STEPHENVILLE, Texas — The Tarleton State University Jazz I ensemble will present the music of Duke Ellington and Billy Strayhorn in “Lush Life” at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 6, in the Clyde H. Wells Fine Arts Center Auditorium in Stephenville.

The show will be presented in chronological order of the tunes’ composition, beginning with “East St. Louis Toodle-Oo,” written in 1926, and ending with 1970’s “Portrait of Louis Armstrong.”

Also featured are “The Mooche,” “Echoes of Harlem,” “Lush Life,” “I Let a Song Go Out of My Heart,” “In a Mellow Tone,” “Ko-ko,” “Concerto for Cootie,” “Cottontail,” “Chelsea Bridge,” “Raincheck,” “Caravan,” “Satin Doll,” “Isfahan” and “Intimacy of the Blues.”

Tarleton State’s own Dr. Heather Hawk will join the show as vocal soloist. Dr. William K. Ford directs the ensemble.

Admission is $5 or free with a Tarleton ID.

A founding member of The Texas A&M System, Tarleton State University is breaking records — in enrollment, research, scholarship, athletics, philanthropy and engagement — while transforming the lives of approximately 18,000 students in Stephenville, Fort Worth, Waco, Bryan and online. For 125 years, Tarleton State has been committed to accessible higher education opportunities for all while helping students grow academically, socially and professionally through programs that emphasize real world learning and address regional, state and national needs.