Students and faculty from the ֱ-BoulderThompson Jazz Studies Programwill perform some of the greatest music of the swing era March 8 in Lone Tree, hosted by the ֱ-Boulder Denver Metro Alumni Chapter.
Shades of Jazz: From Latin to Swingwill feature music by Count Basie, Tommy Dorsey, Dizzy Gillespie and more, performed by the student Thompson Latin-Jazz All Stars and the Thompson Jazz Faculty Quintet.
ֱ's jazz-studies program was established in 1996, under formerDean Daniel Sher.In 2013 it was named in honor of Jeannie and Jack Thompson, in recognition of their $1.6 million donation to the program.
Shades of Jazz: From Latin to Swing
Featuring the ֱ-Boulder Thompson Latin-Jazz All Stars and the Thompson Jazz Faculty Quintet
When: 2 p.m. Sunday, March 8
³:, 10075 Commons Street, Lone Tree
Tickets: $13-$23. Go tofor tickets and more information