Compared to Louis Armstrong and Dizzy Gillespie by leading music critics, Stripling promises a night of exciting jazz that will keep toes tapping and fingers snapping. Byron Stripling and the Whitworth College Jazz Ensemble, which has won first place at the Lionel Hampton Jazz Festival three times in the last four years, will perform Saturday, Nov. 11, at 8 p.m. in Cowles Auditorium at Whitworth College. Both clinics will take place in the Music Building, Room 112.
Admission is free.
The clinics and concert are funded in part by a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts and the Western States Arts Federation. Since his debut at Carnegie Hall with Skitch Henderson and the New York Pops, Stripling has toured the country soloing with numerous music groups including the Boston Pops, the Vancouver Symphony and the American Jazz Philharmonic. From Broadway and Basin Street to the Ginza and London's West End, Stripling's burnished sound has entertained millions. Along with his many performance tours, Stripling conducts seminars and master classes at colleges, universities, conservatories, and high schools. His talent and motivational talks make him a favorite guest speaker among all age groups.