[jazzblues] "Tribute to Count Basie" Monday night

[Jeff Machota]

From: 	Ded1974 at aol.com




TRIBUTE TO COUNT BASIE

with the Dave Dickey Big Band
and the swing dancers from the Swing Society at the University of Illinois.


Monday Feb 26th
The Highdive
51 Main Street (downtown Champaign)
7:30 PM - 2 sets (doors open at 7)
$7 for adults / $5 for students and senior citizens
www.thehighdive.com <http://www.thehighdive.com/>

The Dave Dickey Big Band will be performing all Count Basie music that
night.  Swing dancers from UI and a video/pictures of Basie and his band
will be shown on a large projection screen during the bands
performance.  Smoke-free.  Middle school and high school students are
welcome and encouraged to come with an adult.  Come and dance/listen to
the music of Count Basie.
www.cu-swing.org/ <http://www.cu-swing.org/>


Special Guests:
*Joan Hickey* (Chicago) pianist who has performed with Cab Calloway, Joe
Williams, Milt Hinton, and Nat Adderly

*George Fludas (*Chicago) drummer who has worked with Ray Brown Trio,
Eric Alexander Quartet, Ira Sullivan, Betty Carter, Tommy Flanagan,
Cedar Walton, Benny Green, Phil Woods, and many more.
**
*Chuck Parrish* (Chicago)-  former lead trumpet with Ray Charles, Woody
Herman, and Mel Torme

*Wayne Coniglio* (St Louis) former trombonist/arranger with Ray Charles,
Mel Lewis, and Toshiko Akiyoshi


Line-up
trumpets: Chuck Parrish, Mark Cornell, Jeff Helgesen, Tito Carrillo (UI
professor), Randy Reyman
trombones: Jim Pugh (UI professor), David Phy, Erik Lund (UI professor),
Wayne Coniglio
saxes: Steve Jones, Dick Kelley, Chip McNeil (UI professor), Marcus
Wolfe, Carlos Vega
piano - Joan Hickey (UI professor)
bass - Jeff Grubbs (UI professor)
drums - George Fludas