BEMIDJI, Minn. (Jan. 12, 2012) — The Bemidji State University Department of Music will hold their annual JazzFest Invitational Jan. 28 in the Thompson Recital Hall in Bemidji State’s Bangsberg Fine Arts Complex at 7:30 p.m.
Tickets for the concert are $15 adults, $10 seniors, $5 all students. Bemidji State students are free with ID.
The event will feature three bands from different areas around Minnesota; Bemidji, Thief River Falls, and Brainerd. The bands will perform with guest trombonist Steve Turre on Saturday evening. The BSU Jazz Band is set to perform four tunes with Turre at the concert.
Turre is considered one of the world’s preeminent jazz innovators in the music world. He has worked with a diverse list of musicians from the jazz, latin, and pop worlds including Dizzie Gillespie, Van Morrison, and Herbie Hancock. Turre also plays with the Saturday Night Live band when he’s not touring.
For more information about the invitational contact the Department of Music at (218) 755-2915.
About Bemidji State University Bemidji State University, located in northern Minnesota's lake district, occupies a beautiful campus along the shore of Lake Bemidji. The University enrolls nearly 5,000 students annually and offerings include more than 65 undergraduate majors and 13 graduate programs encompassing the liberal arts, interdisciplinary studies and applied fields. The University is a member of the Minnesota State College and Universities System and has a faculty and staff of nearly 600. University signature themes include environmental stewardship, civic engagement and global/multicultural understanding. For further information about the University, visit our web site at: http://www.bemidjistate.edu.