‘Jazz at the Pollock’ Returns to Palm Desert

From the College of the Desert: College of the Desert announces its inaugural Faculty/Student/Alumni Jazz Concert as part of the “Jazz at the Pollock” season. Current students and alumni will join a faculty ensemble in a varied jazz program at 7 p.m. Friday, March 31, in the Pollock Theatre. Admission is free with a suggested donation of $5 for students, $10 for public.

The concert will feature COD music faculty members Anthony Fesmire, DA, guitar; Dan Waddell, piano; Mikael Jacobson, bass; Matt Howe, drums; and Carl Rigoli, vibraphone. Current students and alumni of the Jazz Studies program will perform as featured artists with the faculty ensemble. The featured alumni are active professional musicians, many having transferred to outstanding four-year programs. The current student performers are all active musicians who are preparing to transfer to four-year programs.

Each season, the “Jazz at the Pollock” series will present faculty, student and guest artist concerts that take advantage of the intimacy of the college’s Pollock Theatre and showcase the Jazz Studies program at College of the Desert.

Future “Jazz at the Pollock” concerts are:

• April 7 featuring Adjunct Music Faculty member Keegan Anglim, D.M.A.
• May 17 featuring the Jazz Combo students directed by Anthony Fesmire.

For more information about the music program, contact COD Music Professor Anthony Fesmire, D.A. (instrumental) at afesmire@collegeofthedesert.edu, or Music Professor Darlene Romano, D.M.A. (vocal) at dromano@collegeofthedesert.edu.

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