Illinois State University’s Jazz Ensembles I and II will present a Fall Big Band Dance from 6 to 9 p.m. Sunday, November 17, at the New Lafayette Club, 1602 S. Main, Bloomington.
Admission will be $15 per person at the door. Cash or check only, no cards. There are no advance ticket sales.
Music performed by Jazz Ensembles I and II will include big band classics from the 1930s and 1940s as well as a wide variety of ballroom dance styles including cha-cha-cha, rhumba, waltz, swing, salsa and samba. The ensembles are conducted by Illinois State School of Music faculty member Tom Marko.
Doors open at 5:45 p.m. A cash bar will be available. No jeans or t-shirts, please. All proceeds from the dance event will help support jazz activities at Illinois State University.
