Swing & Things at Sammons Center For The Arts

UNT’s Regents Professor Emeritus of Jazz Studies and the ambassador of jazz piano, better known as Dan Haerle, leads an all-star cast of jazz musicians and fellow educators — Brad Leali on alto sax, Jeffry Eckels on bass, and Ed Soph on drums — in an opening set of contemporary jazz.

The second set features Mack Goldsbury on reeds, Duane Durrett on drums, Clyde George on organ, Tom Burchill on guitar, and Victor Cager on vocals. This award-winning quintet pays tribute to Sandtown, the area of Weatherford, Texas, made famous by the many jazz greats who rehearsed there in the early 1960s....

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UNT’s Regents Professor Emeritus of Jazz Studies and the ambassador of jazz piano, better known as Dan Haerle, leads an all-star cast of jazz musicians and fellow educators — Brad Leali on alto sax, Jeffry Eckels on bass, and Ed Soph on drums — in an opening set of contemporary jazz.

The second set features Mack Goldsbury on reeds, Duane Durrett on drums, Clyde George on organ, Tom Burchill on guitar, and Victor Cager on vocals. This award-winning quintet pays tribute to Sandtown, the area of Weatherford, Texas, made famous by the many jazz greats who rehearsed there in the early 1960s.

Presenting great jazz since 1989, Sammons Jazz is held at the Sammons Center for the Arts, 3630 Harry Hines at Oak Lawn. Ticket prices are regular $40 and $35 for members with open seating for all. Ticket prices include beverages, a light meal, and valet parking. Doors open at 7:00 p.m.; the performance begins approximately at 7:30 p.m. Each performance features two sets of about an hour each with an intermission between. Dress is casual. For more information or to order tickets, call the Sammons Center at (214) 520-7788; all major credit cards are accepted.

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