Ellington

YOU ARE INVITED TO COME HEAR THE GREAT STANLEY COWELL in a rare solo appearance, kicking off the Bell Piano Series' fifth season. Mr Cowell will be first be on campus this Friday at 12:30 pm in Room 215 (lecture hall next to the recital hall lobby) of the Ford Academic Complex, to give a talk (with recordings) about the jazz scene he's witnessed firsthand over the last six decades. This is a man who played regularly with the likes of Max Roach, Miles Davis, Stan Getz, Art Pepper, Roy Haynes, Sonny Rollins, Jimmy Heath, Herbie Mann...(well, you get the picture!).

Here's a link with complete bio of Stanley Cowell: http://www.millsaps.edu/pfrmarts/cowell.shtml

Stanley Cowell's concert begins at 7:30 in the recital hall.
Tickets at the door are only $15 -- Students (of all ages) with a student i.d. get in for $5.

[Mr. Cowell's CDs will be on sale in the lobby at intermission and at the end of the concert. There will be a reception for Mr. Cowell in the lobby after the concert.]

DON'T MISS THE FIRST BIG JAZZ EVENT OF THE SEASON!