September 30, 2003

Gene Harris Jazz Festival Sponsors Free Jazz Clinic For All Ages

A free clinic featuring the Deidre Rodman Quintet from New York will be offered to jazz musicians of all ages and levels from 4-6 p.m. Friday, Oct. 10, in room B125 of the Morrison Center on the Boise State University campus. The clinic will feature Rodman on piano, Tony Malaby on saxophone, Russ Johnson on trumpet, Bob Bower on bass and Mark Ferber on drums. The clinic is sponsored by the Boise State University Gene Harris Jazz Festival. The 2004 festival will be held April 1, 2 and 3. In its seventh year at Boise State, the festival brings jazz musicians to Boise for three nights of concerts and two days of student clinics and competitions. For the first time, the 2004 festival will feature clinics for elementary school children. For more information on the jazz clinic or the festival, call Brad Peters, jazz festival executive producer, at 426-3099. -30- Contact                              Brad Peters Gene Harris Jazz Festival executive producer 208-426-3099 bpeters@boisestate.edu Media Contact Sherry Squires Boise State communications and marketing 208-426-1563 ssquires@boisestate.edu