Wednesday, January 25, 2017

SWOSU Jazz Festival, Feb. 9 & 10, 2017

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Mark February 10th (Friday) on your calendars for the next 2017 Jazz Festival here at SWOSU. The concert will feature trombonist Bill Watrous and percussionist Stockton Helbing. They will be performing at the Fine Arts Center in the afternoon (1-3 pm) and evening (8-10 pm).  A well-known bop stylist Bill Watrous has been playing jazz for over fifty years and is on music faculty at the University of Southern California Thornton School of Music. Stockton Helbing is not only a drummer, but also a composer, arranger, producer, band leader, educator, music director, author, and entrepreneur. He is an Adjunct Professor of Drumset at the University of North Texas. 

In the meantime stop by the library and check out our new display on jazz!