The Central Illinois Jazz Society Serving Central Illinois Since 1978 presents
Illinois Central College Hard Bop Jazz Band
at 6:00 and 8:30 p.m.
CIJS House Band
at 7:15 p.m.
Sunday, April 20, 2006.
Radisson Hotel in the Mozart Room
117 N. Western Avenue, Peoria
The Illinois Central College (ICC) Hard Bop Jazz Band is the guest group for our April program. This outstanding jazz big band is directed by Larry Harms. In recent years, the ICC band has won several honors at college festivals. Vocalist Barry Moton recently received an Outstanding Soloist Award at the 2008 Elmhurst College Jazz Festival. The Band will also perform at several events in the area during April, as follows.
* Friday, April 18 at 7:00 p.m. at East Peoria Central Junior High School - Jazz CafÈ to benefit the music department; contact Valerie at 427-5254 for more information
* Friday, April 25 from 5:30-7:30 p.m. at the Five Spot (Contemporary Art Center), Peoria - as the featured act.
* Tuesday, April 29 at 7:30 p.m. in the ICC Lecture Recital Hall, Room 127FFor more information about jazz in the area and the Central Illinois Jazz Society call 692-5330 or 691-3259 or go to http://www.peoriajazz.com.
The Central Illinois Jazz Society House Band will perform during the middle set, under the leadership of Larry Harms. The CIJS House Band features outstanding jazz musicians from the area. They will entertain you with a mixture of jazz styles. This talented group is the heart of our monthly jazz offerings for the jazz fans of Central Illinois. We are grateful to them for their variety of live jazz offerings. Come out and support them and Live Jazz. Refreshments are available, as well as a special selection of food items and desserts from the Radisson menu. We thank the Radisson for hosting Live Jazz!
Admission: $5.00 Members $7.00 Non-Members
Children 14 years and under are free with an adult
The Central Illinois Jazz Society is a non-profit organization that is open to anyone who enjoys jazz. You do not have to be a musician to be a member or to attend our programs. Please consider joining the Central Illinois Jazz Society and supporting live jazz.