Lee University’s Jazz Ensemble, directed by Alan Wyatt, will present its spring concert on Monday, April 20, at 7:30 p.m. in the Dixon Center on Lee’s campus.   
 
The ensemble will perform a variety of arrangements by Chick Corea, Charles Mingus, and Jared Anderson, a senior music business major at Lee.  
 
The concert will also feature two original compositions by Wyatt, “The Hidden Path” and “Punkj i Papj.”  
 
According to Wyatt, “The Hidden Path” draws inspiration from “Lazy Afternoon” by Claus Ogerman and “Sidekicks” by John Abercrombie, while “Punkj i Papj” is influenced by Pat Metheny’s “It’s for You” and “Hangliding” by Maria Schneider. 
 
Lee’s Jazz Ensemble performs classic 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, the group 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 as the clinician for the All-State Jazz Band.  
 
The 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 or [email protected].