January 16, 2002 INFORMATION: Sue Bozman or John McElwain, (661) 362-3415 or 3494
All-Day Jazz Invitational Slated at College
SANTA CLARITA Jazz ensembles from local high schools, California Institute of the Arts and College of the Canyons will perform during the all-day R.K. Downs Invitational Jazz Festival at the college on Saturday, Feb. 2.
The event is free although donations will be gratefully accepted and open to the public. The event will take place in the dining room of the College of the Canyons Student Center and is scheduled from 11:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Jazz ensembles from Canyon, Hart, Saugus and Valencia high schools will hit the stage, as will the CalArts Latin Jazz Ensemble and the College of the Canyons Studio Ensemble, featuring new faculty artist-instructors Todd Johnson and Bill McPherson.
Ensemble directors are: Randy Gilpin, Canyon High; Anthony Bailey, Hart; Robert Gibson, Saugus; Robert Babko, Valencia; David Roitstein, CalArts, and Dirk Fischer, College of the Canyons.
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