Thursday, February 5, 2009

Jazz notes

Dr. John Paulson and Eric Heukeshoven with Swing Inc. will perform 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 6, at the all-new Riverside Center at Jefferson Pub & Grill in Winona.

Dr. Paulson performs with Cliff Jack from 6 to 9:30 p.m. Monday, Feb. 9, at the Redwood Room in Rochester.

Dr. Paulson will perform in a jazz band reading session with an all-pro band at the Minnesota Music Educators In Service Mid-Winter Clinic in Minneapolis Feb. 12. He will also give a clinic Feb. 13 on “Sax Mouthpiece and Reed Selection Guidelines.” The conference is attended by hundreds of Minnesota music educators and features many professional guest artists and performers. Dr. Janet Heukeshoven of the music department will also attend the conference along with several SMU music education majors.