Wednesday, February 01, 2017

Victor Goines Quintet playing on Saturday, February 11 at Cedarhurst Center for the Arts

Saxophonist and clarinetist Victor Goines and his quintet will perform at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, February 11 at the Cedarhurst Center for the Arts, 2600 Richview Rd in Mt. Vernon, IL.

A New Orleans native who is known for his long association with trumpeter Wynton Marsalis and the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra, Goines (pictured) currently is director of jazz studies at Northwestern University in Evanston, IL.

He previously performed at Cedarhurst in February 2014, and played in St. Louis most recently in December 2016 as part of a benefit concert at The Sheldon for the North County Big Band. Goines' most recent recording, Morning Swing, came out in 2013 on Rosemary Joseph Records.

Tickets are $35 or $30 for members of Cedarhurst, and can be purchased online at www.cedarhurst.org or by phone at 618-242-1236, ext. 225.

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