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EVENT NEWS / January 25, 2008

Gene Harris Jazz Festival to Host Legendary Drummer Roy Haynes, Bandshell Concerts and More

The reformatted Gene Harris Jazz Festival will continue with events in the spring and summer that will bring legendary jazz performers and educators to Boise:

• Jazz Bash: 8 a.m.-9 p.m. April 3-4, Boise State University Student Union Jordan Ballroom. Students from across the Northwest participate each year in instrumental clinics and jazz band adjudications on campus. Guest artists and highly qualified jazz educators work with the students over two days, helping them learn about the art of jazz improvisation and the skills needed for their instruments. Featured artists this year include trumpeter Lou Soloff, pianist Andy Nevala, drummer Matt Jorgensen, and trumpeter Ryan Nielsen. Tickets are $15 general, $5 students.

• Jazz in June: June 19-21 at various locations. Tickets are $30 general, $10 students for Club Night; and $25-$80, $15 students for the Roy Haynes concert.
- Club Night: 5:30-late, June 19, downtown Boise. Featuring a lineup of local and national musicians playing at the Reef, the Rose Room, the Big Easy Concert House, the Gamekeeper Lounge, TableRock Brew Pub, the Balcony and the Egyptian Theatre. Check geneharris.org close to the event date for lineups. New this year is the Gene Harris Jazz Competition, which will allow concert goers to vote for talented up-and-coming artists who will play at the bandshell concert on June 20.
- Roy Haynes Concert: 8 p.m. June 20, Morrison Center. Legendary drummer began his professional career in 1945, and his career has included appearances with Lester Young, Charlie Parker, Bud Powell, Sarah Vaughan, John Coltrane, Eric Dolphy, Miles Davis, Dizzy Gillespie and many others. He was inducted into the Down Beat Magazine Hall of Fame in 2004.
- Gene Harris Bandshell Concerts: 11 a.m.-4 p.m. June 20 and 11 a.m.-2 p.m. June 21. Featuring local artists, including the Jazz Competition winners and jazz camp students.
- Gospel Concert: 2 p.m. June 21, Gene Harris Bandshell. Featuring Cherie Buckner and the Celebration Choir.

Tickets, including packages for all events, are on sale now through Select-a-Seat.

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Media Contact: Julie Hahn, University Communications, (208) 426-5540, juliehahn@boisestate.edu

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