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Blowing Rock Jazz Society Presents Opening Concert of the Season on Sunday, April 15, at Meadowbrook Inn

By Jesse Wood

April 9, 2012. The Blowing Rock Jazz Society (BRJS) presents its first concert of the 2012 season on Sunday, April 15, at the Meadowbrook Inn in Blowing Rock. The concert features both Appalachian State Jazz Ensemble I as well as a combo group.

The combo will open the concert with three or four selections, after which the big band will perform selections by the most prolific composers in jazz history. Selections by Thad Jones, Bob Brookmeyer, Bob Mintzer, Michael Brecker, Chick Corea and others will span a range from classics to contemporary. The ASU Jazz Band is under the direction of Todd Wright.

“I think we have a great season of concerts planned. And actually we probably have three or four new people [and groups] that we are introducing,” Fred Germann, founder and president of BRJS. “It should be great.”

The BRJS hosts a concert on the second Sundays of each month from April through October from 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. at the Meadowbrook Inn in Blowing Rock. Tickets are $20 for the general public, $5 for students and free for Jazz Society members. Annual memberships are available for $75. Call the Meadowbrook Inn at 828-295-4300 for reservations—no reservations will be taken on the day of the concert. Reservations will be held until 6:30 p.m. m

For more information, click to www.brjs.blogspot or call 423-727-0795. 

View a Concert Video Below and Check Out the 2012 Lineup Below: 

April 15 ~ The ASU Jazz Ensemble I ~ directed by Todd Wright
May 13 ~ Wendy Hayes
June 10 ~ Lovell Bradford Trio
July 8 ~ Larry Lapin with Michelle Amato
August 12 ~ UNC Charlotte Jazz Faculty Quintet
September 9 ~ Stephen Anderson Trio
October 14 ~ Noel Friedline Quintet

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