RUDI E. SCHEIDT SCHOOL OF MUSIC

Jazz Week
The Rudi E. Scheidt School of Music will host the University of Memphis Jazz Week, March 4-8, 2014. The annual concert series is a collaborative effort presented by faculty, students and world-class guest artists. Performances begin at 7:30 p.m. each night.

• Tuesday, March 4
  Student jazz combos

• Wednesday, March 5 at 7:30 p.m.
  Student vocal jazz 

• Thursday, March 6 at 7:30 p.m.
  Faculty Jazz Night

• Friday, March 7 at 7:30 p.m.
  Jazz Ensemble II

• Saturday, March 8
  Southern Comfort Jazz Orchestra featuring drummer Matt Wilson
  $15 general admission, $10 non-University of Memphis students and seniors, and free to U of M students, faculty and staff with ID

DEPARTMENT OF THEATRE AND DANCE

Pearl Primus Biographers To Speak at U of M
Wednesday, March 19, 2014 at 7:30 p.m.
University Center Theatre

The University of Memphis Department of Theatre & Dance and the African and African American Studies program will present a special Women’s History Month lecture on Wednesday, March 19, 2014, at 7:30 p.m. in the University Center Theatre. During the event, guest speakers Peggy and Murray Schwartz will discuss their book “The Dance Claimed Me: The Biography of Pearl Primus.” The Schwartzes co-authored the book.  

For more information about the lecture, go to the Women's History Month events page. For more information about the biography, visit its Facebook page.

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