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4/10/2009

EAC Jazz Band presents “A Tribute to the Big Bands” concert

[Click Image to Enlarge] Eastern Arizona College’s Jazz Band presents its Spring 2009 concert, entitled “A Tribute to the Big Bands,” on Friday, April 17, 2009, at 7:30 p.m. in the EAC Fine Arts Auditorium. The concert is free to the public. Pictured is bassist Reilly Price. [EAC- Todd Haynie photo]

By Jeanné Clark

THATCHER, AZ—Eastern Arizona College’s Jazz Band presents its Spring 2009 concert, entitled “A Tribute to the Big Bands,” on Friday, April 17, 2009, at 7:30 p.m. in the EAC Fine Arts Auditorium. The concert is free to the public.

The show includes big band music from conductors such as Glen Miller, Artie Shaw, Count Basie, Gordon Goodwin, and others. “The band has been working diligently to prepare this concert,” says band director Geoff DeSpain. “We’re presenting professional level music and are looking forward to sharing it with the public.

For more information about this event, contact DeSpain at (928) 428-8465.

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