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Ursinus College Jazz Ensemble to Feature History of Jazz Styles

The Ursinus College Jazz Ensemble will present a concert on Friday, October 25, at 7:30 p.m. in the Kaleidoscope Performing Arts Center’s Lenfest Theater. The event is free and open to the public. No tickets are required.

Conducted by Holly Hubbs, Associate Professor of Music, the Jazz Ensemble will perform a program titled “A Trip Through the History of Jazz.” It will feature a chronological evolution of jazz styles. Dixieland, swing, bop, cool, and fusion styles will be presented so that listeners may hear how styles of jazz have changed from its inception to modern day. Works by jazz artists such as Glenn Miller, Miles Davis, and Chuck Mangione will be featured.

Ursinus College is a highly selective, independent coeducational liberal arts college located on a scenic, wooded, 170-acre campus in suburban Philadelphia. The college is one of only 8 percent of U.S. Colleges to host a chapter of Phi Beta Kappa.

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