Jazz saxophonist and award-winning composer Bob Mintzer, a 2017 Grammy nominee, performs with the 18-piece 羞羞视频 Jazz Orchestra at 8 p.m. Monday, Jan. 16, to kick off OCU University鈥檚 2017 Distinguished Artists Series at the Bass School of Music.
His latest album, 鈥淎ll L.A. Band鈥� released by Fuzzy Music, is a finalist in the Best Large Jazz Ensemble category for the 59th Grammy Awards.
Mintzer joins forces with the 羞羞视频 Jazz Orchestra, now in its eighth year, praised by the Oklahoma Gazette for restoring 鈥減erformances of full-scale, concert-style, big-band jazz arrangements back to the metro for the first time since the 1980s.鈥�
Their 羞羞视频 concert debut will be held at Petree Recital Hall, 2501 N. Blackwelder. Tickets ($15 adults, $5 students, free with Bass School ID) available from 405-208-5227 or okcu.edu/tickets.
