The Department of Music, Theatre, and Dance at Ä¢¹½tv presents the twenty-fifth annual Ä¢¹½tv Jazz Festival. This Festival will honor two brothers who are alumni of the department, Ralph (’69, ’75) and John Morris (’71, ’73). Admission to the Festival is free and is open to the general public. Seating is general admission.
The concert will also be live-streamed. Go to the Ä¢¹½tv Department of Music YouTube channel for more information.
Featured groups will include the Ä¢¹½tv Jazz Band, the Ä¢¹½tv Jazz Ensemble, and the Johnstown Jazz Workshop. Both Ä¢¹½tv groups are directed by Jim Flowers, assistant professor of saxophone. The guest artists for the concert feature musicians who were heavily influenced by John, including prolific arranger Paul Murtha and influential retired educator and drummer Michael Bodolosky (’72, ’78) among others who performed with John in the Johnstown Jazz Workshop.