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What: Marian University and Fond du Lac Jazz Festival present the 27th annual weekend of fine jazz music!
Where: Marian University, Fond du Lac.
When: Friday, October 16, 2009 Marian University Student Jazz Ensemble concert followed by the group Mohawks and
Saturday, October 17, 2009 Air Force Shades of Blue Jazz Combo followed by headliner Kevin Mahogany, with Lighthouse Big Band.
Cost: $20 for adults/ $10 for students with ID
Tickets available at Mike's Music, Windhover Center for the Arts and Marian University
Contact: Brian Lydeen (920) 923-7605 Music Director Marian University
Or Dorothy Bliskey (920) 922-4576
Fond du Lac Jazz Festival revs up on Oct 16-17
Fond du Lac, Wis. -- Kevin Mahogany, an international known jazz vocalist, will be the headline performer at the 27th annual Fond du Lac Jazz Festival set for October 16-17 at Marian University. Mahogany, recorded his first records in the early 1990s, and has a voice reminiscent of the late Joe Williams. He specializes in R&B, Motown, soul and contemporary jazz. Newsweek magazine has described him as "the standout jazz vocalist of his generation." Mahogany will perform on Saturday night.
For the second year, the Fond du Lac Jazz Festival is being hosted by Marian University through a partnership formed a year ago with the long-running Fond du Lac Jazz Festival committee. The goal with the partnership is to bring renowned jazz legends to the city. The event is the oldest jazz festival in Wisconsin.
The festival begins on Friday, October 16 at 7:30 p.m. in the Sadoff Gymnasium with the Marian University Jazz Studies Groups -- Vocal Jazz Ensemble directed by David Hein and the Jazz Ensemble directed by Brian Lydeen.
The headliner performance on Friday night is by The Mohawk Band - a jazz band comprised of professional musicians from Wisconsin and Illinois, including Brian Lydeen, Fond du Lac and Brad Curran, Oshkosh. Their jazz takes on the likes of Herbie Hancock, Horace Silver, Joe Henderson, Cedar Walton, Frank Foster, Billy Harper and others.
An informal afterglow and jam session will take place at the conclusion of the Friday night concert, beginning at 10:30 p.m. in the Marian Common Grounds coffee house. All activities at the Friday concert and afterglow are free and open to the public.
The Jazz Festival continues on Saturday afternoon with an informal free clinic and opportunity to meet with Kevin Mahogany from 1-3 p.m. at the Stayer Center on the Marian campus. It is open to the public.
The second night of the Jazz Festival kicks off Saturday, October 17 at 7:30 p.m. at the Sadoff Gymnasium with lead-in entertainers -- the Air Force Band of Mid-America 'Shades of Blue" combo. Headline performer, jazz vocalist Kevin Mahogany will follow. He will be accompanied by the Lighthouse Big Band, an area group of jazz musicians.
Doors open at 6:30 both nights. Cabaret table and some theater-type seating are available, with snacks and refreshments served before and during the concert. There is a $20 fee for the Saturday night concert. Student cost is $10.
Tickets can be purchased at the door or in advance at Mike's Music, the Windhover Center for the Arts or at Marian Univeristy's main office front desk.
For more information, call Brian Lydeen at 923-7605 or Marian University at 923-7600.
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