The Lee University Jazz Ensemble will present its spring concert Thursday at 7:30 p.m. in the Conn Center under the direction of Alan Wyatt.
Among the featured pieces are “Cabeza de Carne” by Matt Harris, “Not Quite Yet” by Bob Mintzer, and “Sister Sadie” by Horace Silver.
The Jazz Ensemble consists of 21 students of various majors. The sections include 15 wind instrumentalists and six rhythm instrumentalists.
Mr. Wyatt, an assistant professor of music at Lee, has shared the stage with several artists, including Frank Sinatra, Jr., The Temptations, The Four Tops, Doc Severinsen, and Clay Aiken, among others. Prior to his appointment at Lee, Wyatt was the co-leader, along with his late wife Paula Archer-Wyatt, of a jazz quartet that performed throughout the greater southeastern U.S.
The Lee University Jazz Ensemble performs traditional and recent literature for the traditional Big Band. The ensemble includes rhythm, saxophones, trumpets, and trombones. A frequent award winner at national festivals, it performs for campus, school, and civic events.
This free, non-ticketed event is open to the public. For more information, contact Lee’s School of Music at 614-8240.