Campus Connection

[caption id="attachment_4107" align="alignright" width="150" caption="Former Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra featured trombonist Wycliffe Gordon headlines the Riverside Jazz Party in Riverside Park Sunday, July 17."][/caption] Afternoon, evening of music is July 17   The La Crosse Jazz Orchestra will conclude the 37th annual Gertrude Salzer Gordon Jazz in the Park series with an afternoon and evening of music. The Riverside Jazz Party 4th Edition runs from 2:30-10 p.m. Sunday, July 17, in La Crosse’s Riverside Park. Former Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra featured trombonist Wycliffe Gordon headlines the bill. Gordon is a former veteran member of the Wynton Marsalis Septet and has been a featured guest artist on Billy Taylor's "Jazz at the Kennedy Center" Series. Smooth Jazz guitarist Brian Rolland from Boston will be featured during two concert sets, along with the Brazilian and Contemporary Jazz group ZIJI headed by singer, pianist and composer Chris Salerno. The complete schedule includes:

• 2:30 — Chris Salerno and ZIJI
• 3:30 — Brian Rolland Trio
• 4:30 — Chris Salerno and ZIJI
• 5:30 — Brian Rolland Trio
• 7 — La Crosse Jazz Orchestra with Wycliffe Gordon.

The La Crosse Jazz Orchestra, formerly the Great River Big Band, has headlined the Riverside Park series since it began. The director is Greg Balfany, UW-La Crosse Music Department Chair. Admission to the Riverside Jazz Party is free. The rain site is Valhalla in UW-La Crosse’s Cartwright Center-Gunning Addition. Get more details at: http://www.lacrossejazzorchestra.com/ If you go — Who: The La Crosse Jazz Orchestra What: Riverside Jazz Party 4th edition When: 2:30-10 p.m. Sunday, July 17 Where: Riverside Park, La Crosse Admission: Free