{"id":26502,"date":"2020-02-17T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-02-17T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/web.tarleton.edu\/news\/tarleton-jazz-ensemble-to-perform-tribute-to-count-basie\/"},"modified":"2025-10-07T09:40:39","modified_gmt":"2025-10-07T14:40:39","slug":"tarleton-jazz-ensemble-to-perform-tribute-to-count-basie","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/news\/tarleton-jazz-ensemble-to-perform-tribute-to-count-basie\/","title":{"rendered":"Tarleton Jazz Ensemble to perform tribute to Count Basie"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span>FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Monday, February 17, 2020<\/p>\n<p>STEPHENVILLE, Texas &mdash;&nbsp;The Tarleton State University Jazz Ensemble performs the music of legendary big band leader Count Basie in concert at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 25, in the auditorium of the Clyde H. Wells Fine Arts Center in Stephenville.<\/p>\n<p>Tickets are $5 or free with a Tarleton ID. The Fine Arts Center box office opens one hour before the performance and all seating is general admission.<\/p>\n<p>The concert features a tribute to Basie along with performances of classics like &ldquo;One O&rsquo;clock Jump,&rdquo; &ldquo;Moten Swing,&rdquo; &ldquo;Whirlybird,&rdquo; &ldquo;April in Paris,&rdquo; and others.<\/p>\n<p>The Tarleton Jazz Ensemble is under the direction of Dr. Andrew Stonerock.<\/p>\n<p>Tarleton, founding member of The Texas A&amp;M University System, provides a student-focused, value-driven education marked by academic innovation and a dedication to transform today&rsquo;s scholars into tomorrow&rsquo;s leaders. It offers degree programs to more than 13,000 students at Stephenville, Fort Worth, Waco, Midlothian, RELLIS Academic Alliance in Bryan, and online, emphasizing real-world learning experiences that address societal needs while maintaining its core values of tradition, integrity, civility, excellence, leadership and service.<\/p>\n<p>Contact: Phil Riddle<br \/>817-484-4415<br \/><a href=\"mailto:priddle@tarleton.edu\">priddle@tarleton.edu<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;The Tarleton State University Jazz Ensemble performs the music of legendary big band leader Count Basie in concert at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 25, in the auditorium of the Clyde H. 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