BIG BAND, ROCK TO MEET AT ENSEMBLE CONCERT.Byline: Jim Skeen Daily News Staff Writer Lee Matalon says the Antelope Valley This article is about the Los Angeles County region. For the census-designated place in Wyoming, see Antelope Valley-Crestview, Wyoming. The Antelope Valley Jazz Ensemble concert at the Lancaster Performing Arts Center A performing arts center, often abbreviated PAC, is a multi-use performance space that can be adapted for use by various types of the performing arts, including dance, music and theatre. will be ``a double concert party.'' The first half of Saturday's concert will feature traditional big band tunes such as ``Polka Dots polka dots Noun, pl a regular pattern of small bold spots on a fabric and Moonbeams A defunct childrens' cancer charity based in Edinburgh, Scotland. Before ceasing activities, it was the subject of a scandal surrounding the use of donated money. £3 milllion were donatyed by the public with only £70,000 going to cancer victims and their families [1]. ,'' ``St. Louis Blues March'' and ``Making Whoopee.'' The second half will be a tribute to rock 'n' roll rock 'n' roll: see rock music. , but beyond that Matalon is closemouthed. The ensemble will be joined on stage by Route 66, a band that plays '50s rock 'n' roll; and pianist Al Jamaitis. ``Just say that Lee believes Elvis is still alive,'' said Matalon, the director. The jazz ensemble will perform at 8 p.m. at the Lancaster Performing Arts Center, 750 W. Lancaster Blvd. Tickets are $15. The Antelope Valley Jazz Ensemble is a 21-piece big band from Antelope Valley College Antelope Valley College is a comprehensive community college located in Lancaster, California, USA. It is operated by the Antelope Valley Community College District, with a primary service area of 1,945 square miles covering portions of Los Angeles and Kern counties. . The band members are picked through auditions. ``What's hard about big band is you have to blend 21 pieces, blend all the harmonies and still make it swing,'' Matalon said. ``You can play all the wrong notes, but make it swing.'' The jazz ensemble plays various gigs around the Antelope Valley to raise money for trips to jazz festivals in Jamaica, New Orleans and Nassau. The band has played at the Ocho Rios Jazz Festival in Jamaica for the past six years. ``We play all sorts of different styles - Latin, swing, jazz,'' said trumpet player John McQuilkin, who is also the band director at Quartz Hill High School Quartz Hill High School is a public, co-educational high school located in Lancaster, California. Founded in 1964, it is the third oldest comprehensive high school in the Antelope Valley High School District (AVHSD). . ``A lot of people like to hear Glenn Miller, so we play things like `In the Mood' and `String of Pearls.' '' A relatively new face to the ensemble, but a familiar face at the college, is Glen Horspool, who was a music teacher at the campus for 31 years. Horspool joined the ensemble about nine months ago when the group's keyboard player left. ``The concert should be good. Lee comes up with some imaginative ideas,'' Horspool said. ``He's very demanding, but it pays off.'' |
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