Jazz Ensembles present "An Afternoon of Jazz" with guest artist Ron Jones

Peoria, Illinois -- October 1, 2003 -- The Bradley University Jazz Ensemble and Jazz Lab Band, under the direction of Dr. Todd Kelly, will present "An Afternoon of Jazz" on Sunday, October 19, at 3 p.m. in Dingeldine Music Center, located at 1417 W. Barker Avenue. Tickets are $5 and admission is free for students.

The 16 Ð member Jazz Ensemble will perform a variety of styles, including Duke Ellington's "C Jam Blues" and "Sultry Sunset," "The Chicken," Count Basie's "Be Nice to Me," and Gordon GoodwinÕs "Mueva Los Huesos." The Jazz Ensemble is the flagship ensemble of Bradley's jazz program, and has recently performed at the Western Illinois Jazz Festival, the Illinois Collegiate Jazz Festival, and the Cherry Street Brewing Company in Galesburg. Last summer they performed in France and Switzerland, including performances at Disney Paris, the Brienz Jazz Festival, the Vienne Jazz Festival, and the prestigious Montreux Jazz Festival.

For this performance, they will be joined by guest artist Ron Jones on saxophone. Jones tours throughout the midwest performing at universities, jazz clubs, and jazz festivals. He taught for ten years as a clinician at the Jamey Aebersold Jazz Camps. He also has performed as a guest soloist/clinician at many universities.

Jones recorded his first CD "A Vision of Beauty" in 1997. It has received national radio airplay and has received excellent reviews in Jazziz and Cadence Magazines. He has performed with some of the biggest names in jazz such as Wycliffe Gordon, Winard Harper, Dianne Reeves, Rufus Reid, Nat Adderley, James Williams, Terell Stafford, Wynton & Branford Marsalis, Richard Groove Holmes, Bobby Shew, Donald Brown, Adam Nussbaum, David Baker, Jimmy Raney, and Hal Galper. The Jazz Lab Band will perform "Blues for Bubber," James Brown's "Papa's Got a Brand New Bag," Tito Puentes "Ran Kan Kan," and "Cream of the Crop."

The concert is part of BradleyÕs Music Scholarship Concert Series. For more information contact Dr. Todd Kelly at 677-2597.