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| Title: | Central Illinois Jazz Society |
| Description: | The Central Illinois Jazz Society
Serving Central Illinois Since 1978
presents
CIJS House Band
6:00 p.m.
Featuring Guest Group
Kevin Hart and the Vibe Tribe
with special guest George Turner
7:15 p.m.
Sunday, January 24, 2016
The Starting Gate Banquet Room, located in Landmark Recreation Center
3225 N. Dries Lane, Peoria
(Parking is available in Landmark lot and across Dries Lane)
Kevin Hart and the Vibe Tribe had an exciting summer and fall of performances throughout the region, including Music Under the Stars at Miller Park, Sounds of the Connie J. Link Amphitheater Concert Series, Medici Craft, Beer, & Jazz Street Fair, Peoria RiverFront CEFCU Center Stage Jazz Series, Lock Stock & Barrel, Tony Roma’s, Jazz UpFront, and The Iron Post. For this CIJS performance, Kevin on vibes will be joined by Jonny Beckett on saxophone and flute, Mikel Combs on bass, Tom Marko on drums, and special guest George Turner on guitar. Kevin, Jonny, and George have CDs available at performances, and downloading/streaming is available on iTunes, Amazon, Spotify, Google Play, CD Baby, and many others. Kevin’s music has also been playing on Pandora for over a year now! Please visit www.kevinhartjazz.com for links to all of the above.
George Turner has worked full time as a jazz guitarist and guitar teacher since 1993. Since then, he has maintained an active performance schedule both as a sideman and a leader, playing straight ahead and Latin jazz, as well as blues, funk and rock. In 2000 he released the CD Slip, Don’t Fall, featuring primarily original compositions. In 2006, George moved to Urbana, Illinois to pursue a Master of Music in jazz studies at the University of Illinois, and in 2015 he completed the Doctor of Musical Arts degree at the U of I. Mr. Turner has also been the professor of guitar at Western Illinois University in Macomb since 2011.
The Central Illinois Jazz Society (CIJS) House Band will play during the first set, under the leadership of Larry Harms - sax. The CIJS House Band features outstanding jazz musicians from the area. They will entertain you with a mixture of jazz styles. For more information call 692-5330 or visit www.cijs.org. For more information about our location, visit www.landmarkrec.com. Food and beverages are available for purchase at this live jazz program.
Admission: $5.00 Members $7.00 Non-Members Students are free
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.
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