Dec 11, 2007 - Claremont, Calif. - A free jazz concert featuring the music of John Birks ("Dizzy") Gillespie (photo, right) and performed by students of HMC's Jazz Improvisation course will be held Wednesday, Dec. 12, at 8:30 p.m. in the Platt Campus Center Green Room at Harvey Mudd College. Light refreshments will be provided.

Tunes to be performed are:

1. Birk's Works
2. A Night in Tunisia
3. Tour de Force
4. Con Alma
5. Groovin' High
6. You Must Remember Diz'
7. Manteca

All tunes are by Dizzy Gillespie, except number six, which is by Robert M. "Bob" Keller, Csilla and Walt Foley Professor of Computer Science at Harvey Mudd College and instructor, Music 84: Jazz Improvisation.
 
The players will be:

Hufsa Ahmad - bass guitar
Zack Ai (Pitzer College) - piano
Skye Berghel - bass guitar
Taylor Berliant (Claremont McKenna College) - tenor saxophone
Bob Chen - alto saxophone
John Cvitkovic - alto saxophone
Ben Coleman - trumpet
Evan Feenstra (Pitzer College) - piano
Bob Keller - trumpet
Stephen Lee - piano
Russell Melick - tenor saxophone
Trevin Murakami - flute
Cassie Nguyen - violin
Graham Orr - vibraphone, congas
Joe Simons - drums