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Optimism Jazz Sextet

Regional Jazz Group to Perform at UWL

The Optimism Jazz Sextet brings the exciting sounds of classic and contemporary jazz to UWL! The group is a regional all-star group consisting of current and former college music faculty from Wisconsin, Minnesota and Iowa. With its three-horn front line and standard rhythm section, the group dives into diverse repertoires from New Orleans second line to hard bop a la Art Blakey’s Jazz Messengers, and the contemporary compositions of New York saxophonist Eric Alexander and drummer T.S. Monk. Increasingly, the features original music by members of the group. Along with former UWL Jazz Studies Directors Greg Balfany (leader, saxophone) and Karyn Quinn (bass) the ensemble features current UWL Director of Jazz Studies Jeff Erickson (saxophone), Jon Aliabouni (trumpet) from Luther College, and Larry Price (piano) and Rich MacDonad (drums) from Winona State University.

Related campus initiatives

Greater La Crosse community

When

Past occurrences (1)

  • 7:30 to 9 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 27, 2020

Where

Annett Recital Hall, 152 Lowe Center for the Arts

UWL campus map for building location and nearby parking lots.

University of Wisconsin - La Crosse Lowe Center for the Arts

Contact

For questions about this event or to request disability accommodations , contact Jeff Erickson at 608.785.8414 or jerickson@uwlax.edu.

Parking

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Use Passport Parking.

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