The U.S. Air Force premier jazz ensemble, Airmen of Note, will perform at 8 p.m. Nov. 23 in Artemus Ham Hall on the UNLV campus. The performance, sponsored by the UNLV department of music and American Music, College of Fine Arts, and the Las Vegas Review-Journal, is free and open to the public.
The Airmen of Note is the premier jazz ensemble of the U.S. Air Force. Originally created in 1950 to carry on the tradition of Glenn Miller's Army Air Corps dance band, the Airmen of Note is one of today's few touring big bands, and has attracted 18 of the finest musicians in the country. As a result, it has earned an international reputation as one of the finest and most versatile big bands of its kind in the world.
Twice yearly, the 'Note' ventures throughout the U.S., spreading its big band sound to communities from coast to coast. The Airmen of Note also has an extensive record of international performing with appearances in five South American Countries, eight European countries and Japan. The 'Note' also appears regularly at the world's most famous jazz festivals, including the Detroit/Montreux Jazz Festival, Notre Dame Jazz Festival, Jacksonville Jazz Festival, Wichita Jazz Festival, Elkhart Jazz Festival and the Pensacola Jazz Festival.
The Airmen of Note is a leading force in music education. Many of its members are accomplished clinicians with extensive backgrounds in music education. They routinely lead clinics at high schools and colleges across the country, and are frequently invited to perform at national music conventions, including the International Association of Jazz Educators, Music Educators National Conference and The Midwest Clinic.
The Airmen of Note's steadfast commitment to musical excellence and reputation for setting the highest standards has earned the respect of the world's foremost jazz artists. This has led to many collaborative efforts, recordings and performances with such luminaries as Joe Williams, Sara Vaughan and Cleo Lane. In 1990, the Airmen of Note established its highly acclaimed Jazz Heritage Series. Since then, legendary jazz icons like Clark Terry and Louis Bellson, as well as today's top artists like Arturo Sandoval and Randy Brecker have considered it a great honor to share the stage with the Airmen of Note as it presents this Series to ecstatic Washington D.C. audiences.
Although the concert is at no-charge, tickets will be needed for the UNLV performance and may be picked up at the Performing Arts Center box office located in the southeast corner of the parking garage. Box office hours are Monday through Friday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Saturday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The box office may be reached by calling 895-ARTS (2787).
