After a one-year hiatus due to the pandemic, the Southeastern Louisiana University Department of Music and Performing Arts will present the 20th annual Bill Evans Jazz Festival April 14-17, honoring one of its most notable alumni.
For the first time in the history of the festival, all events will be livestreamed via the KSLU Facebook page. The event will not be open to the public again until 2022, conditions permitting.
The festival will feature performances by the Alumni Jazz Ensemble, University Jazz Lab Band and Advanced Jazz Combo, jazz faculty and the University Jazz Ensemble.
Sponsored by Lafargue Pianos Ltd. of Metairie, the Rotary Club of Hammond, Holly & Smith Architects, North Oaks Health System and Tangi Meats, the festival will feature guest artist, pianist Frank Martin, whose diverse career as a performer, producer, arranger and educator reads as a “Who’s Who” of the music business.
The evening concert schedule includes April 14, 7:30 p.m., Pottle Recital Hall, Southeastern Alumni Jazz Ensemble Concert, April 15, Pottle Recital Hall, 7:30 p.m., Southeastern Jazz Lab Band and Advanced Jazz Combo, April 16, Pottle Recital Hall, 7:30 p.m., Southeastern Jazz Faculty Concert with Guest Artist Frank Martin, and April 17, Pottle Recital Hall, 7:30 p.m., Southeastern Jazz Ensemble with Guest Artist Frank Martin.
For additional information, contact the Department of Music and Performing Arts at 985-549-2184.
