additional swing dance concerts on Jan. 20, April. 7 and May 19.
Admission to the dance is $8 for the public and $5 for students. The event is sponsored by the Cal Poly Music Department, College of Liberal Arts and the Instructionally Related Activities program.
For more information, call Rinzler at 756-5792 or go online to http://music.calpoly.edu or http://jazzbands.calpoly.edu.
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