Free: Davidson College Saxophone Quartet & Jazz Combo Concert 5/6/12

If you had planned to attend this free jazz concert on Thursday, April 26th, 2012, please note that it has been rescheduled for Sunday, May 6th. It is being presented by the Davidson College music department. If you hadn’t planned on attending, consider yourself invited! From the press release:

The Davidson College Saxophone Quartet & Jazz Combo Concert originally scheduled for Thursday, April 26th at 7:30pm in Tyler-Tallman Hall has been postponed. In order to avoid conflict with a newly scheduled performance by Third Eye Blind at 7pm that same evening, sponsored by the Union Board, the Music Department has rescheduled the Sax Quartet & Jazz Combo performance for Sunday, May 6th at 7:30pm in Tyler-Tallman Hall in the Sloan Music Building.

The seven-member Jazz Combo will present a program entitled “Oliver Nelson’s Blues and the Abstract Truth,” which will explore Nelson’s acclaimed 1961 album of the same name. Joining the Jazz Combo will be drummer Adam Snow, adjunct instructor of percussion. The Saxophone Quartet will begin the performance with several classical and jazz pieces by composers Marty Paich and Paquito D’Rivera.

The performance is FREE and open to the public. No tickets necessary. Open reception to follow with hors d’oeuvres, beverages, and desserts. For more information, call 704-894-2848.