PRESS RELEASE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Peggy Gregorski, Development
Coordinator
262-653-4428
January
10, 2011
Air Force Jazz Band to
perform at Civil War Museum
KENOSHA,
WI - The Civil War Museum is proud to host the Shades of Blue Jazz
Ensemble on Sunday, February 6 at 1pm. The concert will be in Freedom
Hall and is free and open to the public.
Shades of Blue is a group of 18
professional enlisted musicians whose repertoire ranges from
traditional big band jazz, to bebop and swing, to modern jazz. At one
of their concerts, you are just as likely to hear the music of
contemporary composers as you would the classic sounds of Count Basie
and Glenn Miller. Several of the bands members are also gifted
composers and arrangers, and their compositions are often featured in
concert. The band has backed many jazz greats such as Tex Benecke,
Denis DiBlasio, Mike Smith, and Kenosha's own Steve Houghton.
The jazz ensemble is part of the United
States Air Force Band of Mid-America stationed at Scott Air Force
Base in St, Louis, MO. Shades of Blue has performed the national
anthem for the Chicago White Sox, Milwaukee Bucks and Chicago Bulls.
They also pay frequent tribute to the Air Force's musical heritage,
and have collaborated with actor Wilford Brimley on an highly
acclaimed salute to Major Glenn Miller. Whether performing for heads
of State or a community audience, or for our troops at home or
abroad, Shade of Blue reflects the heritage and pride of our great
nation and the United State Air Force.
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Kris Kochman
Special Events Coordinator
Kenosha Public Museums
262-653-4406
kkochman@kenosha.org
