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      CommentAuthort_roach
    • CommentTimeOct 18th 2006
     

    Homecoming Dance "A New York State of Mind"
    Friday, October 20, 2006
    8:30 PM - 11:30 PM
    WSC Ballroom
    Capacity: 750 couples Dress Attire: Semi-formal/Swing Entertainment and Food: *Top 40s music provided by Red Alert Entertainment *Fruit, Vegetables, Cheese, Lemonade
    Cost: $10

    Hmm... what's this like usually? Live band? Some DJ?

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      CommentAuthorElChuy
    • CommentTimeOct 18th 2006
     

    Usually pretty lame actually... "Top 40's music provided by Red Alert Entertainment"= crappy music by a white utah dj.... [Emoticon not found]

    They end up playing a few neo-swing songs and the rest is usual church/byu dance fare....

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      CommentAuthort_roach
    • CommentTimeOct 18th 2006
     

    I figured that'd be the case. BUT skc teams are performing, so that's cool.

    But check this out:

    Jazz Legacy Dixieland Band
    Friday Oct 20, 2006

    Madsen Recital Hall

    The Jazz Legacy Dixieland Band is a Dixieland-style showcase ensemble that performs all across the United States. This performance will be free.

    Where's the Madsen Recital Hall? In the HFAC?

    Shane Wright
    Brigham Young University
    Oliver House
    Provo UT 84602
    (801) 422-3579
    (801) 422-0546 (fax)
    shane_wright@byu.edu
    http://pam.byu.edu
    Cost:
    UAC $ 1200
    Presenter $ 1800
    Total $ 3000

    Availability: November 1, 2006 - December 7, 2006 and January 10, 2007 - April 14, 2007

    Founded in 1984 by Brigham Young university Music faculty member, Steven Call, the Jazz Legacy Dixieland band has performed at community concerts and jazz festivals around the western United States and Japan. The band is one of the top collegiate Dixieland jazz bands in the nation.

    The band's program includes authentic renditions of favorites by jazz legends Louis Armstrong, King Oliver, Jelly Roll Morton, Duke Ellington and others, as well as Dixieland classics such as When It's Sleepy Time down South, Tiger Rag and When the saints Go Marching In.

    Outreach Options: In addition to a full performance, the Jazz Legacy Dixieland Band often presents workshops for young students. The workshops include demonstrations of jazz technique with different instruments with an introduction to the history of jazz music, particularly how Utah musicians have contributed to the medium. A question and answer session to address student's specific questions is included in their workshop.

    Technical Requirements:

    *
    Stage - 20' wide x 14' deep
    *
    A well-tuned piano on stage
    *
    Sound - Six microphones, on stands, connected to a good PA system
    *
    Lights - Lighting arranged so performers are well lit and visible
    *
    Load-in - 1 hour, uninterrupted
    *
    Load-out - 30 minutes

    OOoo, Utah Arts Council? Cool!

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      CommentAuthortraci
    • CommentTimeOct 18th 2006
     

    Madsen recital hall is on the fourth floor of the HFAC, center area, east side. No space to dance, just a stage and audience seating.

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      CommentAuthort_roach
    • CommentTimeOct 19th 2006
     

    We're stoked about it still [Emoticon not found] Plus it's free.

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      CommentAuthorElChuy
    • CommentTimeOct 19th 2006
     

    free is always good.

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      CommentAuthort_roach
    • CommentTimeOct 20th 2006
     

    Okay, my group is going to the Dixieland thing for a bit, and then going to the homecoming dance!! I'm stoked!

    Here's the band that is playing tonight:
    http://kailashcomputing.com/cbjazz/

    “A New York State of Mind”
    Location: WSC Ballroom
    Time: 8:30-11:30 PM
    Dress: Semi-formal/Swing Attire
    Tickets: $12/couple

    Entertainment & Food:
    • Music provided by a live swing band: CB Jazz
    • Fruit, Vegetables, Cheese, Lemonade

    Now how do I buy tickets before hand?? [Emoticon not found]

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