Webster U jazz faculty to present free concerts

Pianist Carolbeth True is one of the Webster University
faculty members who will perform in a series of free
concerts July 11 - 14 at the University's Music Annex

It's almost time for the annual summer jazz camp at Webster University, and every evening after the young musicians have completed their daily schedule of classes, workshops and jam sessions, they get to hear their faculty members - all working professional musicians - perform in concert.

Webster U also invites the public to attend these free concerts, which will be held in the University's Music Annex, 8282 Big Bend Blvd (the southeast corner of Edgar Road and Big Bend) in Webster Groves, at 7 p.m. each night Monday through Thursday next week. If you can handle the early start time, it's a great chance to check out a fine sampling of our town's jazz players without paying a cover charge.

The lineup for the week looks like this:

• Monday, July 11: Randy Holmes (trumpet), Paul DeMarinis (saxophones), Carolbeth True (piano), Willem von Hombracht (bass) and Kevin Gianino (drums).
• Tuesday, July 12: Mike Karpowicz (saxophone), Tom Byrne (guitar), Carol Schmidt (piano), Ric Vice (bass), and Gianino.
• Wednesday, July 13: DeMarinis, Mike Parkinson (trumpet), Ben Wheeler (bass), and Kyle Honeycutt (drums).
• Thursday, July 14: Parkinson, Willie Akins (saxophones), Dave Black (guitar), Kim Portnoy (piano), von Hombracht and Gianino.

The students get their turn on Friday night, with a concert at 7 pm in the University's Winifred Moore Auditorium that is also open to the public. For more information, call the Webster Jazz Studies department at 314-968-7039.

(Edited to correct posting time and fix some weird line breaks on 7/7/05)