Music Jazz at Schwemm’s

Enjoy music by Stephen Page Trio plus student combo Toxic Thunder.

Jazz@Schwemm’s performances are given by students and local professionals and will fall on four consecutive Wednesday evenings at 9 p.m. in the Schwemm’s Backroom, in the Keefe Campus Center on the Amherst College Campus. Each performance is free and open to the public.

The series itself was a collaborative initiative of Alex Rodriguez ’07, Director of Jazz Performance Bruce Diehl and Biology Professor Dominic Poccia. The goals were to increase the jazz presence on campus and to give students the chance to interact with performance as a backdrop to their other normal daily activities.

Past featured performers have included Professor Poccia’s Ecclectic Jazz Quartet (EJQ), Political Science Professor Ron Tiersky, Diehl, Amherst College's Vocal Jazz Teacher Ann Maggs, UMass Economics Professor Rob Faulkner and Music Professor Jason Robinson, plus numerous student jazz combos.

Upcoming performances include:

Oct. 15: Joe LaCreta Organ Trio and student cCombos Talking Book and Music of My Mind

Oct. 22: Professor Ron Tiersky Trio and student combos Journey Through the Secret Life of Plants and Songs in the Key of Life

Oct. 29: Secondary Messengers (Featuring Professor Poccia) and student combos In Square Circle and Innervisions

For more information, contact Bruce Diehl at (413) 542-8308.