Larry Smith, faculty member in the USU Department of Music and head of the jazz program, coordinates activities in the Spring Jazz Concert Wednesday, May 13.
Tickets are available at the door.
Instrumental jazz is the centerpiece for the evening, provided by the USU Jazz Orchestra and the Jazz Ensemble. Smith directs the Jazz Orchestra, while student Curt McKendrick leads the Jazz Ensemble. McKendrick, filling in for faculty member Todd Fallis while he is on sabbatical leave, is a senior music major and hopes to pursue a career in music education, Larry Smith said. Included in the ensemble's members is McKendrick's wife, Shellene, a drummer. It is a tradition for student soloists to be featured throughout the jazz concert, and several will be in the spotlight during the evening.