Trombonist Andy Martin and Hollywood composer Patrick Williams at TCU Jazz Festival

Fort Worth, TX

3/16/2007

What a blast! Los Angeles jazz trombonist Andy Martin and his quartet will spend the weekend of March 23-24 at TCU ... helping train aspiring young musicians during the day and blowing audiences out of their seats at concerts each night. This is the 30th year for the campus Jazz Festival which has a rich history of bringing in the greats in the field to perform alongside the University’s own talented jazz ensembles.
 
Another guest artist this year is Hollywood composer Patrick Williams, who has written more than 200 scores for theatrical features and television films. Winner of four Emmys, two GRAMMY awards, and nominations for both an Academy Award and the Pulitzer Prize in music, Williams has a special role at this year’s TCU Jazz Festival. During the Saturday night event, he will conduct a work he has composed in honor of the 30th anniversary of Curt Wilson, director of TCU’s jazz studies program. The piece is titled "The Sun Will Shine Today."
 
The TCU Jazz Festival is part of International DFW Month 2007, one of 20 collaborative events organized by DFW International Community Alliance.
 
The lineup for the weekend:
 
For more information on any event during the Festival, call 817-257-7640.