TroyFest entertainment all jazzed up
Just when one might think that TroyFest couldn’t get any better, it did.
TroyFest 2008 is all jazzed up.
From beginning to end on Saturday, April 26, the downtown Troy area will sound and feel like New Orleans as TroyFest presents Jazz Fest.
A festival within a festival is the way Shelia Jackson, Troy public relations director, described Jazz Fest.
“The staging area will be at the corner of East Walnut and Market streets and we’ll be jazzed up from 10 a.m. until 5 p.m.,” Jackson said. “We’ll have some of the best high school jazz bands in the area on the Troy Cable Entertainment Stage and five outstanding jazz groups from Troy University. If you enjoy jazz, there won’t be a better place anywhere than the Jazz Fest at TroyFest.”
The Jazz Fest featured artists, Jim Bell, an Alabama Hall of Fame jazz pianist, and Shelia Jackson will perform the Jazz Fest finale at 4 p.m. on the Troy Cable Entertainment Stage.
Jazz Fest will be the venue for the world premier of one of Bill Liston’s arrangements. Liston is a freelance arranger, orchestraor and woodwind player from the Los Angeles area.
Some of Liston’s credits include recording with Bette Middler, Ray Charles, James Brown, James Taylor, Paul Anka, Michael Bolton, Chicago, Tony Bennett and Barry Manilow.
A few of his current motion picture performing credits include: “Spiderman 3,” “Hairspray” “King Kong,” “Meet The Fockers,” “Robots,” “Chicago,” “Mystic River,” “Polar Express,” “Charlie’s Angels” and “Dr. Dolittle II.”
Ray Smith, Troy University School of Music professor, said the Troy University Dixieland Jazz Band will kick off Jazz Fest at 10:30 a.m. on the festival stage and continue playing at festival sites throughout the day.
High school jazz bands from Charles Henderson, Pike County and New Brockton will be featured during the morning hours.
Following a lunch break from 12:30 to 1 p.m., the Troy University Wednesday Night Jazz Combo will jazz things up again. The afternoon lineup will feature high school jazz bands and Troy University groups alternating at 30-minute intervals.
Daleville High School Jazz Band will take the stage at 1:30 p.m. followed by Troy University Jazz Ensemble 2, Carroll High School Jazz Band, Troy Jazz Chamber Ensemble, Northview High School Jazz Band and the Troy University Jazz Ensemble 1.
“We are very excited to celebrate jazz for the 2008 TroyFest and looking forward to having such accomplished talent on our stage,” said Stephanie Baker, festival committee chair. “Jim Bell will be returning to his native Troy and joining local favorite Shelia Jackson.
“We welcome the Troy University jazz bands as well as high school jazz bands from the area,” she added. “We invite everyone to bring a lawn chair and come out and enjoy a full day of jazz at TroyFest and then come back on Sunday when we will feature our local ‘homegrown’ entertainers who will sing, dance and clog for us.”
The April 27 entertainment lineup will include, In His Steps, SheBANG, Troy School of Dance, the Troy Elementary School Orff Ensemble, Tucker Park and Devine with Henry Everette, Larry Thomas and Shelia Jackson.
Just when one might think that TroyFest couldn’t get any better, it did.
TroyFest 2008 is all jazzed up.
From beginning to end on Saturday, April 26, the downtown Troy area will sound and feel like New Orleans as TroyFest presents Jazz Fest.
A festival within a festival is the way Shelia Jackson, Troy public relations director, described Jazz Fest.
“The staging area will be at the corner of East Walnut and Market streets and we’ll be jazzed up from 10 a.m. until 5 p.m.,” Jackson said. “We’ll have some of the best high school jazz bands in the area on the Troy Cable Entertainment Stage and five outstanding jazz groups from Troy University. If you enjoy jazz, there won’t be a better place anywhere than the Jazz Fest at TroyFest.”
The Jazz Fest featured artists, Jim Bell, an Alabama Hall of Fame jazz pianist, and Shelia Jackson will perform the Jazz Fest finale at 4 p.m. on the Troy Cable Entertainment Stage.
Jazz Fest will be the venue for the world premier of one of Bill Liston’s arrangements. Liston is a freelance arranger, orchestraor and woodwind player from the Los Angeles area.
Some of Liston’s credits include recording with Bette Middler, Ray Charles, James Brown, James Taylor, Paul Anka, Michael Bolton, Chicago, Tony Bennett and Barry Manilow.
A few of his current motion picture performing credits include: “Spiderman 3,” “Hairspray” “King Kong,” “Meet The Fockers,” “Robots,” “Chicago,” “Mystic River,” “Polar Express,” “Charlie’s Angels” and “Dr. Dolittle II.”
Ray Smith, Troy University School of Music professor, said the Troy University Dixieland Jazz Band will kick off Jazz Fest at 10:30 a.m. on the festival stage and continue playing at festival sites throughout the day.
High school jazz bands from Charles Henderson, Pike County and New Brockton will be featured during the morning hours.
Following a lunch break from 12:30 to 1 p.m., the Troy University Wednesday Night Jazz Combo will jazz things up again. The afternoon lineup will feature high school jazz bands and Troy University groups alternating at 30-minute intervals.
Daleville High School Jazz Band will take the stage at 1:30 p.m. followed by Troy University Jazz Ensemble 2, Carroll High School Jazz Band, Troy Jazz Chamber Ensemble, Northview High School Jazz Band and the Troy University Jazz Ensemble 1.
“We are very excited to celebrate jazz for the 2008 TroyFest and looking forward to having such accomplished talent on our stage,” said Stephanie Baker, festival committee chair. “Jim Bell will be returning to his native Troy and joining local favorite Shelia Jackson.
“We welcome the Troy University jazz bands as well as high school jazz bands from the area,” she added. “We invite everyone to bring a lawn chair and come out and enjoy a full day of jazz at TroyFest and then come back on Sunday when we will feature our local ‘homegrown’ entertainers who will sing, dance and clog for us.”
The April 27 entertainment lineup will include, In His Steps, SheBANG, Troy School of Dance, the Troy Elementary School Orff Ensemble, Tucker Park and Devine with Henry Everette, Larry Thomas and Shelia Jackson.
