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MEDIA CONTACTS: Polly Burks
561-297-2595, pburks@fau.edu or
Stacia Smith
561-297-2971, ssmith@fau.edu
FAU Presents Jazz Festival with Mike Stern
BOCA RATON, FL (April 1, 2005) – Florida Atlantic University’s School of the Arts presents its second annual Jazz Festival on Friday, April 8 and Sunday, April 10. The weekend will feature contemporary jazz guitarist and three-time Grammy nominee Mike Stern and his band. All events will take place on FAU’s Boca Raton campus, 777 Glades Road.
The weekend starts with a jazz clinic with Mike Stern and Lincoln Goines (bass) on Friday from 12-2 p.m. in the Arts and Letters Building, Room 260. Seating is limited and admission at the door is $5 for the public and free for FAU students, faculty, staff and alumni. The Mike Stern trio, with Mike Stern, Lincoln Goines and John Yarling (drums), will then perform at 7:30 p.m. in the University Theatre. Tickets for this concert are $15 for the public and free for the FAU community. Admission for non-FAU students is $10.
On Sunday, April 10 at 3 p.m., FAU’s Vocal Jazz Ensemble, Sax Ensemble and Jazz Band will perform in the University Theatre with songs like “Our Love is Here to Stay” by George and Ira Gershwin and “Take the A Train” by Billy Strayhorn. Tickets are $10 for the public and the FAU community may obtain free admission.
Stern started playing professional guitar at the age of 22 with a band named Blood, Sweat and Tears. He then went on to play with Billy Cobham and was later recruited by Miles Davis. Stern released his first record in 1986, “Upside Down,” and he was named “Best Jazz Guitarist of the Year” in 1993 following the release of his album “Standards.” Stern’s 1994 release of “Is What It Is” and the 1996 release “Between the Lines” both received Grammy nominations, and in 1997, Stern was awarded the Orville W. Gibson Award for Best Jazz Guitarist. Stern earned his third Grammy nomination in 2001 with his first vocal release “Voices.”
Tickets may be purchased by calling 561-297-2977 or emailing artstickets@fau.edu, or they may be purchased one hour prior to the performance. For further information about the clinic or the concerts, which are sponsored by FAU’s Department of Music in the Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters, call 561-297-3820 or email walters@fau.edu.
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