UNIVERSITY OF WEST GEORGIA JAZZ ENSEMBLE
Dr. Daniel Bakos, Director
The University of West Georgia Jazz
Ensemble has performed with such notable jazz musicians as Bobby
Shew, Chris Vadala, Jerry
Coker,
Steve
Wiest, Rob McConnell,
Gary
Foster, Lew
Soloff, Marvin Stamm, Giacomo
Gates, West Georgia's own Mariano
Pacetti, and others. The band performs each semester and at the end
of the year takes a performing tour throughout the
Southeast. In the spring of 2001 the group went
on a performing tour of
Germany and Austria. The ensemble serves as the resident band for the
annual
Sunbelt Jazz Festival.
For
information about last year's tour from May 8 to May 12.
For information
about this year's Sunbelt Jazz Festival on April 27, 2007.
For information about 2001's
European Tour.
For more information about
the West Georgia Jazz Ensemble, contact Dr.
Daniel Bakos at:
(678) 839-6269
or
dbakos@westga.edu