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Marsalis jazz quintet to play APSU

By Austin Peay State University | April 4, 2008 | Print This Post

 

Classically trained trombonist and award-winning record producer Delfeayo Marsalis will present a concert sponsored by the Clarksville Community Concert Association and the Austin Peay State University Center of Excellence for the Creative Arts.

The Delfeayo Marsalis Jazz Quintet’s performance will begin at 7:30 p.m., Saturday, April 5 in the Music/Mass Communication Building Concert Hall. Tickets are $25 for adults, $12 for students and APSU students receive free admission with their student ID.

Delfeayo Marsalis with his tromboneA native of New Orleans, Marsalis began studying trombone at the age of 13. He trained at the Eastern Music Festival and Tanglewood Institute and majored in performance and audio production at Berklee College of Music.

Marsalis began producing records at the age of 17. Since then, he has produced more than 75 major-label recordings for artists such as Harry Connick Jr., Marcus Roberts and Branford Marsalis.

He has toured internationally with jazz legends such as Art Blakey, Abdullah Ibrahim, Elvin Jones, Slide Hampton and Max Roach. During a tour with the Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra, Marsalis’s performance was filmed for the Ken Burns documentary, “Jazz.” «Read the rest of this article»

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‘Botanical Gems’: Nature’s beauty redefined

By Austin Peay State University | April 4, 2008 | Print This Post

 

Botanical Gems, an exhibition by Maria Andrea Jeffcoat, will premiere at 7 p.m., Monday, April 7 in Trahern, Room 108 and will remain on display until Friday, April 11. All viewings are free and open to the public, Ms. Jeffcoat is an art major on track to receive her Bachelor of Fine Arts in Studio Art in May.

A native of El Salvador, Jeffcoat’s exhibition, which will showcase porcelain jewelry and drawings, reflects her contemplations of botanical life.

Pieces from the Botanical Gems exhibit

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