EAC presents Spring Community Jazz Concert

EAC Photo/Lori Dugan: Dr. Tom Sullivan, EAC adjunct professor, is the conductor of the Community Jazz Ensemble and coordinator for this concert.

By Lori Dugan

THATCHER — Eastern Arizona College’s Community Jazz Ensemble and Gila Valley Jazz Combo will take the stage for its annual Spring Community Jazz Concert on Friday, March 13, at 7:30 p.m., in the EAC Activities Center – Lee Little Theater. Admission to the concert is free.

Members of the ensemble have enrolled in a class taught by Dr. Tom Sullivan and include Kei Sundt, Hyla Cline, Peter Rethy, David Griffith, Phil McBride, Christian Varnum, Kay Ferrin, Alex Rodriquez, Joel Shelton, Kurt Adams, John Lunt, Gary Sorensen, Mark Rethy, Bill Nidiffer, Tom Sullivan, Karen Preston, Joh Luna, Paul Roberts, and Ethan McBride.

Members of the Gila Valley Jazz Combo include Tom Sullivan, Nate DeRusha, Paul Roberts, Kay Ferrin, and Kei Sundt.

Some of the songs the audience will enjoy include Strike up the Band, I’ve Got the World on a String, Fly Me to the Moon, If I Were a Bell, Birdland, Come Fly with Me, and many more.

Admission to the Spring Community Jazz Concert is free. For more information about this fun, family-friendly event contact Sullivan at tom.sullivan@eac.edu.