This "A LOOK AT THE ARTS with Tom Lounges" program originally aired on FRIDAY, MARCH 31, 2017
TOPIC: VALPARAISO UNIVERSITY 2017 JAZZ FEST
GUEST: JEFFREY BROWN Fest Founder Head of Jazz Studies at Valparaiso University
This week's "A LOOK AT THE ARTS with Tom Lounges" program is a preview "The 32nd Annual Valparaiso University Jazz Festival" -- running from APRIL 3 thru APRIL 8th with all concerts taking place in the Harre Union Ballroom on campus. Headliners include tenor saxophonist Mark Colby, The Victor Wooten Trio and The Chicago Afro-Latin Jazz Ensemble. Music will be heard from all three artists on this show, along with music from the Valparaiso University Faculty Jazz Trio.
The in-studio guest for this program is Jeffrey Brown, Valparaiso University's Coordinator of Jazz Studies, and the producer of the annual V.U. Jazz Festival he founded 32 years ago.
* Repeats on MONDAY, APRIL 3 @ 7pm.
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