Jazz Ensemble to Perform Tuesday
Lee University’s Jazz Ensemble, under the direction of Alan Wyatt, will hold a spring concert on Tuesday, April 18, at 7:30 p.m. in the Dixon Center on Lee’s campus.
The performance will include works by Thad Jones, Pat Matheney, Thelonious Monk, and Sammy Nestico among others. Also featured on the program is an original composition by Wyatt.
Lee’s Jazz Ensemble performs traditional and recent literature for the traditional Big Band. The ensemble includes rhythm section instruments, saxophones, trumpets, and trombones. A frequent award winner at national festivals, it performs for campus, school, and civic events.
Wyatt, associate professor of music, has been teaching and mentoring students at Lee since 1990. He teaches courses such as applied saxophone, commercial music theory and history, and jazz improvisation. Wyatt has served as a performer for area jazz festivals and as a clinician, most recently for the Tennessee Music Educators Association (TMEA) as the clinician for the All-State Jazz Band.
The Tuesday evening concert is free, non-ticketed, and open to the public. Livestream viewing will be available at leeu.live.
For more information, contact Lee’s School of Music at (423) 614-8240.
